Bibi: "Israel will never withdraw from Golan"
Israel's newspaper Haaretz recently reported that Prime Minister "Bibi" Netanyahu told a group of Russian-language reporters that Israel will never withdraw from the Golan Heights, that Israel would...
View ArticleObama declares public health need trumps politics
EP-SLC, UT-President Obama today declared that a public health care emergency trumps political considerations when it comes to the implementation of the "public option.""The 180 million Americans who...
View ArticleACTION: McCain just said "Americans aren't calling!" for public option
On the Senate floor. Â He said we are not calling for a new government program. We are not calling for a public option for health care.Well, I called him, or at least his office.You can too, at (202)...
View ArticleDem Wyden(OR) starting to turn towards public option
Just received an email from Ron, stating his support of a public option in "...states that want one..."More over the fold.This is a key Dem, feeling pressure. Let's keep it up.
View ArticleHnR: Obama & Jewish Leaders In DC Today
Just got an email from J Street, one of the progressive answers to AIPAC's neocon agenda. A most excellent email.I'll reproduce it over the fold. Then I have to run, as I have to get some things done...
View ArticleACTION: Your vote on health care bill at Opencongress
Another way to make our views known: OpenCongress.org's  page on America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.You can sign up and vote, and you should, because right now the score is 24 Yes votes...
View ArticleUPDATED: On a wife's passing: @fatcyclist Dude, I wish I had your strength....
(NOTE: This is a update of a diary I put up late last night.)That was the tweet I just sent Elden, whose wife died tonight after a long battle with cancer.His reply? Don't Say She LostHe calls himself...
View ArticleCancer takes another wife: "Let's All Fight Like Susan!"
(NOTE: This is a repost/update of a diary I put up late at night. Hopefully it will get more attention in the light of a beautiful day.)This simple Tweet showing up on my feed signaled the end of a...
View ArticleLetter to my Blue Dog
My representative here in the Salt Lake City area, Blue Dog Jim Matheson, has refused to hold any town hall meetings (in-person, telephonic or otherwise) during the August recess.Yes, that is rather...
View ArticleOK, this is truly disgusting
Shooting naked, bound people.Drag him up, toss him down, and shoot him in the head."Look, it's like he jumped!"Sri Lanka, which has been a tribal mess forever.Go here: see this soldiers footage here.
View ArticleA Letter From Rep. Joe Wilson via Townhall.com
I subscribe to Townhall's emails to stay on top of the conservative viewpoint. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's sad, and sometimes I even agree with something.And sometimes it is tragi-comic.Like...
View ArticleUse GMAIL? Watch out for this PHISHING ATTACK
Just received a blatant attempt to break into my Google account.It came in the form of an phishing email from the "Google Email Team", and is pretty well done unless you look closely.UPDATE: Yes, I...
View ArticleA Lesson From The Canadian Health Care Fight
If you think our fight for affordable universal health care with a public option is difficult, you should know something about what Canada went through. Or, more accurately, Saskatchewan, the first...
View ArticleWe be winning-"Reid says bill will include a public option"-WaPo
"Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid announced Monday that he will include a government-backed insurance plan in the chamber's health-care reform legislation, a key concession to liberals who have...
View Article"Impeach Obama Movement Gaining Steam"
That is the title of an email I received a few minutes ago from the proudly right wing Townhall.com. I subscribe to their Spotlight service, just so I can see what they are thinking.When I first...
View ArticleUPD2: We don't get health care--but rich get Bush estate tax cuts forever
In a curious happenstance of timing, right when we are watching our supposedly progressive President and his limp-wristed spineless minions in the Senate hand the health insurance industry a huge win...
View ArticleThis is new--can't respond to Obama email
I've got zero time right now, but I want to put this out there. The WaPo article about how Obama "didn't campaign" about a public option really pissed me off, as I was in press row in Bend, OR, and I...
View ArticleRepub Trust PAC Targeting 10 Blue Dogs-The List
This is going to be pretty short, but with some important information. I have to go do a pee test for a new job and deal with a broken car.The important info: Townhall.com, perhaps the leading...
View ArticleShare Facebook stories of loved ones lost because they didn't have health...
I just set up a Facebook page to share stories of losing loved ones simply because they had no health insurance. I want to gather as many stories as possible before the Supreme Court hears arguments...
View ArticleSen. Durbin Filibuster Reform Petition
This came into my email inbox in the last hour: Senator Dick Durbin has started an online petition for filibuster reform, to "Make them talk"!Sign here: Click to signI'll put the whole email over the...
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