Israel Harvested Organs in ’90s Without Consent
More homes are poised to hit the market
Can we have a ban on calling progressives the same as teabaggers?
Goldman Sachs threatens Spanish move
Investors first, employees/customers second, Lobbyists first, voters/public second
Thousands of bicycles & toys were given away to families in LA (they waited in line for 26 hrs) pics
The "Full Nelson" of Health Reform - pic
Two calls came today. DFA and PA Dem party, for donations.
Cop Pulls Gun After Getting Hit With Snowball.
DC cop brings gun to a snowball fight
Hey, Dead Intern Guy -- You must be blind.
How much ya want to bert the Pubs try to postpone the vote at 1AM?
Christian Anti-Porn Add-ons for Firefox...I kid you not!
Sarah Palin wins and award! For biggest lie of the year. From PolitiFact.
Bailed-out Goldman Sachs played bigger role in AIG trades: report
Tony Blair insists: It's not true nobody likes me
So has there been or not been a terrorist attack on Indian nuclear facilities?
I'd sure like some conservative t-bag or d-bag to tell me that Fox News is actually "news"
Colombia 'facing foreign threat'
Feingold: Obama Responsible For Loss Of Public Option
How Health Care Lobbyists Influenced The Reform Bill
Nelson got himself a hell of a deal.
Sign stolen from Auschwitz found, police say
This will seem obvious to many, but.....It seems to me that our Senators
The Copenhagen waste of time conference shows how badly we need a more powerful UN
Feingold: Obama Responsible For Loss Of Public Option
Feingold: Obama Responsible For Loss Of Public Option
Feingold: Obama Responsible For Loss Of Public Option
Sen. Paul Kirk: the latest person put up to trashing Howard Dean
AIG, Health insurance, TARP and HCR
Can someone explain Tom Coburn's position on health care?
Worst Aspects of the Current HCR & What Might Happen As It Moves to Conference:
Yemen accused of rights abuses
Olympia Snowe confirms she’ll filibuster health reform
Why are Progressives like Feingold supporting the Senate bill?
Ah trends.... started doing some research into the US Labor History
I am listening to Mark Begich, and I need to say it doesn't sound too bad /nt
time to resurrect the national women's party??
Verizon Wireless Defends Fee-$350 Charge for Breaking Cellphone Contract Is Justifiable
afghan coalition casualties doubled during Obama's months of decision
Nuclear cooperation highlights French PM's visit to China
Christmas card from the Obama's
NY Times - "Senate Debate on Health Care Exacerbates Partisanship"
Health Bill Money For Hospital Sought By Dodd
"Sen. Mitch McConnell: Approving health bill would be historic mistake"
Bart Stupak - Is He Being Challenged In The Primaries, And By Who?
So when will the bill be available for us to see /nt
So if the HCR Act wins, what does it say about coburn's and other pseudo-christian rebpulicans god?
Hey! Just try to MAKE ME buy mandatory insurance
Michael Moore suggests boycotting Connecticut due to their voting in Lieberman
Please support DU member Mirrera in getting her video back on DU!
Im starting to become convinced there are 2 CBOs
It's a good thing I'm here on the left coast.
Bill Nelson just called the republicans liars. At least that is something I agree with /nt
Is Senate Healthcare vote in 30 minutes?
Is Senate Healthcare vote in 30 minutes?
Reid is reading letters from his constituents begging for healthcare reform. What do the republicans
What's going on now? All this silence??? nt
How were we *ever* going to get a public option with Lieberman as the 60th vote?
Joe Lieberman just voted Aye /nt
EFF lawsuit reveals US improperly collected data on citizens
Senate healthcare bill now relies on regulation
Want free health care for America?
Who's up for senate-watch-pajama-party?
We Never Saw it Coming-Of Course the Corporatists Wanted Our Party
The number of filibusters in the Senate 1947 to 2008
Childhood hunger’s many fronts
CNN & Fox Are Reporting On This Historic Vote - MSNBC Has......
CNN & Fox Are Reporting On This Historic Vote - MSNBC Has......
CNN & Fox Are Reporting On This Historic Vote - MSNBC Has......
Bill-O, you'll love my war on Christmas
Uh, when the hell was McCain ever for reimportation of prescription drugs?
Just curious...why does it take politicians so long to get on the floor to vote?
Women's medical information will not be posted online in Oklahoma -- for now
The American People will be wrapped up with a bow on top and under
The American People will be wrapped up with a bow on top and under
How many republicans voted for social security and medicare? /nt
Do yourself a favor and go see Avatar.
Hey Repubs! Don't like long bills? Maybe you shouldn't have given us the PATRIOT Act!
Senator Whitehouse's take on the health care bill
Here it is again: My favorite Christmas story.
A Sense of Community Exemplified
For Jews, Yemen no longer a place to call home
Arms-laden plane seized in Thailand 'was heading for Iran'
As someone pointed out, the health care coverage I receive is what we'll be getting
Aryan Nations and Senator praying his enemies will suffer - welcome to the US healthcare debate
Judge ponders Roeder's 'necessity defense'
Obama 'Controlled by the far left'?
God damn, I hate listening to Mitch McConnell.
Limbaugh syndicator, Citadel, files for bankruptcy!
Think about this , why are they voting on X-mas eve ?
A health insurance reform cartoon to pass around: "Ali wanted to kill Americans..."
Does anyone know? Do mandates kick in before subsidies?
Veterans for Peace looking for executive director
WJ this morning - Senate Votes on Health Care
If I hear praise for the Senate working this late like it's a miracle one more time...
Left and right finally have discovered a common foe. Too bad for the country that his name is Obama.
Left and right finally have discovered a common foe. Too bad for the country that his name is Obama.
Heartbreaking story on 60 minutes - Wilmington Ohio.
2 November Days & Crunching Leaves
Boy Rescued From Costco Gun Safe
I'm listening to axelrod on mtp and all I can think is
Remember how capitalism is supposed to work?
Really? You think the repubs want this legislation?
Drunk 4-year-old boy steals neighbour's Christmas presents
how will the insurance bill help people like me?
K&R if you have seen the movie "Avatar" and think it rocks.
the pres. is in deep doo-doo. he's lost Mark Slackmeyer!
All of our little crystal balls aren't worth jackshit.
well, this has all been very educational
Israel Harvested Organs in ’90s Without Consent
Spanish quest to identify black soldier who fought against fascism in civil war
Spanish quest to identify black soldier who fought against fascism in civil war
The Night Before Christmas- Congress version
SEIU's Stern Softens Tone And Outlines What He Wants From Final Bill
Want to know what's in the Senate healthcare reform bill?
Republicans Test New Delay Tactic On Al Franken: Farting
CONSERVATIVES ARE PATHOLGICAL LIARS!
By the way, did Rachel ever get an answer from C-SPAN?
Here is some really great bullshit!
Matt Taibbi, Bill Moyers and Robert Kuttner: Why Can't Democrats Do Anything Right?
Q: Why doesn't the (health care) free market work in Libby, MT?
HP ponders opening technical support call center in Africa (guess India is getting too expensive)
Soon enough in time, we will accept what will be dealt us in health care legislation.
Soon enough in time, we will accept what will be dealt us in health care legislation.
White House: 'Reality' will 'trump polls'
Target fires 7 workers for buying Zhu Zhus
an open rebuttal to sen. mitch mcconell
Canada's healthcare timeline- it was not accomplished overnight.
Firedoglake: Kill the Senate Health Care Bill
Despite everything HCR will be the most progressive legislation passed since the Great Society.
"White House comment line is closed due to inclement weather" But not the Senate. Unbelievable. nt
10 Reasons to Kill the Senate Bill
18-Gigapixel Panorama Offers Breathtaking View of Prague
A timely message for many of us...
American People: Current Decade Rates as Worst in 50 Years
I call for a moratorium on Democrats sniping at Democrats.
Stuck on the Tarmac? Passengers Have New Rights
I can't help but feel in many ways the health care reforms focused on the wrong targets
I can't help but feel in many ways the health care reforms focused on the wrong targets
Picks for Afghan Cabinet show little sign of hoped-for reform
From Senator Bernie Sanders site on HCR
GE sends message that-it will not tolerate doctors raising health concerns about its products
When did progressives start to care more about destroying corporations
Who figured, Sen McCain is allowed to call Palin. "Sarah"....
"Operation White Christmas" in Italy, performing house-to-house searches for "illegals"
To Deal With Obsession, Some Defriend Facebook
Sheldon Whitehouse: "The lying time is over....there will be a reckoning." By GottaLaf
The Man Who Conned The Pentagon (Con-man convinced Bush White House he had a secret decoding tech)
Martha Stewart Celebrates First Gay Wedding Ceremony
Political and Economic Elites...
Chavez OKs shooting drones over country
"Hope and Change" - Not for us - for the insurance industry! HaHaHa! nt
Might Obama had this in mind? Joint conference bill can't be fillibustered
MSNBC: Target rehires the 7 employees who were fired
Ha! Dylan Ratigan just apologized to Rep. Wasserman-Schulz
Maine to consider cell phone cancer warning
Could Obama have ended the for-profit insurance industry?
The Fate of California's Forests - The Economics of Cut-And-Run
Video: Four Seasons, Winter (part 2) with Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto
DC Cop Pulls Gun On Snowball Fighters
If you are following the chain of disappointments here's what comes next
Law & Order in Pennsylvania - Corruption, Murder and Race Hate
'Sesame Street's' Olivia dies of cancer
Will President Obama and Congressional Democrats allow the Bush tax cuts to expire in 2010?
Report: Bush Admin Raised Terror Alert Based On Con Man's Al Jazeera 'Decoding' Scam
Report: Bush Admin Raised Terror Alert Based On Con Man's Al Jazeera 'Decoding' Scam
Top US Officer (Mullen): Force Must Be Option for Iran
Polish police recover stolen Auschwitz gate sign
Copenhagen climate summit: Five possible scenarios for our future climate
What leverage do we have over Lieberman?
Procedural question: When the Senate and the House bills are reconciled...
Pregnancy as punishable offense
wowzer. denny hastert gets $40,000 a month in taxpayer monies
wowzer. denny hastert gets $40,000 a month in taxpayer monies
FBI Linguist Guilty of Leaking Classified Documents
The time to kill the bill is passed.
Well, at least there's this...
"The only good liberal is a dead liberal"
Judge to decide whether Scott Roeder can use "necessity defense" tomorrow
Who can answer this question ?
Wait for it... Global Weather Change Denial
Washington Post: Dodd got $100M project for his home state added to HCR bill
Elliot Spitzer, et al. : "Show Us the Email"
Pittsburgh mayor drops tuition tax push
You want to fight the HCR bill, unite and start our own healthcare COOP
Senators want drunk driving convicts to pass breathalyzer before starting cars
What Congress Critters don't understand about Medicare and the health care issue.
Is it true it just takes a majority of Senate to change the rules on cloture?
Why did the Senate allow insurance companies to exclude pre-existing conditions for adults
A joyous Winter Solstice to you all..
Are the Dixie Chicks back from banishment?
Fugitive doctor found living in tent on Mont Blanc (fraud, malpractice)
Pastor warns of 'Goth' culture after plot
Pastor warns of 'Goth' culture after plot
cheney named asshole of the Year
Health Industry Stocks up 1.05% today. No more than the general market.
Let me ask you all a question about your Progressive and Conservative friends
Re- HCR, Anyone Else Reminded of Something?
Notice how you're called a Republican if you criticize the HCR Bill?
I basically told the DSCC to go to hell this weekend when they called asking for my money again!
It makes me sick to see many here turn on Bernie and Russ. Just pukable.
Which things in the Senate bill wouldn't you think were good if they
Explain to me how public funded abortions are any worse than...
Setting up an openly-fake insurance plan?
Anyone else feel that many here who claim to speak for the poor are advocating against them?
Media Matters Misinformer of the Year 2009
My Letter - Day 2 - Where is yours? Those who stop trying go nowhere fast!
Barack Obama believes in the Golden Rule.
Museum exhibits pictures drawn by Delta passengers-they were given crayons to ease nerves after 9/11
Rec/Unrec works for non-donors?
The Senate Bill, formerly known as Crappy Bailout for Insurance Industry has passed.
Interesting Point from Paul Krugman's Op-Ed
Sen Coburn PRAYS A Dem Senator Will Die--Or At Least Become Incapacitated Before The Vote Tonight
Has the Speaker had anything to say about Conference
For all the uneducated about medicaid and welfare,
Anyone listening to Thom Hartmann kick this fundie loony's ass with Scripture?
Anyone listening to Thom Hartmann kick this fundie loony's ass with Scripture?
Who Needs Facts? Glenn Beck's Dishonorable "Lie of the Year" Award
Senator decries delays on Hispanic claims
Please, everybody. Can we agree to pass the Senate version and direct our energies
The anchor on MSNBC right now...
Ginger Conspirators Throw Support to Senate Bill
Today, December 21 is National Homeless Person's Memorial Day
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
A step toward regulating the health insurance industry.
Combat veterans going deaf (Afghan.)
I understand there are 2 more procedural votes requiring 60 votes this week. What are those about?
What do you feel is the main reason the Dems won by such big margins in 2008?
Why Obama was Right to Allow Congress to Make the Bill
The REAL Reason Health Insurers Stock is SKYROCKETING
Deer Shot At Woodlands Zoo - Animal Shot While In Pen
Darn it Obama and the Democrats!
Not to go all Ron Paul or anything, but the fire-safety cigarette makes me kinda hate government
Last Marine battalion set to leave Iraq
Medicaid expansion in the new bill.... any details?
So apparently if you don't back democrats 100% you shouldn't post here
Do DUers who support this healthcare legislation do so out of loyalty to President Obama?
If you are positively affected by the HRC bill, post here.
The right-wing health care "solutions" all come down to cutting taxes
Has anyone posted here yet that Brittany Murphy played the dead girl in "The Dead Girl"
Those who support Obama and the "HCR" bill that we will wind up with are now touting
How Barack Obama undermined the Obama presidency
HCR-IT'S NOT OVER-Conyers: "Without Material Changes-This Legislation Will Be Reform In Name Only"
How do we get rid of the filibuster? /nt
What exactly are these people celebrating?
Dean, Lieberman Point To Obama for DEATH of PUBLIC OPTION
Dean, Lieberman Point To Obama for DEATH of PUBLIC OPTION
How long can one Senator possibly filibuster?
Q: Couldn't Obama Negate Stupak/Nelson Thru A Signing Statement?
USA Today: Officer accused of pulling gun at snowball fight on desk duty pending investigation.
I've worked on Christmas Eve, I'm sure many of us common folk have...
What is becoming obvious as the shit hits the wall
What do you believe the Democrats can accomplish without any Republican support?
60 votes... now what happens? n/t
Its like buying your gold coins from a TV ad
Virtual HCR townhall going on now
A Great Response To This Ridiculous Chuck Norris Quote
Stop blaming Obama for the problems in the HCR bill.
"No Opportunity Too Big to Blow" Naomi Klein:
Busted for his acts of kindness, Freeland teen to get award
100s' gather in field to protet global Warming (Photo)
Looks like Big Ed Schultz is beating the tax on tanning booths.
Signs of class war as Senate plans health care vote
Letter - Day 3 - Where is yours?
Video: Lindsey Graham accuses Obama of 'seedy Chicago politics, backroom deals, bribes'
Comparing the Senate and House Healthcare Bills
Obama Empowered Lieberman: The Nation
Robert Byrd's Death Seemingly Prayed For By Tom Coburn
It's time for us progressives to accept some simple realities.
Mexico City assembly legalizes same-sex marriage
Where does the majority of DU stand on the healthcare legislation?
I have a question if the deal for Nelson's vote is unconstitutional?
A quick summary of my ideology so people will understand my anger at the bill
Boston mom calls 911 over over son's video game habit
Viagra/Cialis causing marital problems instead of solving them?
Deep in Health Bill, Very Specific Beneficiaries
They are going to start rounding up and jailing American Citizens
So...ummm...when are we going to actually go UNDERGROUND again?
Pedophile laws are unfair and punish people who like under aged kids.
oops - duplicate (except for my own comments) -- apologies to "upi402"
When This "Thing" Passes It Will Be Quite The Cathartic Moment
The truth of what happened at the summit by Fidel Castro
Privatization with subsidies vs privatization without subsidies.
CSPAN: Sen. Whitehouse Rips The GOP Today - 'The Lying Time Is Over... There Will Be A Reckoning'
Wow! I think there are going to be lots of unhappy people on DU when Obama is re-elected handily
Should fines be tied to income?
Senator Lindsey Graham Lists African-Americans as a Problem in His State
DUI laws are unfair and punish the poor
Brittany Murphy apparently ill with flu like symptoms days before death
There is Gross Profit, and Adjusted Gross Profit, and then there is Net Profit
On "Cooling the Mark" Out- for those feeling betrayed
$22 billion of federal bail-out funds went to Goldman Sachs execs
Have Progressives been the one's "stalling health care reform for decades"?
McCain on Dems & health care: "It's one of a great Bernie Madoff gimmicks that anybody's ever seen"
March 20, 2010. March against War in DC
I order you to give your Mom a hug, after you read this.
r/w blogger Bob Owens: "All I Want Is A Byrd Dropping For Christmas":
Can anyone tell me how we could have gotten a public option when we didn't have the votes for it?
So Jebus turned against Coburn and
Leadership, Obama Style: Pretty Speeches, Compromised Values...
Oh Senator Harkin, you are so sweetly naive.
It feels like a battering ram was used on "the left" this week for questioning policy.
Parents: Religion Led To Children Being Taken Away
Pope passes special Vatican copyright giving him exclusive right to use his name, title, image
Regarding the millions of citizens that would be "covered" by this HCR bill
Can anything destroy the Democratic Party faster than a phony "reform" that destroys the middle...
Relax, contributions to corporate tyranny are completely unenforceable. Taxing isn't collecting.
When Obama said he thought the public option was best, was he flat out lying?
There is a very good reason why a HRC bill needed to be done this year. We have some Senators
President Obama reads Polar Express to children at Boys and Girls Club of Washington - pics
A wild theory about why we couldn't have a public option.
Sen. Whitehouse: There Will Be A 'Reckoning' For GOP's 'Desperate, No-Holds-Barred Mission Of Propag
A Man who Drives a Car in Circles was AP's Athlete of the Year.
To my ideological adversaries and dear friends on this day
Does this bill help or hurt the poor?
No one is talking about the worst aspect of the Senate bill - another of Obama's failures
Howard Dean now for passage of Senate Health Care bill?
So, HCR supporters - how's that a Vagina Tax gonna go over with females?
Can I ask a dumb question about the Health Care Bill?
FireDogLake: "kill the healthcare bill" - is this REALLY happening?
Howard Dean says pass the Senate bill!
Serving U.S troops could face prison if they fall pregnant while active
Destroying the Everglades at 25 Cents Per Ton
Your Forthcoming Holiday Present:
Presenting: Fundie Quote of the Day. # 8 And a new word, also.
Midnight In The Food-Stamp Economy
From June 2009. 313 billion cuts to Medicare to pay for new health care plan.
Merry F%$#@!& Christmas Freepers!
The Unconstitutionality and Ramifications of a Health Insurance Mandate
How different you would life be if we had some form of national health care.
My disgust for the Repukes just spun out in overdrive
If you are not happy with what has happened to health care reform...
OK, so Tweety says we are not Democrats, Emanuel says we don't matter,
If you are a progressive who is pissed about what happened with this bill
Payments for cardiovascular Medicare patients may go down by 50% under HHS new rules on January 1.
Show Santa you meant well. . . . please come CAPTION Head Wreck!!!
M.Baucus secured universal health care for the residents of Libby, MT
TAVIS SMILEY Calls Obama’s Health Care Victory “SMALL CHANGE”
Obama Follows a Proud GWB Jr. Tradition With Warrantless NSA Wiretapping
Rate the current HCR bill based on what you know of it
Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments 1848
Have you ever thought about the concept of a 'Worker's Paradise'?
Have you ever thought about the concept of a 'Worker's Paradise'?
I ALREADY HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE - I CANNOT AFFORD MEDICAL TREATMENT
Shadow's annual Happy Winter Solstice thread. If that's possible this dreary year.
US demanded lots gave almost nothing
Far right Christian group endorses Ugandan "death penalty for gays" law
True reform, I repeat, will not occur until healthcare is removed from
This midnight session looks really bad
Let's hear it for all of the republicans who helped pass HCR.
Harsh Realities of the Senate Bill from FDL
Co-Pays, Deductibles, Out of Pocket Expenses, and Me
Co-Pays, Deductibles, Out of Pocket Expenses, and Me
The Senate Bill Saves Families Money
Hooray! Celebrate the Winter Solstice. It is hereTODAY!
If you ask me, we'd be better off keeping those 30 million uninsured.
If you ask me, we'd be better off keeping those 30 million uninsured.
Priest outrages police by telling congregation: 'My advice to poor is to shoplift'
Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates World
Firefox 3.5 is now the most used browser version worldwide.
Chávez: US Military Aggression Against Venezuela Escalating
For those who like to insist the poor get medicaid
At first I was totally disillusioned, but when I found out that
Fighting Fascism (Do You Know This Man?)
Tom Coburn Prays for Robert Byrd's Death
How the "third way" screwed the World.
D.C. Detective underfire for pulling gun at mass snowball fight, snowball hits his Hummer
China to execute British man for heroin possession
Mayor blasts EMT who refused to help: Pregnant woman collapsed while they were on break. Woman dies.
RW radio guy said the reform will kill the insurance industry
US President: "The masters of the gov't...are the combined capitalists and manufacturers of the US"
Dear MSNBC, Please stop calling it the "Roman Polanski sex case"
The Gospel of Consumption: Of Subservience to Machines, Human Welfare, and Kellog's Six-Hour Day
The Thrill of Victory; The Agony of Deceit! United Health's stock up big today.
The Thrill of Victory; The Agony of Deceit! United Health's stock up big today.
The Thrill of Victory; The Agony of Deceit! United Health's stock up big today.
On Big Ed: Jane Hamsher Just Declared A Devastating Blow to the Progressive Movement
LIVE: WATCH Nation's largest Health INSURER'S Stock Price SKYROCKET! (Somebody get a screen pic!!)
"The Race to Nowhere"..A NYU professor and historian looks at push for charter schools.
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine: The Audacity of Hype
Yes, Obama’s Af-Pak War is Illegal
Hartmann was brilliant as usual today. His view - our "culture" is broken.
Huffington Post: Health Care Industry Stocks See Double-Digit Growth Since Death Of Public Option
Are the SNL skits where men kiss each other funny?
A Dangerous Dysfunction By PAUL KRUGMAN
SOLSTICE! 'Tis the Reason for the Season!
There's a certain mentality I just don't get.
Why are Progressives falling in line?
America practices FALSE Capitalism.
War Criminal Dick Cheney 'Conservative Of The Year,'
DANNY GLOVER: I See NO Difference Between BUSH And OBAMA Policies
Homeland Security signs contract for 200 Million rounds of ammo...
time to resurrect the National Women's Party?
You want more progressives in Congress? Then help with this special election in Hawaii.
The "LoZoccolo" account you see on the conservative message board isn't me.
Things that happened while "the left" was being battered by party leadership.
Things that happened while "the left" was being battered by party leadership.
It's time for this cheerleader to lay down her pom poms.
Universal Mandatory Health Insurance In The Netherlands: A Model For The United States?
I know from experience that if I wrote an honest title on this thread, most people would ignore it.
A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott is on AMC now
Did James Cameron rip off Poul Anderson?
Why does Name removed always have 0 posts. Is he bashful or something?
Post some photos of your beehind... I'll go first.
After watching this, I can now consider that my life is complete
&%$#@!!! One frikkin' point!!!
Ever play "Wind Up The Kitten?"
Watching Russian Youtube on Thai TV
Beautiful Asia (warning: Picture heavy)
LOL!!! TV Show, "Survivor" (No Spoilers)
RIP Alaina Reed Hall of Sesame Street
The Percocet just kicked in. Ask me anything.
The picture of the eye on my medication is winking at me.
All DU-ers named crim son, check in here.
Mythbusters: Star Trek Gorn Cannon (video)
I just heard a song by a group I had completely forgot about.
I Saw 'Avatar' (in 3D) AFTER My Kids Played The Videogame...
UK's number-one song for Christmas = "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine!
Post some photos of sunsets and sunrises!
Happy winter! Have a great season!
Going to give that old sleep thing another try, so I leave you with some Charlie Parker.
Am I the only one depressed this season?
Snow Day - Fed govt closed in DC
Good morning, Lounge, Miss Honeychurch. nt
Just got home from ER with pain pills. OMG I finally feel soooo much better.
BREAKING NEWS: Entire Washington DC traffic grid covered under 2 feet of snow.
Can someone please cyberstalk me?
New Starz Series: "Spartacus: Blood & Sand" promises lots of sex & violence
FUNT - A new DU game anyone can play.
self delete/repeat of same post below
OMG I FOUND THE BEST IPHONE APP!!!
Best TV show ever? I'm gonna say "Lou Grant"
It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees
There's foxes in the hen house, cows out in the corn
Rage Against the Machine topples 'American Idol's Simon Cowell
Pa. man dies after snowmobile hits buggy
Why are some DUers allowed to continue locked threads?
These are the best sweat pants EVAR!
I'm not leaving my house until Jan 2.
I am SO SORRY for posting that drunken rant last night.
Just wanted to tell all of you.
favorite Christmas carol mondegreens?
So I spent my whole day trying to rescue my XP machine so I wouldn't have
Remember the jokes about Microsoft making cars?
David Caruso appreciation thread
Having trouble with holiday decorations
Having trouble with holiday decorations
Some people are saying that Glenn Beck (CENSORED) with a goat while listening to Rush.
At long last, can we please have a David Caruso appreciation thread?
Linus Forest challenges Tiger Woods to putt-putt contest in Jersey; winner to get choice of name
Step aside, Kinkade. Here's true Winter Wonderland (dial-up warning)
Magazine editor sues Tom Cruise for $5 million for hiring P.I. to "allegedly" wiretap his phone
Well, it's time for winter depression to set in. The days start getting longer now.
Some tech-support people are completely useless
Ticked at Time Warner- Sorry I enjoy TV
What's the most fantastically super-amazing wonderfullest film of all time ever?!?!?
Congratulate me, everyone. I got a "B" in Statistics!
BREAKING CNN: Facebook to cease operations on 1/1/2010.
Mr. Smith goes to Washington- tonite on TCM at 9:15CT...
I have this weird theory about Brittany Murphy...
The internet tough guys around here crack me up.
I'm a total last word freak on DU.
What's the farthest you've made it through "The Abyss" in one sitting
We Do NOT wag our genitals at each other to make a point!
My spouse is a permanent resident of Canada as of 8:39 this morning
Under the tree: Video games, nerf guns, and board games...
Poor dog gets beat up by a cat riding a roomba.
Am I the only one who thinks this song is catchy beyond belief? Zing a Ding Dong Day!
I deserve the Mother of the year award for this
Festivus for the rest of us!!!
What entire TV series do you WANT to own on DVD? My picks:
The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 12/21/09
Happy Festivus!! Today post your "Feats of Strength" from year 2009
Cat rides roomba, smacks dog at every opportunity. Enjoy!
I am a little embarrassed to have to ask this after being here so long...
Why is it so difficult to find a tuning fork?
"I fell 6,000 feet and survived."
Skating, Vince Guaraldi. Great Winter Tune.
Best Weekly World News Headline ever?
Facebook is going to start charging?
So I'm sitting here stirring my Smucker's.
K&R if you have seen the movie "Avatar" and think it rocks.
A good time to look back on 2009 resolutions.
TMZ Photo: Ken "Eddie Haskell" Osmond, 2009 (plus bonus Eddie Haskell quotes from IMDB)
Round 2 of Chemo is Wed. Finally
Good "girlie" name for a stuffed grey wolf?
Oh geez, this was Brittney Murphy beginning of December?
What Is The WORST Xmas Carol/Song?
Trying not to feel like a Scrooge
Boy, am I glad I bought a convertible...
post your facepalms/not this shit again pics here
Which smilie should be the ***OFFICIAL*** smilie of GD(and/or P)
Memories of Christmas Past......EVERYBODY SING...
Watching Arrested Development on my IFC channel.....
Medicade co-insurance. Anyone with first hand knowledge?
Maine Coon Kittehs attack a Christmas tree, drink Santa's cookeh-dunkin' milk (video)
Howard Dean interview on MTP link
Well, it's clear Washington Insiders Approve of the Bill
"Pass the Bill"... " Kill the Bill" .... "Fix the Bill"
Dem. Senators Attacking Howard Dean On The Senate Floor
Olympia "Filibuster" Snowe - your state is #2 in food stamps per capita -
Krugman: "How could he have made Joe Lieberman less, um, Liebermanish?"
Questions: What is in the health care bill now?
FT - "Obama secures ammunition for Congress fight"
Most calls on Cspan are against the bill - currently a call for SP from ...
Why the 2013/2014 kick in date?
Why the 2013/2014 kick in date?
we didn't know what to think of him till he sang 'Feliz Navidad'....
I swear, some of you on here are NO different than the teabaggers on the right
Fill in the blank. With friends like these, ___________.
First time I'm seeing McCain after midnight and it ain't pretty
Pink Fluffy Bunnies. No choices. Obama wins, Who cares anymore?
All this love for Dean, and he still can't manage to win a primary
So when they vote on cloture, all 58 Dems will be wrong and all 40 Rethugs will be right?
Anyone know of any good websites to go to that support Obama?
Somebody please answer these questions
Winners and losers in the Senate bill:
Obama plan could limit records hidden from public
Which dems will vote against the actual bill? (in the Senate)
Joe Scarborough Bashes Dems - Reps For Selling Out
TUNE IN to C-SPAN LIVE -- First Cloture Vote is Scheduled for 1:00 A.M. tonight
Ominously dysfunctional- meet some of the policy makers
Figuring out Obama and the future of health care reform
The End of Polling. (Tom Toles)
Party of Quit may quit stalling on HCR
Please think about the past and how the Democrats have voted and compromised
**Heads Up: HHS Secretary Sebelius Answers Questions on Health Reform from BlogHer.com, 9:30am **
States can now opt-out of women's reproductive health care--The Democrats agree!!
Is this bad? Is it worse than the status quo?
I am on sabbatical from DU for the holidays.. but I think I know why insurance companies stock rose
Many Democrats today sound the same as W enablers.
How Pres. Obama Wins By Vetoing The Senate Bill
Article: How lobbyists and the revolving door shaped health care bill
Feingold contradicts those who claim that Obama fought for a public option
The real losers are the people from states who are not in on Nelson's deal....
"Vote your hopes, not your fears. Seize the moment," Senate Dems clear hurdle on health care
Senator Sanders: Health Care Landmark legislation backed by President Obama passed...
It's sad that a 60-40 vote is considered a "squeaker."
While the bill may not be close to what all liberals want, it is close to what Obama promised (Ezra)
See Wellpoint, Inc. (WLP) Soar! Up almost 4% when market opened today!
Proof Pres. Obama Always Wanted The Current Senate Bill
If I were a senator I would vote for this bill... but why?
Feingold: Obama Responsible For Loss Of Public Option
Obama Administration imposes 3-hour limit on tarmac strandings!!
Creator of the "public option" still backs current health care bill even though it was eliminated
If you want the health care bill to pass, you really need to act
"Howard Dean's Op-Ed Entered Into Senate Record - By GOP"
"Howard Dean's Op-Ed Entered Into Senate Record - By GOP"
Obama's Constitutional Moment, Part Two
(who will) ....... "Win or Lose?"
Obama Has United The Left And The Right On Wall Street + HC
E. J. Dionne: Progressives: Don’t Scream, Organize
UPDATE 1-Healthcare shares rise as US reform bill progresses
Sen. Whitehouse: There Will Be A 'Reckoning' For GOP's 'Desperate, No-Holds-Barred...Propaganda'
AMA announces support for passage of Senate health reform bill
Right-wing blogger Owens wants Byrd to "do the right thing, and expire" before health bill passes"
Obama will sacrifice his second term on the altar of HCR. Come and worship.
Guys, projections from the CBO on premiums are the only ones to be taken seriously
Why can't one of these reporters who interview Obama ask him about the public option and drug import
I'm Sorry, Secreatary Clinton.... I WAS WRONG
Jon Walker on Ezra Klein's "absurd claim that Senate bill closely resembles Obama's promises"
Not one credible person has said millions will be forced into debt or thrown in jail
Lieberman: Obama Never Pressed Me On Public Option
Like it or not we have to remember what Obama promised in 2008
David Sirota: Are Progressives "Special Interests Who've Prevented Health Reform for Decades"?
McCain: Ted Kennedy Would Be Disappointed Health Care Bill Not Bipartisan
McCain: Ted Kennedy Would Be Disappointed Health Care Bill Not Bipartisan
CNN Poll: 6 point jump in support for health care bill - Obama approval also +6 (54%)
So, When You Go To Jail For Failing To Buy Corporate Health Insurance
OK I gotta scrounge up the cash next month...
To those who don't like my position in support of passing the Senate Health Care Bill
Sargent: "Journalists Cheerfully Urinating on Senate Bill's Critics"
Can the actual conference bill be filibustered or just the conference report?
Paul Krugman: Coverage and costs
Feingold: Obama Responsible For Loss Of Public Option
This is why many are so sad and angry about this bill
Which Obama Official Would You Like To See Let Go And Why
Obama--lead or lose--well, obviously he's leading
Obama: Senate health care vote 'big victory for the American people'
My worry, the 2 or 3 year delay gives the Insurance Companies time to screw us over!
Thread For those who don't always agree with the Prez, but still support him
Republican files lawsuit against Obama administration
Health Reform: Help for Families in 2010
Are you pleased or not pleased that the Senate approved cloture on the health care bill?
Perhaps health insurance stocks have gone up because the Dow has gone up at the same pace. Let's see
THE REPUBLICANS ARE AGAINST IT.
Reasons Not To Kill The Senate Bill
Sarah Palin told 'biggest lie of the year'
For President Obama, No Opportunity Too Big To Blow
Why every progressive Senator supports this bill
Ooopsie! US airstrike goes all wrong in Yemen. Many children and women killed.
Another way to deal with global warming (Fareed Zakaria)
Who from DU is running against Obama in 2012?
I stand with President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and the entire progressive caucus. . .
Will the House be able to materially change Senate bill, or accept it relatively unchanged?
Tom Harkin: The Public Option Will Be 'Revisited'
I'm sorry, but because of the vitriol on this board I'm FORCED to do this... (photos)
Flash Forward to January 2014: An Ohio Couple Frank and Anne Duggan Open Their Mail
For the 1000th time, you can DISAGREE with Obama on HCR and the WAR and still vote for him!
Frustrated liberals voice discontent with Obama
Obama signs Franken’s anti-rape amendment into law.
I agree with Big Ed -- Mandates for private insurance are UnAmerican
Another reason not to kill the bill
Media declared PO dead for weeks, now asking if no PO is a Gift to Insurance Cos?
"In an MSNBC appearance Monday, Dean reversed his opposition to the Senate bill from last week"
Leadership, Obama Style: Pretty Speeches, Compromised Values (Drew Westen)
Yep, Dean's right kill the Senate bill...
Howarfd Dean's second thoughts.
Reid and Pelosi do not deserve our scorn on HCR
E.J. Dionne: We are no longer a normal democracy
"Governance is the art of the possible."
Obama talk about Public Option.
Ezra Klein: The Most Important Table You'll Read Today
CNN puts negative spin on improving poll numbers
Administration: Obama to Push for Allowing Drug Re-Importation
Top 10 Reasons to Kill the Senate Health Care Bill
Reasons Not To Kill The Senate Bill - A Graphic Representation
Reasons Not To Kill The Senate Bill - A Graphic Representation
Do any of the Anti-Health Insurance Reform folks here actually have a Pre-existing condition??
Andrew Sullivan: Obama achieved a "substantive, enduring legislative victory" not seen since Reagan
Let's put this in as simple terms as possible.. you turn against the Democratic Party in 2010 & 2012
The Senate Bill Saves Families Money
Who from DU is planning to volunteer, organize, donate, and work for Obama in 2012?
Victoria Kennedy at Senate: "I feel fantastic"
Joe Klein: Coburn's comments are "borderline sedition...dangerously close to incitement of violence"
Jacob Hacker's (Public Option champion) suggestions for improving the bill
I want to post some things that some might find a little upsetting...
I want to post some things that some might find a little upsetting...
Many on DU are now experiencing the same sense of betrayal/frustration us GLBT have felt for years
Health Bill PASSES Key Test in the Senate With 60 Votes
Israel admits to harvesting Palestinians' organs
Rockwall auto shop has slick promotion: Nobel with every oil change
Clashes reported at funeral of Iranian dissident cleric
Arms-laden plane seized in Thailand 'was heading for Iran'
Stolen Auschwitz sign recovered
This Illiterate Wants to be President
The Man Who Conned The Pentagon (Con-man convinced Bush White House he had a secret decoding tech)
Senate Dems clear hurdle on health care
China, U.S. praise nonbinding climate agreement
Rage Against The Machine become Christmas Number one in The UK
Serving U.S troops could face prison if they fall pregnant while active
Possible Volcano Eruption Threatens Philippines
Insurance stocks lead rally on Wall street
Major volcanic eruption feared in Philippines
China loses WTO media imports appeal
Tom Coburn Prays for Robert Byrd's Death
BT to complete super-fast broadband network by 2012
Health sector leads Wall Street higher
Copenhagen climate summit held to ransom - Gordon Brown
Social unrest 'on the rise' in China
China targeting 8% growth in 2010
North Korea declares disputed waters 'firing zone'
Mousavi's car 'attacked' on way back from funeral
Polish police find stolen Auschwitz gate sign
Japan's decline in exports slows
Brazil top judge to rule on U.S. custody case (Ruling Delayed)
Chicagoan Said to Have Helped Terrorists Target Nuclear Plant
Coast Guard vessel hits pleasure boat, killing boy
Mexico City lawmakers approve same-sex marriage, first in Latin America to do so.
Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell be GM CFO
Olympia Snowe Confirms She’ll Filibuster Health Reform
Senate Democrats’ health overhaul bill passes tough test in party-line vote
Iran cleric's funeral becomes opposition protest
Passengers win as government imposes 3-hour limit on tarmac strandings
Maine to consider cell phone cancer warning
South Korea let off for nuclear deceptions
Russian experts say nuclear-free Middle East unlikely
Who wins, who loses in Senate health bill
Lieberman: Obama Never Pressed Me On Public Option
DOT imposes 3-hour limit on strandings
Crime Drops In First Half Of 2009: FBI
Russia's Communists mark Stalin's birthday
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday December 21
Feingold: Obama Responsible For Loss Of Public Option
Egypt to demand Germany to return Nefertiti statue
Key Dem (Harkin): The Public Option Will Be 'Revisited'
White Conn. firefighters seek back pay, damages
Cuba President Raul Castro lashes out at Barack Obama
Maoists threaten more action in Nepal
Obama signs Franken’s anti-rape amendment into law.
Appeals court denies Roman Polanski's bid to throw out sex case
Russia decries demolition of war memorial
Italian town where a White Christmas is a police matter
First house from Jesus' time found in Nazareth
World Jewish Congress criticizes Pope's decision to beatify Pius XII
President Obama tightens reins on contractors
Short Story: "Health Care Reform"
A Real War on Xmas, as Outrage Grows Over Excessive Bonuses to Santa's Elves
Elizabeth Warren: Feminomics: Women and Bankruptcy
Senate passes Health insurance Profits subsidy act. For-Profit Insurers party all night.
Sonia Sotomayor doesn't like commercialization of "wise Latina."
Smalltown America's growing voice of rage is a force to be reckoned with
The underlying divisions in the healthcare debate
Health Insurance Company Stock Prices Say it All
Paul Krugman: A Dangerous Dysfunction
Sarah Palin told 'biggest lie of the year'
David Sirota:The Long-Term Value of Insisting The Health Bill Is Not Enough
My Initiation at Store 5476 / Will Steve Carrell or Will Farrell play the lead
To Get Ben Nelson's Health Care Vote, Nebraska To Receive Kansas
Deal-making called corruption by Republicans when it's for people who can't afford insurance but
Obama Health Reform Efforts Caused Blowback Damaging Liberals and Their Causes
Credit Unions and Development Financial Institutions Get Short End of Stick
AN ECONOMIC WONDERLAND: DERIVATIVE CASTLES BUILT ON SAND
A Dickens of a Problem: Interesting facts on the Christmas classic.
Leadership, Obama Style, and the Looming Losses in 2010: Pretty Speeches, Compromised Values, and
America's most wanted: doctor found living in tent on Mont Blanc
Glenn Beck wins Media Matters' Misinformer of the Year award
Blockbuster Avatar Delivers Massively and Offers Anti-War Activists an Opportunity for Street Theate
A Holiday Special: The Pagan Roots of Christmas
Lieberman: Obama Never Pressed Me On Public Option
A Leprechaun Riding a White Unicorn
CVS Goes to Generation Health for Caremark Head.
Goldman Threatens to “Move” 20% of UK Staff to Spain to Escape Bonus Supertax
What the Media and Obama Never Understood About the Public Option (Cenk w/ #1 Diary @ Dkos)
After 20 years, US invasion of Panama leaves bad aftertaste
Capitulate and lose the left and center
a little perspective... The Known Universe AMNH
Famous Ted Kennedy Healthcare Speech in 1978
Famous Ted Kennedy Healthcare Speech in 1978
The Housing Collapse of 2010 Will Be Worse Than 2008
People & Power: Citizens Taking On The Banks And Fighting For Financial Reforms
Sarah Palin Wins "Top Lie Of 2009" - Stupid CNN Anchor Fails In Pathetic Attempt To Defend It
Holy Crap! I agree with John McCain!?!
Howard Dean on Meet The Press 12/20: 'The Major Problem: We Committed to Private Insurance for UHC'
TYT - Cenk Uygur - Healthcare Reform Bill Is Weak - Vote NO
US Healthcare: Republicans admits they cannot block passage
The Ku Klux Klan, A Secret History
Coburn: "People ought to pray" that a senator can't show up and vote
CNBC's Harwood to Liberals: "Lay off the hallucinogenic drugs"
Satan Stole Right-Wing Pastor's Money (McCain's "Spiritual Guide" Rod Parsley)
11 year old shot in ass by brother
RACHELMADDOW- DISTURBING GOP CHRISTIAN RIGHT PRAY FOR THE SICK TO DIE FROM LACK OF HEALTH CARE
Interview with Vietnamese parents of 28 yr old Agent Orange victims.
Climate reality: Voluntary efforts not enough
COP15: Climate Justice, climate shame
Global Temperatures Could Rise More Than Expected, New Study Shows
BBC: India's wettest place 'lacks water'
San Diego Gas & Electric Selects Lockheed Martin to Support Beach Cities Microgrid Project
China to blame for failure of Copenhagen climate deal, says British Secretary of Energy
Florida Manatee Deaths 1/1/09 - 12/11/09 Hit Record High - 419
Polluting pets: the devastating impact of man's best friend
Did we just wave goodbye to last new Florida coal plant?
Another Wave Energy Project off the Coast of Scotland
Science Daily - Africa's Leaf-Eating Primates "Likely To Be Wiped Out" By Climate Breakdown
Dozens of Bird Species Nesting In Holland Declining Since 1984 - Trees In Leaf 2 Wks. Earlier
The Fate of the Endemic Species of Madagascar
Four Remaining Fertile Northern White Rhinos Leave Prague For Kenya - Last Hope For Breeding
Into the heart of the climate debate—What’s warming us up? Human activity or Mother Nature?
Carolyn Baker: Winter solstice reflections
First Solar and NRG Energy Open Largest (21 MW) Solar PV Power Plant in California
100 mpg: What we'll drive next
How many gas engines do you own?
LOL @ the Steelers onside kick up by 2 late in the game.
NFL to ask its players to donate brains for study
N.F.L. Acknowledges Long-Term Concussion Effects
Jerry Jones shooting for 100K at NBA All-Star Game "It will be intimate."
(Upton's) Playoff Dreams End In Philly
Lionel Messi wins FIFA World Player of the Year award
Looks like Belicheck's team will win the division again, as the Jests and phins
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE IN THE SPORTS FORUM
Nats sign Jason Marquis--2yrs. 15 million--per ESPN
Childress tried to bench Favre but couldn't
Colombia 'facing foreign threat'
Virginia Beach man charged with bribing Panamanian officials
Nice of Amb. Llorens to Drop by to Tell Zelaya of his Christmas Plans
Urgent Action Alert for Honduras
The San Francisco 49'ers were OFFICIALLY ELIMINATED from the playoff picture
New Honduran leader's promises lack specifics to help poor
Amy interviews Hugo Chavez @ Copenhagen, aired today.
Colombians Refuse to Be Displaced: Over 5,000 Occupy the Piñuña Negro Police Inspectors Office in Pu
Angel Falls is no more; now it's Churún-merú.
20 years later, Panamians reflect on US invasion
Israel threatens to use force against settlers
Former Israeli premier Olmert pleads not guilty
Lebanon PM on 1st Syria visit since father's death
Israel admits to harvesting Palestinians' organs
What would you think about this, if it happened to you?
Fort Bliss soldiers told to register private guns
More "Big Lie", heavenly deception, or cooked stats?
Investigators: Woman beaten to death during home invasion
Angry off-duty cop waves his gun around after his Hummer is pelted with snowballs
Today in Labor History Dec 21 Powered by children 7 to 12 years old working dawn to dusk $1 per week
Christmas at the White House on HGTV now...if anyone is interested. n/t
The Deadly Cost of Blocking Health Care Reform
if jane hamsher is a progressive
Great Post on GDP for any late sleepers who may have missed it.
The one phrase I simply cannot stomach on DU ...
Doesn't feel safe to post this elsewhere
Can someone give me easy step by step
*** JANUARY CONTEST: THEME POLL ***
Glint of Sunlight Confirms Liquid in Northern Lake District* of Titan
Do you understand the difference between complex and imaginary numbers?
Flashback: Me, February 10, 2008
Is the GLBT community in an abusive relationship with the Democratic Party?
Don't worry guys, we're STILL responsible for everything wrong with the democratic party
My apologies to the readers of this forum who attacked Obama . . . you were right.
Mexico City Legalizes Gay Marriage, Becomes 1st Latin American City to do so.
Has anybody ever come out as bi?
No gay change for the Salvation Army
If you support a church, synagogue, temple, mosque that is homophobic you are part of the problem
Spyker submits a new Saab offer to General Motors (BBC)
Looks like Citi is still stuck in TARP, afterall.
Blue Christmas By James Howard Kunstler
Some happy news for a change - Chocolate Bars could save You!
Healthcare Stocks EXPLODE Higher After Big Vote On Reform
The Senate votes on the health care bill on the winter solstice
Last Lunar Cycle of 2009: Time to Do Something Adventurous
The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 12/21/09
Does imbibing possibly lower one's defenses enough to make one super-sensitive (empathically)?
I was struggling to remember this thought I had just as I woke up
The Epic End of Year Scream Therapy and Pillow Fight of 2009! join the fun!
Maine to consider cell phone cancer warning
17% more Americans have myopia than 30 years ago -- computer work blamed
BCBS "Medicare Blue Private Complete" Plan
Post vaccination soreness... can anyone offer tips?
Why I Still Believe In This Bill: Jacob Hacker on the Senate health care reform bill
The Holidays and Sleep Apnea: Change a Life
Cognitive science is accelerating math concept teaching to earlier ages
Give me all the facts on Obama's education platform.
Frontline special: "From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians"
Made a simple and tasty old fave today: Harvard beets!
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