Politics

Christina Bellantoni | February 16, 2010, 3:29PM

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said today the proposed insurance rate hikes from Anthem Blue Cross in California that we've been writing about will serve as a backdrop for President Obama's health care summit next week.

Gibbs struck an ominous tone, suggesting that if reform doesn't pass now, there are more increases to come. It's an issue the Democrats seized on recently as they attempt to push a final measure over the goal line.

by Badabing

Sat Feb 13, 2010 at 01:55:39 PM PST

One of the many attributes that I love about Congressman Grayson is that he is consistent in his messaging and has never wavered since joining Congress on his battle to ensure that those that were responsible for 'the financial meltdown' of our nation, will not and should not go unpunished.

By Robert Parry - February 9, 2010
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020810.html

In the 1980s, while a reporter for the Associated Press, I had the opportunity to chat over the phone with legendary CIA psy-war specialist Edward Lansdale. A mutual friend had set up the contact, which I hoped might lead to a more formal interview.

The Crises Are Over — Now Back to Business-As-Usual?
by Ervin Laszlo
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/02/12-0

by Randall Amster
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/02/12

Sometimes, I really miss America -- or at least the idea of it. You know: that can-do spirit, streets paved with gold, champion of the tired and poor, purple mountains majesty, that sort of thing. Say what you will, and call it naïve, but the storybook values at the heart of America's erstwhile image are inspiring.

The Progressive Era-The muckrakers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFlOLyMwnjU&feature=related

Sen. Richard Shelby on earmarks

BC: This is worse than 2000, because they are not stealing it this time; THEIR PLAYING US OUT OF OURS, right in our faces.

Sen. Richard Shelby on earmarks

Posted by Jon Busdeker on April 13, 2009 at 12:46 PM

Sen. Richard Shelby talks with The Huntsville Times

http://videos.al.com/huntsville-times/2009/04/sen_richard_shelby_on_earm...

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Report: Shelby Blocks All Obama Nominations In The Senate Over AL Earmarks
Evan McMorris-Santoro | February 4, 2010, 9:19PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8474611.stm

The Republicans' shock victory in the election for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts meant the Democrats lost their super majority in the Senate. This makes it even harder for the Obama administration to get healthcare reform passed in the US.

Political scientist Dr David Runciman looks at why is there often such deep opposition to reforms that appear to be of obvious benefit to voters.

Last year, in a series of "town-hall meetings" across the country, Americans got the chance to debate President Obama's proposed health care reforms.

By Robert Parry - January 11, 2010

These days, I rarely open an e-mailed article from someone on the Left that doesn’t denounce President Barack Obama as a sell-out, a corporate tool, a coward or worse – with similar assessments applied to the Democratic leadership in Congress.

And that anger on the Left – as much the Obama-is-a-commie/Nazi/anti-Christ fury on the Right – seems likely to shape the political outcomes in 2010, possibly starting with the special election in Massachusetts on Jan. 19 to fill the late Edward Kennedy’s Senate seat.

by Chris Hedges
Published on Monday, January 11, 2010 by TruthDig.com
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/wall_street_will_be_back_for_more_20...