Should We Laugh? Cry? Both?

(Blog Post) The ritual is becoming familiar. Health care reform passes a major political hurdle. And progressives don?t know whether to laugh or cry. Last time, the occasion was a vote in the House of Representatives. Health care reform passed by the slimmest of margins, but not before conservative Democrats had extracted a major concession on abortion rights. This time, it was a vote in the Senate--not on whether to pass a bill, but whether to begin debating one. ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Nov 22, 2009 - 10:53 PM PST
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Nov 23, 2009 - 6:41 AM PST

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But the public option fight—however it turns out—could also help progressives in other ways. Whether out of pique, politics, or principle, Lieberman, Lincoln, ... More »

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