December 2009 Archives

Ben Nelson is on board as of this morning:"Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.), the final Democratic holdout on health care, was prepared to announce to his caucus Saturday morning that he would support the Senate reform bill, clearing the way for final passage by Christmas. ...Democratic leaders spent days trying to hammer out a deal with Nelson, and worked late Friday night with Nelson on abortion coverage language that had proved the major stumbling block. But...

The BBC has a program called "Weird Nature" (yes, they still have programming that doesn't rot your mind, unlike here in the States).  This is a piece about monkeys on the island of St. Kitts, in the Caribbean, who have acquired a taste for alcohol.  For you Saturday morning education, along with a little entertainment:Which reminds me...celebrate safely this Holiday Season....

Team Blogged by Desperado and AstrosGirlKel We've all read Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol. Tiny Tim teaches us the true meaning of Christmas. The greediest of the Republicans Greedy can't resist the poor crippled boy, who bestows upon us all - that no matter how little one has, love and redistribution of wealth generosity can overcome social status and we can all have a ham at Christmas. Ok, ok - I'm being a little tongue...

From Move On, a great portrayal  of Joe Lieberman and his self serving flip flops.  Posted for your entertainment without further comment:...

Team blogged by eljefebob and Desperado:Today, John McCain showed his faulty memory again when he chided Senator Al Franken, acting as acting president of the Senate, for shutting down Senator Joe Lieberman as he bloviated about health care, falsely asserting that he was concerned about prople getting health insurance.  McCain got irritated, saying, "I've been around here 20-some years. First time I've ever seen a member denied an extra minute or two to finish his...

Kaizen is a Japanese term that means small and continuous improvement.  While usually applied to business, I've adopted this term when people question changes or forward moving direction I take in my own life.  If you're improving, even in baby steps, you're still better off than you were before. This blog has been weighing in on my mind for a while and many of you will disagree with me. The senate bill on health care reform...

First I want to thank everybody for your comments on yesterday's post. Sorry I couldn't jump in but sometimes work gets in the way. The debate between "kill the bill" and "pass it and fix it later" is a good one with valid points to be made on both sides. That's why I like the forum we have here at the Hurricane so much. We can disagree with each other and have a substantive discussion...

When I think of Christmas Carols I think of happy songs about time with family or rejoicing the birth of Jesus.  Songs like The Little Drummer Boy, White Christmas, Silent Night, and Frosty the Snowman will always bring me back to my childhood and will hopefully become cherished holiday songs for my young sons.  I feel many of us in this country feel the same way, but apparently not everyone feels the same way.  The right-wing...

We all remember how Jack Bauer of 24 was idolized by the Neocons for torturing terror suspects on the network television series.  Here's a different take on his tactic, just for the Holidays.  Presented without further comment:...

As I look around the political landscape today, illustrated perfectly by the complete chaos that the health care reform debate has evolved into, I have to ask myself, what the hell happened? How did the Obama presidency, which had so much promise and potential for becoming the "change" that so many of us voted for and hoped for, turn into such a mess? How did this happen to a president who was elected in what...