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I am looking forward to the next twelve months. Carly for California! Meg 2010: A New California! And, of course, this: And members will have to explain to their constituents why they supported legislation that dramatically changes the relationship between the American people and their government — forcing them to relinquish freedom over health care [...]

I want my bumper sticker now! Go Meg!

They will continue to do so until we vote them out: The Honorable Mr. Owens, now the official representative in the U.S Congress for the 23rd District of New York, is off to a fine start, at least by Democrat standards. Only twenty four hours into the short term he won to fill former Republican [...]

Atrios: Stupak (n) – The sepsis commonly experienced after unsafe back alley abortions

Why is Pelosi pushing a vote on a Saturday? Is she betting everyone is out enjoying family while their quality of health care is being voted down the toilet? Absolutely.

Politico: House leaders have won the backing of the nation’s Catholic bishops for a last-minute abortion compromise, a critical boost that could give the health reform bill enough momentum – and enough votes – for passage as early as Saturday. Deeply troubling if true: There are bishops in the Catholic Church who knows better than [...]

California has choices! Carly for California!

From Indiana, the Ninth Congressional District’s Baron Hill (D): According to Politico.com, Indiana Congressman Baron Hill signed on to support Obamacare this afternoon, despite the massive cuts to Medicare it includes, despite its destruction of thousands of jobs via higher taxes and the so-called public option, and despite the embedded rationing. Hill’s district has gone [...]

Infantile: But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian affairs, the president thanked various staffers and offered a “shout-out” [...]

An excellent piece by Raymond Ibrahim. Money quote: In light of the above, as Armstrong, Esposito, Jenkins, and others argue, why should Jews and Christians point to the Qur’an as evidence of Islam’s violence while ignoring their own scriptures and history? The answer lies in the fact that such observations confuse history and theology by [...]