Can't-Do Blue Dogs and Won't-Do Dr. Nos

The Can't-Do Blue Dogs

washingtonpost.com — Watching the centrist Democrats in Congress create more and more reasons why health care can't be fixed, I've been struck by a disquieting thought: Suppose our collective lack of response to Hurricane Katrina wasn't exceptional but, rather, the new normal in America. Suppose we can no longer address the major challenges confronting the nation. Suppose America is now the world's leading can't-do country.

more »


Bill Scher's picture

Progressive Breakfast: August Now Health Care Battlefield

Dems Play Down Senate Health Care Delay more »

Blue Dogs: The Special Interest Pets

truthdig.com — Whenever someone describes the Blue Dogs as fiscally conservative because they oppose health care reform, remember how promiscuously they spend our money on projects that are far more wasteful and far less likely to benefit anyone, except the contractors who donate to their campaign coffers.

more »


Monica Sanchez's picture

For Blue Dogs, Obstructing Health Care Reform Is A Money-Maker

Blue Dogs, as ‘fiscally conservative’ Democrats are called, are falling well in line with ‘the right's delay and kill strategy’ towards health care reform. As The New York Times reported:

more »

Take Politics Out of Health Care Reform

truthdig.com — If you’re interested in how to get health care costs under control, the case of the F-22 offers an instructive example. Huh, you say? What does a fighter jet have to do with health care? Nothing, of course, but it has everything to do with politics, which has, in our current system, a good deal to do with health care costs.

more »

Health Care Reform Cannot Wait

truthout.org — Right now in Washington, our Senate and House of Representatives are both debating proposals for health insurance reform. This is an issue that affects the health and financial well-being of every single American and the stability of our entire economy.

more »