
Watching several news channels last evening and, in the process, seeing the results of several different polls on health care reform with vastly different results in the "for" and "against" numbers, one has to wonder if the people in the country really know enough to be polled at …

The debate heats up between those of us who have health insurance and those of us that don't or are paying way too much for the coverage they have. The "haves" seem to think that ALL of the rest of us are wanting a hand out at their expense.

A conservative Group has tied President Elect Obama to the Pilgrims and they have done a surprisingly good research job, so I as a liberal cannot say they are wrong. In fact, I will add to their thoughts.
Chances Dwindle on Bailout Plan for Automakers Source: The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The prospects of a government rescue for the foundering American automakers dwindled Thursday as Democratic Congressional leaders conceded that they would face potentially insurmountable Republican opposition during a lame-duck session next week.

Not a damn thing.
Since I just signed my own death warrant, I have nothing to lose, so I'll plough on.
Joe Biden, Democrats Lead Assault on JoeSource: New York Post
Yesterday, Wurzelbacher not only found himself under vicious personal attack from the far-left crazies in the blogosphere, he also had to endure uninformed insults from Obama's running-mate, Sen. Joe Biden - who essentially portrayed Joe the Plumber as a greed-crazed plutocrat.

Both Canada and the USA are in the middle of election time and by the end of this year we will know who the leaders of our respective countries are going to be for the next while.
Democrat Knocks Out Ex-G.O.P. Speaker Seat - No Republican is SafeSource: The New York Times
Stunning many who considered the district west of Chicago reliably Republican territory, Bill Foster, a physicist and Democrat, won a special election on Saturday to fill the Congressional seat that J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House, held for two decades.
Industry Flexes Muscle, Weaker Energy Bill Passes Source: The New York Times
Pared-down energy legislation cleared the Senate on Thursday by a wide margin after the oil industry and utilities succeeded in stripping out provisions that would have cost them billions of dollars.

Take the Political Compass Quiz "...developed by a political journalist with a university counselling background, assisted by a professor of social history......indebted to people like Wilhelm Reich and Theodor Adorno for their ground-breaking work in this field.

VineSeeders Conversations w/ theannalog - March 19th, 2006

I just went over to the DNC website and they have a new commercial coming out bashing the president, that comes to no surprise. However they have an option to find "watch parties" to help support the DNC, so I typed in my zip code here in Illinois.