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From the Tumblelog February 21-27, 2010
Feb 27
Vols knock off No. 2 UK, claim another big upset
J.P. Prince had 20 points and Scotty Hopson added 15 and Tennessee (No. 17 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) snapped No. 2 Kentucky’s eight-game winning streak with a 74-65 win.
In order to turn the entirety of the Bible into law - or even just the parts that you want to turn into law - by way of the “C.E.N.I” (command, example, necessary inference) hermeneutic, you have to…
The Party of AARP: Why the G.O.P. is becoming the party of entitlements
The Single-Payer Health Debate We Should Have Had
There’s been a bit of a debate going on in the blogosphere lately about whether the Democrats should have proposed a more limited health reform plan in the first place. Such a plan might have…
The dangers of demanding consistency
My colleague George Will is not very impressed with the concern over Senate rules. “Such talk occurs only when the left’s agenda is stalled,” he writes. “Do you remember mournful…
YouTube - Obama and McCain - Dance Off!
Feb 26
In 2005, Senate Republicans became exasperated that Democrats began using the filibuster against judicial nominees, which had happened in the past but with less frequency than Democrats were…
Feb 25
RT @ezraklein: If polls are so important to the Republicans, why aren’t they for the public option?
The best health care for the most powerful people in the world
There’s a difference between the statements “America has the best health-care system in the world” and “With enough money, you can purchase the best health care in the world in America.”…
Feb 24
When Democrats become Republicans and Republicans become conservatives
To put a finer point on my earlier post about the compromises in the health-care bill, check out this Kaiser News Network table comparing the Senate bill, Boehner’s bill, and the bill that…
Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009
Feb 23
Ohio man bulldozes $350K home to avoid foreclosure - Yahoo! News
An Ohio man says he bulldozed his $350,000 home to keep a bank from foreclosing on it.
it’s nice to need sunglasses today.
Feb 22
Report: CIA Document Cheney Said Would Prove Torture Worked Was “Plainly Inaccurate”
I’m not sure why this from Michael Isikoff isn’t getting more attention:
A crucial CIA memo that has been cited by former Vice President Dick Cheney and other former Bush administration…
The New York Times asked five conservatives to offer their prescriptions for health-care reform. It’s not a bad list, so far as these things go. The partisan bombast is kept to an…
Feb 21
An Open Letter to Liz Cheney on Torture
Dear Ms. Cheney,
I don’t know if you saw ‘Meet The Press’ this morning, but a general you may have heard of named David Petraeus — he’s the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and South…
Reid: Democrats will use reconciliation to finish health-care reform
Big, encouraging news on health-care reform today: Harry Reid says that Senate Democrats will use the reconciliation process to finish the bill within the next 60 days.
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