Our Web rambles in recent days have taken us to a couple of sites wherein someone expressed uncertainty about what to call the decade we’re bidding a not-so-fond farewell to. After some thought, we suggest the “aughts” be nicknamed The Bushwhacked Years. It was a time when America was not only Bushwhacked, but Roved, Cheneyed, [...]
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Opt-out public option packs nasty side effect
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, came out yesterday for health care reform that includes a public option with an opt-out provision for states that don’t want to participate — a compromise that should get blue dog Democrats on board. However, it seems there’s no pleasing some people when it comes to prodding health insurance [...]
