Kicking Ass (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The DNC launched a new radio campaign today targeting 32 Republicans who voted against health insurance reform, even though President Obama won their districts in the 2008 election. The ads call out their Representatives for siding with the status quo, and urge listeners to call their Member to ask him or her to “stand up for reform, not the insurance companies.” “Not only did these...
HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
While Rep. Dave Reichert worked hard to appear more moderate in response to a tough challenge from Darcy Burner, he’s been veering hard back to the right ever since, culminating in his vote against the House healthcare bill, and his bizarre attacks on the AARP for endorsing it. Of course, all the polling shows that substantive healthcare reform, including a robust public option, remains popular...
NoisyRoom.net (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Four Reasons Hyperinflation Hasn’t Hit the U.S. Economy Yet A $300 billion deception Health Care Reform Likely to Include More Taxes for Many Americans U.S., Chinese cuts key to reaching climate pact Who’s Watching Fannie and Freddie? Oversight Agency Fires Its IG Obamacare Puts One-Fifth of U.S. On Welfare Guest Blogger: Rep. Dave Reichert Says Trade is Best Stimulus Washington Post [...]...
HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
HA contributors were unusually busy over the weekend, a typically slow time of the week when both posting and traffic generally dips, so here’s a brief summary of the posts you might have missed. Even business guys befuddled about Baird’s vote Spiraling healthcare costs is the number one issue for small businesses here and nationwide, which according to Jon, has even U.S. Rep. Brian Baird’s...
HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Rep. Dave Reichert, R-WA-08, is “just getting started” in his jihad against AARP. From The News-Tribune: In e-mails to the office of Washington’s insurance commissioner, Reichert’s staff wanted to know if AARP needed to be regulated under state insurance laws. An official in the insurance commissioner’s office, Gayle Pasero, company licensing manager, responded that AARP...
Northwest Progressive Institute (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Representative Alan Grayson made a whole bunch of waves last month--good ones--by finally telling it like it is about the Republicans position on health care reform. Don't get sick, and if you do, die quickly. Blunt. Honest. Refreshing. The response was predictable. Indignation and outrage from those whose shameful, anti-American positions had been exposed for all to see. Calls for apologies. Playground-level...
Strange Bedfellows (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Rep. Dave Reichert, the Republican congressman who represents Seattle's eastern suburbs, is one of 32 GOPers being targeted by the Democratic National Committee because they voted 'no' on health care legislation Saturday.
Pushing Rope (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Ben Smith reports Organizing For America have sent out emails to voters in Republican districts that voted for Barack Obama. Smith reports the Democratic National Committee launched the attack on Republicans voting against health care reform. However, Mitch Stewart of Organizing For America is responsible for sending out the email. An unnamed Democrat expresses a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with....
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Take a good look at this snippet of map, from a larger map put together by The New York Times . It's a reminder that in the historic House vote on health insurance reform over the weekend, only one Democratic Congressman from Washington State voted no: Brian Baird . The other Democrats in our delgation—Jay Inslee, Rick Larsen, Jim McDermott, and Adam Smith—all voted yes. Joining Baird...
MN Progressive Project (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Fix agrees with the assessment I made yesterday : Erik Paulsen's "no" vote on the health care reform bill was a tough one. 2. The five toughest votes, politically, against the bill: Reps. Mike Castle (R-Del.), Larry Kissell (D-N.C.), Leonard Lance (R-N.J.), Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) and Dave Reichert (R-Wash.). Castle is seeking a Senate seat in 2010 in a state where President Obama won...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Back in 2003, Republican leaders praised the AARP for its support of President Bush's unfunded and deeply flawed Medicare prescription benefit . But now that the 40 million member organization has endorsed the House Democrats' health care reform bill , the GOP is declaring war on its one-time ally. Helping lead the attack is an array of industry-funded front groups and their reactionary has-been spokesmen...
CNSNews (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.) says it's possible that the American Association of Retired Persons, which endorsed the House health-care bill, may benefit financially from the passage of the bill -- a claim that AARP denies.
Northwest Progressive Institute (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
As longtime readers know, we often take the trouble to remind the traditional press that Tim Eyman's campaigns are not grassroots. Anyone who carefully tracks Eyman, as we do, can see for this for themselves, because Eyman depends on one rich guy for the vast bulk of the cash he needs to buy his way onto the ballot every year. Because Eyman doesn't have much of a following, one of his annual traditions...
The Hook, Line and Stinker (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Title: Chasing the devil: My twenty-year quest to capture the Green River Killer Author: Sheriff David Reichert Publisher: Little, Brown and Co. Copyright: 2004 ISBN: 0-316-15632-9 Series or stand-alone: True Crime Setting: King County, Seattle and Tacoma, Washington 1st Sentence: Prologue The River The Green River's source is one mile high in the Snoqualmie National Forest and just south of a spot...
HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
So the GOP’s brilliant new plan to derail health insurance reform is to “ACORN” the AARP. (Pausing while that sinks in a moment) You know, the AARP, the really, really powerful lobby that is really really powerful and represents the group of Americans who vote the most–seniors. The slime is already pouring from the right-wing noise machine, a sure indicator of impending wingnut...
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