Slate Magazine Among the protesters at the 9/12 march on Washington. By Christopher Beam Posted Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, at 6:14 AM ET “Angry mob, coming through!” a protester shouted as he squeezed his way through the crowd at Freedom Plaza Saturday morning. The march from the plaza to the Capitol—the much-hyped “9/12″ protest trumpeted [...]
Archive for September 13th, 2009
13 Sep
Republican politicians have no empathy
salon.com They only want government to intervene when they suffer personally — so let’s yank their federal health insurance By Joe Conason Sept. 11, 2009 | In the lyrical conclusion of President Obama’s speech on healthcare, he talked about the emotions and experiences that drove his late friend Sen. Edward Kennedy to work so tirelessly [...]
13 Sep
Durbin: Health care with or w/out GOP
The Swamp9/13/09 1:00 PM Posted September 13, 2009 12:00 PM by Mark Silva Sen. Dick Durbin, No. 2 leader in the Senate and one of President Barack Obama’s political mentors, maintains that large-scale health-care reform is achievable this year “I think we can pass health-care reform,” Durbin said this morning on NBC News’ Meet the [...]
13 Sep
Fact Check: Health Care and Undocumented Immigrants
SOURCE: AP/Catholic Health Association An immigrant woman and her child are treated at a mobile health clinic in Richmond, VA. Of the 46.3 million uninsured people in this country, less than 7 million are undocumented immigrants, and immigrants use fewer health care resources than U.S. citizens. Center for American Progress By Marshall Fitz | September [...]
