And there it is – officially the law of the land: Television networks actually broke their daytime coverage to show the historic signing. Vice President Biden is reputed to have added, “This is a big f$%king deal” – seriously! (no s^!t, Joe.) There was a moment yesterday of well-deserved recognition for Speaker Pelosi, who has…

P032210PS-0292 Originally uploaded by The White House President Obama is congratulated by an ecstatic Hillary Clinton for finally achieving the goal of health reform. Hillary was the chief architect of President Clinton’s own failed bid to reform health care back in 1993, so for her this victory must be especially sweet. It’s literally been one…

Conservative opponents to health reform have been pushing a recent poll ostenibly conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine which claims that doctors are indeed opposed to health reform. This even got play on Fox News by Bill O’Reilly a couple days ago: This seems to contradict an earlier poll by NEJM that found…

Earlier, the House passe a resolution honoring the Iranian new year holiday of Nowruz. A similar resolution, cosponsored by Sen. Menendez (D-NJ) and Sen. Cornyn (R-TX) will be introduced to the Senate today. Here’s the pending text of that resolution, courtesy of NIAC: RESOLUTION Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz, expressing appreciation to…

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