Articles:
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Strengthens Senate Health Bill
A Democrat's view from the House: Senate bill isn't health reform
Is There a Real McCain?
Quote:
"That is certainly not a position I want to be in — because I am not God."
JUDGE WARREN WILBERT,
judge in the trial of a man charged with killing abortion provider George Tiller because it was necessary to save unborn children; Wilbert ruled Tues. (12/22) that Kansas law doesn't allow a "necessity defense," meaning justifying taking one life to save another.
Say What?
"They've been on this jihad for 70 years...Two-thirds of the country don't want this. And one-third of these jihadists, these health care jihadists do. I guess that's how democracy in the Obama era works."
-- Mary Matalin on health care reform
"The largest corruption crisis in the history of America...It's thousands of times bigger than Watergate because Watergate was only a little break-in by a couple of guys."
-- Rep. Steven King on ACORN
Fox News Survey:
What Should Republicans Do Now?
By You Decide - FOXNews.com
Now that the Senate has passed its version of health care reform, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate are prepping for a tug of war behind closed doors to reconcile differences between the two bills. It's a process that leaves congressional Republicans out in the cold, so: What should they do?
[ ] Nothing -- this is a done deal so move on to other issues, like unemployment and the deficit
[ ] Fight -- many Americans oppose these bills and the GOP needs to keep the pressure on
[ ] Focus on Election 2010 -- Let the voters tell Democrats what they think of their health care reform efforts
[ ] Undecided
Results:
6% -- Nothing -- this is a done deal so move on to other issues, like unemployment and the deficit (6,270 votes)
77% -- Fight -- many Americans oppose these bills and the GOP needs to keep the pressure on (79,202 votes)
16% -- Focus on Election 2010 -- Let the voters tell Democrats what they think of their health care reform efforts (16,580 votes)
<1% -- Undecided (394 votes)
Total Votes: 102,446
Note: Editorial Cartoons by Tom Tomorrow
(*) Ok, maybe it was just a review of the last few weeks of '09