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Balls Beer for Health Care Reform, the Full Version



h/t to Susie Madrak at Crooks and Liars

--the BB

Straight to the frigid realm of Lake Cocytus

The United States Senate has produced enough bullshit in 2009 to fertilize crops across the nation for the next several decades.

Wouldn't it be refreshing if they just admitted that they all work for the health insurance companies? We the People have never mattered in their calculus. We kid ourselves if we think otherwise.

I am not too happy with Article I. Section 3 of the Constitution tonight. Which is to say: emotionally I want to jettison the Senate altogether. Now that's an emotional response, not a reasoned argument, but I think y'all can see where my gut is coming from right now.

Put another way, I feel about Lieberman, Snowe, Baucus, Reid, and the Rahmster right now the way I feel about "Jingle Bell Rock" (which I had to listen to three thousand times today at work). Toss them in Lucifer's mouth in lowest ring of the Inferno with Judas, Brutus, and Cassius.


Oh, wait, those three betrayed their benefactors. The Senators have served theirs very well. They just have not served the American People.

Ship them to hell anyway.

My theology is better than this. Politically, however, I am eager to see these people voted out (in Rahm's case, fired).

And no latkes for Lieberman this year!


--the BB

There's a torture vote up in the Senate today

John Aravosis at Americablog:

The Senate is getting ready to vote on a key torture amendment today, making the Army field manual rules regarding torture apply to the entire government. At one point during the campaign McCain praised the Army field manual as the way to go - Life is not "24," McCain said at the time. So how will McCain vote today? Will he support the Army field manual? Will he oppose it? Or will he just blow off the vote entirely on one of his signature issues that he claims he cares so much about?

Emphasis mine. It would be great if this passed.
--the BB

I could not resist sharing this

Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake writes:

Meanwhile, enjoy this exclusive video of Republicans negotiating in good faith with Democrats to give Dick Cheney and the telecoms retroactive immunity. (h/t Avedon) [emphasis mine]

--the BB