They’re voting on the Senate bill. Vote on the reconciliation “fix” comes later. I’d like to think my heart is a tad heavier than Boehner’s. On the bright side, this ordeal is over. Thanks for the great reporting. So glad I could come here instead of... Full Article at Firedoglake

Just finished reading a history of the Army of Northern Virginia. I may be off-base here, but I can’t quite see the current crop of wingnuts volunteering to slog a rifle for a few years for little pay and less food. Count me in the CSpan Junkie crowd. ... Full Article at Balloon Juice

(The Fox banner at one point: "Democratic doom?") Some other notes from the day: Among the Hollywood figures pushing for passage of the bill are Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, who've taken to Twitter all weekend to mobilize their followers to call... Full Article at Variety

I mean completely. Between the teabagger theatrics and Stupak's self-serving horseshit you had to start wondering if the eco-terrorists were right and human beings really were a curse on the planet. But even in the midst of this crisis, even faced with... Full Article at First Draft

Fix the media, and we can begin fixing the more pernicious symptoms of its corruption and misuse. ABC evening news is going to (they just mentioned it coming up), though it was after HCR and the teabaggers, although the coverage of the teabaggers was... Full Article at Balloon Juice

"Until we get matters signed, sealed and delivered ... our votes are still no," Stupak said on MSNBC. "If we get this thing resolved, then they'll have more than enough votes." Still, Democratic leaders sounded optimistic that they'd get to or beyond... Full Article at PhillyBurbs.com