Pittsburgh Progressive Examiner

Sign this anti Bart Stupak petition if you like being a lady who controls her own body parts.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:03:19 -0700

ITEM: I never read the book but I did see the movie and I'm ashamed of my gender. Thank you very much Robert Duvall. (More covers here.) I'm pretty sure that Margaret Atwood was talking about this guy: ...

Environmental republicans create anti Jason Altmire ad?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:22:41 -0700

Yet another anti Jason Altmire ad that I watched on television. It was apparently funded by a group called " republicans for the environment". Now, this might be a bad thing in that republicans aren't environmentalists (Former Republ...

MoveOn creates very effective anti triggers ad for health care reform.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:20:09 -0700

IThis is a very good anti triggers ad for health care ad by MoveOn. I had the cold last week or was it a mutated version of the Swine Flu that will kill everyone within minutes of exposure...Not sure because I have no health insurance and...

Note to Atrios: Why we harp on senate procedure.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:15:15 -0700

Let's pick on Atrios! Atrios said this today: I'm Sure That Will Help Yes, Senate procedures suck but those procedures are put in place by... senators. I really don't think a bunch of progressives screaming at ...

There is a link to my homesite from Atrios....

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:09:55 -0700

I finally got Atrios to give me a link to Three Rivers Online. You know how? I paid for it...I bought a dirt cheap 50 dollar classified ad. Should last a week. Related: I finally got a girl to have "sexual relations" with...

Random thoughts on tuition hikes/taxes, crazy Muslim Americans and the future of Pittsburgh radio.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:18 -0700

Random ThoughtsITEM: I think that California students are right to be upset over their tuition being hiked by 30 percent. They would be stupid if they weren't. Likewise, local students should be pissed off that Pittsburgh's incompetent and unimaginat...

Early reviews of the Senate Health Care bill from Huffington Post, Open Left and FDL Action.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:44:01 -0700

Well, first, I think the Reid Senate bill is pretty good. The important thing is that there is a conference where you can strengthen the bill. I also think that the Senate wrote the bill in order to get a compromise that they're really looking for. I...

Will President Obama listen to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:56:22 -0700

You know, I caught Obama's speech to the Chinese where he implores them to open up the Internet. He also added, and this is paraphrased, that he gets all kinds of criticism from the Internet and it makes him a better president. What he should have sa...

Kuttner lays out the argument for why and how you can deficit spend to gain jobs.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:51:33 -0700

Here's the lay of the land politically if you're not aware of this: if democrats don't pass significant health care reform or something that's twice as much as the stimulus--with state aid thrown in--Obama could lose the house and be seriously weaken...

Better Dem Joe Sestak points out the joblessness flaw of Specter's "bipartisan" stimulus compromise.

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:55:11 -0700

One of the reasons why the economy isn't better is because of the horrible bipartisan compromise that was partially penned by Arlen Specter as a republican. That's why we got not only all those terrible tax cuts but also no aid to the stat...

MoveOn creates anti Jason Altmire ad.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:29:41 -0700

I'm not that surprised that Jason Altmire voted against the House health care plan. Afterall, he used to work as an insurance lobbyist. But he really needs to be primaried. And even if he wins that primary, he has certainly earned an independent chal...

Blue America releases fairly fun and informative attack ad against conservadem Blanche Lincoln.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:18:07 -0700

More ads are popping up against Democratic Party members who aren't strongly for the public option. I think this ad by Blue America is quite effective. It must be the NASCAR like sponsorship decals applied to Blanche Lincoln.

MoveOn starts campaign against Dems who voted against health care reform in the House

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:55:07 -0700

I must say that this is a justified campaign. Local conservadem Jason Altmire needs a primary opponent.

Planned Parenthood needs calls now on the House health care bill.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:57:33 -0700

This is just astonishing. So called "pro life" dems want an up or down vote on a bill on stripping reproductive rights out of the health care bill. Its nice to know that Bronze age values rule triumphant. Thank you Catholic bishops.Planned ...

Daily Kos tells you who to whip on the health care debate.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:10 -0700

According to Firedoglake, Nancy Pelosi may be more than 50 votes down from passing a health care reform. She can only afford to lose 40 dems. Not good. The Daily Kos tells you who you might want to call in order to change their minds. Friday Night Wh...

Message of Tuesday's election clear: Produce or go home

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:20:18 -0700

I don't think these elections are necessarily indicative of the future of the Democratic Party for 2010. I do think that the lesson it draws is that people need a reason to vote. One of the frustrating things about writing on the Internet is th...

Firedoglake is liveblogging the heatlh care debate in the U.S. House.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:00:43 -0700

AS we speak, we're losing the battle to pass a health care reform bill through the US House of Representatives. Keep in mind that the strongest version of the public option, which was watered down in order to appease conservative blue dog dems, is no...

Here's the Planned Parenthood voting guide that I will be following in today's voting.

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:43:43 -0700

Well, I'm off to vote. To be honest, I was kinda thinking of blowing off this election (I don't live in Pittsburgh or the mayor's race would have drawn some of my interest other than my endorsement of Franco Dok Harris...) but th...

Franco Dok Harris has a new Pittsburgh mayor's race ad.

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:05:20 -0700

Here's Franco Dok Harris' new ad. Does he have a really solid chance to win? I have no idea. I really think it depends on black and italian turnout and who they vote for. I think it it is winnable in an election that will, in all probability have a v...

I can't believe it. (Really.) We're actually winning on the public option for health care reform.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:35:23 -0700

We're actually winning on the public option. I don't believe it. And we may have Harry Reid to thank for it. I can't believe that either. If this all pans out, then we should remember this during what looks to be Harry's tough reelection ...