Kucinich was just playing hard to get
This morning, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, will hold a press conference to announce how he’s voting on healthcare reform. Since he has up to this point been a "no" vote, the fanfare presumably means he’s changed his mind.
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Opposing the bill would have ended any future he might have had as an influential figure in the progressive movement. Kucinich was hoping for a more progressive bill, and thought that by holding out he might pull his party leftward on the issue. If he'd ended up voting against reform, he almost certainly would have had the opposite effect.
At the New Republic, Jon Chait chalks up the apparent change of heart to the Ohio congressman’s sympathy for the uninsured. "Kucinich may be crazy but he's not... well, he is kind of stupid. Okay, he may be crazy and stupid, but he's not completely indifferent to the plight of the disadvantaged. So he's got that going for him."
Heh.
Suela, in case you didn't know, you can take 2 benadryl at a time, no matter what the package says. I'd space the doses out by 6-8 hours.
I got a terrible rash from the penicillin one time, so I know. What was hilarious about that was, by the time I finally went to the doctor about it, it was much better. The Dr. took one look and said, "That's BETTER???" Um, yeah?
The people at Firedoglake are flipping their shit about the Kucinich rumors. It's probably wrong of me to be enjoying it so much. OTOH, until he actually gets up at the podium I'm not sure we can predict
what
he's going to say.
(Also.
Rachel Maddow
is a corporatist mouthpiece from their perspective? Seriously? Good luck with your "overthrow the corporatist two-party state" plan guys. Worked so well in 2000.)
I'm not sure we can predict what he's going to say.
I predict he's gonna out himself as a furry....
Two space heaters have been acquired and already are making a difference... although the day is supposed to get up to the low 60s. We'll still be glad to have them tonight. Next mission: Operation Electric Blanket, which Target had also sent back to the seasonal warehouse....
Two Lumps with it's unique take on A.A. Milne: [link]
Also. Rachel Maddow is a corporatist mouthpiece from their perspective? Seriously?
Well, she interviewed Geithner last night, and she didn't stab him through the heart with a letter opener while screaming, "Death to capitalism!" So I guess we can safely assume she's on the side of the corporate oligarchy.
Tina deserves another crotch punch for my fried hard drive.
Well, she interviewed Geithner last night
Man he looks like the Keebler Elf.
