Keith Olbermann’s Hour Long Special Comment on Health Insurance Reform: Health Care Reform, Saving American Lives

This should be required viewing for every member of Congress that still believes they owe their jobs to their electorate. If you need just the transcript, you can get that here.

Here is Nick Kristof’s story on the Waddington family and the sons who have been advised NOT to try to donate a kidney to their father. Keith referenced this story tonight and I remember reading it the other day in an increasingly blind rage.

I heard most of the sad story of Heather and Dave Mroz tonight on the way home. If this doesn’t make you want to beat the living hell out of an insurance executive, I’m not sure I want to know you anymore.

Op-Ed Columnist – The Politics of Spite – NYTimes.com

If Republicans think something might be good for the president, they’re against it — whether or not it’s good for America.

That – to be blunt – is the entire platform of the GOP these days. So much for their faux patriotic bullshit.

They want wars but won’t put on the uniform. They want to preserve all life, but only squander it on said wars or to execute anyone they can see. They don’t want to discuss euthanasia but want to force people to live like vegetables against their will, all the while bankrupting families by not offering health care reform.

And that’s just off the top of my head. Krugman addresses this toxic hate a bit more coherently.

Hell, even the GOP cum-gurglers at Politico are pointing out that the Democrats see Republicans as sandbagging hypocrites worthy of scorn. Which, while incapable of making a stance against their masters, is pretty damning by Politico in it’s own way.

It’s “wait ’til next year” time again

A postmortem to the 2009 season for the Cubs, plus some early analysis for next year.

In short, damn near everyone got injured. Bradley was a miserable experiment: i mean, couldn’t he have been a dismal teammate while putting up good numbers too? Lilly was a surprise, because – seriously – who though he was going to have that good of a year? Lou FINALLY figured out Kevin Gregg can’t close and basically threw Marmol into the job. Better late than never I guess but hopefully Carlos figures it all out in time for next year.

Either way, no playoffs and a long road again waiting for next year.