• February 15, 2012

health care summit

MEANWHILE ON TWITTER

Sarah Palin Wanted You To Watch Ladies’ Hockey Today. Did You?

by Jim Newell

7:20 pm February 25, 2010

Hmm. Well hopefully Sarah Palin took enough notes during the parts of the health care summit that she did watch, so that her conversation about it with Sean Hannity tonight can be as fact-based and productive as expectations would have us believe. [Twitter]

DEAR SWEET CHRIST

NRCC Scared Of Something, Something Terrible

by Jim Newell

1:36 pm February 25, 2010

Here’s what the NRCC expected to happen to Republicans today, at the Health Care Summit: massive death. Blood, everywhere, just like in the 1999 movie American Pie. [Indecision Forever]

HEALTH CARE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

McCain SMACKS DOWN Obama, Who SMACKS DOWN McCain

by Jim Newell

1:02 pm February 25, 2010

The lunch break of ancient lore has finally been taken! (Except for House members, who are taking special-ed buses back to their House to vote on something.) Passionate chatter leading to nothing will recommence at 1:45. Here’s TPM’s “Obama vs. McCain Redux” clip, “Redux” because they ran against each other, for president, twenty or thirty [...]

HEALTH CARE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

Matt Drudge Is Bored!

by Jim Newell

12:17 pm February 25, 2010

Nothing makes for a better “media event” than six straight hours of long back-and-forths about wonky health care reform particulars, in the middle of the day. No really, it’s great! But Matt Drudge is upset. We thank him for this screen grab of WALNUTS!, who probably has the shits. TWO HOURS ALREADY, JESUS. Anyway, they’re [...]