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Pass the Bill

By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: December 17, 2009

A message to progressives: By all means, hang Senator Joe Lieberman in effigy. Declare that you’re disappointed in and/or disgusted with President Obama. Demand a change in Senate rules that, combined with the Republican strategy of total obstructionism, are in the process of making America ungovernable.

But meanwhile, pass the health care bill.

Yes, the filibuster-imposed need to get votes from “centrist” senators has led to a bill that falls a long way short of ideal. Worse, some of those senators seem motivated largely by a desire to protect the interests of insurance companies — with the possible exception of Mr. Lieberman, who seems motivated by sheer spite.

But let’s all take a deep breath, and consider just how much good this bill would do, if passed — and how much better it would be than anything that seemed possible just a few years ago. With all its flaws, the Senate health bill would be the biggest expansion of the social safety net since Medicare, greatly improving the lives of millions. Getting this bill would be much, much better than watching health care reform fail....

Man has some good points. That's why he's got a goddamn Nobel, and you don't. But, it still sucks.

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Love how Lieberman's boyfriend tries to go all postal on Al. Classic.

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You know, you wanna be a douchebag, this is America, you can be a douchebag.

But, that's not gonna keep the rest of us from thinking you're a bunch of douchebags.

Or worse yet, we're gonna start ignoring you. Which is probably what you're really upset about.

"I just felt like the country was badly damaged following the eight years of George W. Bush and that collection of morons that he had around him running this country into a ditch...." Jack FTW.

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The seven wonkiest things you never thought you'd say:

"Geithner for treasury? Are you out of your freaking mind?!"

So what if you never learned the names of any president's cabinet before. This is Obama's cabinet, which means it's going to be like the Super Friends. You know all the names of the Super Friends don't you?

Our favorite. But, go read 'em all.

Works for us.

Fortunately, there's a reference for the rest of us!

The neighbors have repainted their garage again we see.