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Calling Cpt. 'Trapper' John McIntyre, M.D.

By Ripper on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 6:26pm |
Screen Actors Guild board member and movie star Elliott Gould called me today to express his support for Single Payer health care and to graciously explain a prior commitment that prevents him from attending Healthcare NOW's July 30th rally in...

I miss Clearthinker

By Ripper on Sun, 07/26/2009 - 7:43pm |
I understand CT has taken down his blog posts and indicated he is moving on.I have not always agreed with him (understatement?) but I have appreciated his inquisitive nature and rigor in trying to pin down the facts. He can...

Help TPM reps tell your healthcare story in DC - PLEASE COMMENT!

By Ripper on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 1:49pm |
As Kristy Ray, kfreed, Jason, Donal and I prepare to visit Washington next week to attend Healthcare Now's single-payer rally and to lobby our delegations, it occurs to me: As compelling as our personal health care stories are, very likely...

Why Max Baucus is key

By Ripper on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 5:00pm |
As chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) holds sway over the only remaining Senate committee still working on a markup of health care legislation. The HELP committee passed its version, which includes a public option,...

Giving Harry hell

By Ripper on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 5:59pm |
If you haven't read this story of how Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) just dealt anti-health reform advocates a potentially winning hand, please do. Reid will adjourn the Senate for the August recess, abandoning any vote until the fall and allowing...

Public Option Advocates: Time to Come Home to Single Payer

By Ripper on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 4:30pm |
Note from Ripper: Thought I'd pass this along.By Mark Dunlea, Executive Director, Hunger Action Network of NYS; co-chair, Single Payer New York. [phone and fax redacted by Ripper]As the various public option proposals in Congress for national health care reform...

Break the logjam

By Ripper on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 4:09pm |
Action on passing universal health care is hung up in Congress while GOP strategists crow about breaking Obama and the media conducts its usual circle jerk.There is and has been for weeks only one point at which the logjam can...

Top 10 signs health care reform is NOT in trouble

By Ripper on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 5:55am |
10. Brad and Angelina still adopting risky Third World kids. 9. Sales of hand lotion plummets as insurance executives slow evil hand-wringing. 8. Michael Steele determines that Sarah Palin's stupidity, Mark Sanford's infidelity and Joe Lieberman's flatulence are pre-existing conditions but he...

Why I fight for universal health care - PLEASE REC!

By Ripper on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 4:44am |
I should begin by mentioning how grateful I am to the TPM community for digging into their bank accounts to send Gumbun and me to Washington. I'm certain I speak for her, too, when I say it is my profound...

With all your strength, fight now

By Ripper on Sun, 07/19/2009 - 6:38am |
Kudos to Bwak and LisB and Gumbun and Synchronicity, et al, for leading the charge July 31st into D.C. from TPMers who want universal health care NOW. They understand that momentum must BUILD and not be allowed to wane. Stall...

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