Feingold blasts White House on public option

Sen. Russ Feingold, a strong proponent of the public option throughout the duration of the health care reform debate, blasted the White House for a “lack of support” for the inclusion of a public option in health care reform legislation: “I’ve been fighting all year for a strong public option to compete with the insurance [...]

“Spend more money!” vs. “Don’t spend more money!”

In a recent blog entry, fringe-right blogger Amy Geiger-Hemmer does a great job of illustrating the hypocrisy of the right when it comes to government spending. In her entry, Geiger-Hemmer calls more more government spending right before she calls for less government spending, noting the four best gifts this “Holiday” season that the American people [...]