LiveBlog for Thursday, November 19, 2009

schwartzRep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about health care reform and the economy.

Ted Massinello, President of the USA Coffee Company, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to talk about the pro-union and made-in-the-USA aspects of his company.

andrewsRep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform, the economy, and jobs.

Lamar Waldron, JFK conspiracy expert and author of “Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination,” calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about his book.

• Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation last night to extend health care coverage to all but 6% of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions. The bill would reduce deficits by $127 billion over a decade.

• A federal judge ruled yesterday that the Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.

• Disappointing forecasts from technology companies and an unexpected drop in home construction added to worries about the economy and sent stocks modestly lower yesterday. The Dow fell 11 points at close yesterday.

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That's it for today kiddies...cya tomorrow!

:twisted: says have a great day. Be thankful you're not in Seattle. We're being waterboarded by Mother(effer) Nature.

Buh Bye, Bloggoes! :mrgreen:

@366 - Why yes he was, and after that attack, he made the decision to move the rapid response office to the WTC!

#369 Seriously. I think things would work out of the suspects ended up acquitted and then allowed to exit the building out the front door on their own - after the media announces they'll be leaving the building at this time.
There will be so many people there the authorities won't know who actually killed them. People could take body part and hair home as souvenirs...

373 - "He shoots! He scores! Bristol's knocked up!"

blah blah blah DICK blah blah blah. that's all :twisted" hears

Have a great day, everyone!

Happy Birthday, Hello (Larry)!

answer on what military tribunals are set up to try...

anything Congress passes (so long as Constitutional) -- Article III only sets up one court - The Supreme Court.

formation of all inferior courts is done by act of Congress

Again....how did we try Tim McVeigh and that other schmuck without the US blowing up?!?!?!

Hockey stick? So that's what the Alaskans call it. ;)

Was that a joke (terrorism-inspired Jobs Bill)? GOP, irony-deficient again.

Speaking of insane, the goddam Republican Congress people are truly insane.

Wingnuts are inciting terrorism. Isn't that against the law?

New Yorkers shouldn't be afraid of KSM, KSM should be terrified of New Yorkers.

357: looks to me like they scraped about an inch off of the inside of her right inner thigh too. More space between the legs than
would be natural.

They often thin out legs like this in fashion photos.
It catches my eye, and repulses me a bit.
Makes them all look anorexic, with those little stick-figure
legs.

#350: If you have to ask...

Wasn't Rudy the mayor of NYC when the first WTC attackers went on trial?

Republicans need to be tried in a court of law for treason.

As long as a Democrat is president, the right wing will be happy to see the 9/11 terroristis go free. Anything to make Obama look bad, even if it hurts the America they claim to love so much.

hey wait -- didn't Iraq hold a public trial for Saddam? And convict him?

hmmm - but Rudy thinks we can't do the same?

Lindsey Graham is a piece of ape dung..

Leave it to the right-wingers to turn this into a sports metaphor.

You know those "Zogby polls" you hear about in the media? You too can join and be part of those polled.
http://interactive.zogby.com/pollregistration/regi...

jim louise ward !
stop with the ad hommina attacks.
pasta.

BREAKING: Lindsay Graham is trapped in a wad of his own pantywaist.

Here's a link to the bottom half of Demi Moore in that picture. It's ridiculous because 1) it is so obvious what the poor job they did and 2) SHE'S NOT EVEN OVERWEIGHT! Why was it necessary?

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/17/demi-moore-is...

Graham needs a big steaming cup of STFU.

#349 Because the government keeps infringing on the 2nd ammendment and doesn't allow citizens to arm and protect themselves, we need a strong national defense.

That's the right wing answer, anyway.

349: when the canadian world trade center got attacked, the guy that owned building seven had to wait DAYS before collecting seven billion euros in insurance money, and it was WEEKS before they cott osama bin laden. face it. U. S. americans have the greatest military services that money can buy. pasta la pizza.

#349 I'm guessing they'd argue that those are Military Professionals, not bureaucrats. Hey,they are people and people make mistakes (remember the My Lai Massacre?)

Hey, Levi's freezing the puck up against the boards. Penalty box.

347: i tried that, but the bugs that get in your grill while you're running around at 220 mph just take the fun out of it.

347 -- I'm not sure if that means I have to go to the penalty box or not.

So here's a question for the Conservatives: If government is too incompetent to be trusted with something as important as our health care- Then why in the hell should be trust the government with something as important as NATIONAL DEFENSE?

346: turn on spellcheck, sir. the guy's name is "VINKO BOGATAJ". - i told him not to go skiing with a waffle iron but he just couldnt leggo of the idea.

345 -- Ted Nugent said you have to pretend your face is a Maserati.

I know a slightly damp Bugatti Veyron you can have for cheap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua5UTAKjBto

I'm sure glad I get the StephCast (only 4.95 a month since I get a year in advance)...my connection today is the PITS & the show keeps dropping off

if i'd knowed he wanted a skull so bad, i would have just given him one.

Damn, I'm down to one castle!

335: not even when he got evaporated by thermite ?

Can you imagine what an incredible stink the Repubs would have made if ANY Democrat had any ties to the Bin Laden family on 9/12? Can you imagine the incredible grand hypocristy of the Republican Party in ignoring GHW's connections to Bin Ladens?

328 -- I remember that! So hilarious!

Another ironic level with it was biscuits are loaded with butter & make you fat, but disco biscuits have the opposite effect.

what's in a name ?
nickel-less guage.

I feel no pity for Cage whatsoever.