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health care
Kal Penn Leaves White House; White Castle Suffers
Kal Penn spent almost a year in the White House and did all he could to save White Castle from financial ruin. Kal left the White House last month and less than two weeks later … White Castle is considering laying off employees. Senate Republican Communications Center: Health Care Law …
Doctor Tells Obama Supporters to Find Help Elsewhere
It’s Good Friday, right? [Come on man…] We’re quite certain other docs in the area are seeking an endless stream of new clients.
No Staffer Admits To Actually Reading the Health Care Bill
We’ve known it for years, we just never had proof. According to the latest FDC survey, nobody [including staff] actually reads the legislation that is crafted on Capitol Hill. “We never read these things – they’re just too long,” said an unidentified staffer wearing salmon-colored khakis and a crab belt. …
Scott Brown Announces Retirement, Cites Desire to Spend More Time Not Wearing Pants
Only months after tea drinkers swept him into office, Scott Brown announced he was leaving Congress. “This job looked a lot better on paper. Plus, I have less time to drive my truck…which I generally do without pants on. Did I mention I drive a truck? And that my daughters …
Famously Quoteworthy: Which Baldwin is This?
We’re unclear as to what makes Stephen Baldwin an expert on health care: “[I]t’s official today, Barack Obama is the greatest gangster to ever come out of Chicago,” then followed with “Mr. Obama’s a liar.” [smooth quote] We did love him in “8 Seconds.”
Is Washing Your Mouth Out with Soap Part of the New Health Care Law?
We hear … A TV mic picked up Vice President Biden saying to President Obama, “This is a big f***ing deal.” UPDATE: FishbowlDC’s Betsy Rothstein: V.P. Drops F-Bomb . Salon’s Alex Koppelman: Yes, Joe Biden, a very big %&*!ing deal You gotta hand it to Biden: you have a huge …
How Not to Keep It Classy
Dear People That Make Terrible Decisions After Historic Congressional Votes, This kind of thing doesn’t help prove your point. Democratic offices in at least three states have reported instances of vandalism that party members say possibly were tied to Sunday’s historic vote on health care reform. Early Monday morning, a …
Closing Bell: NRCC Video Guy Keeps It Real
We’ve got to give it up to the NRCC once again — they’re straight killing it with the videos. There’s a lot of quick humor throughout the entire video [:47, 1:05]
Coming Soon [Health Bill]
Mediaite: Robert Gibbs: The Health Bill Will Soon Be The “Law Of The Land” When asked if the president now believes if he has the votes to pass health care, Gibbs avowed “Chris we’ll have the votes when the House votes within the next week.”
Canada Reacts After Losing In Hockey
Appropriately timed and very funny. [at least we have health care]
Famously Quoteworthy: Why Not Brownies?
Political strategist and dessert expert John Feehery breaks down the health care debate: If you understand the sudden rise in popularity of the cupcake, you will understand why the president’s health care bill has lost so much steam. [delicious] We got so hungry we forgot to finish the article.
FamousDC Awards Jake Tapper Two Points
Jake Tapper After meeting w/a clowder of "fat cats" (bank execs) yesterday, POTUS will try to "herd cats" (senators) on #hcr today http://bit.ly/5CQDZN
The Ballad of Joseph Cao
We thought the same thing. One, and only one, Republican broke ranks to vote for the health reform bill in the House. Dude needed a song. Worth the watch.