The White House is ramping up its message machine to ram government health care through Congress. While Obama diddles in Denmark, two trial lawyers for Obama have concocted a response to a bi-weekly show (Senate Doctors Show) hosted by Repulican Senators Coburn and Barrasso – both are physicians. Politico reports Secretary Sebelius and Senator Whitehouse – both are trial lawyers, not physicians – have crafted their own internet show to respond to Senators Coburn and Barrasso informative health care show.

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Busy with day job concerns today, but did notice this blistering email headline from a friend:Same old Republican hacks on issueless Pawlenty campaign He was sending me Politico’s gushing story on the staffing up of the nascent Pawlenty Presidential effort:Pawlenty, under the radar of D.C.’s political community, has locked up some of the key operatives who engineered then-President George W. Bush’s reelection campaign — a significant feat for a little-known Midwestern politician… Pawlenty will also announce two co-chairmen, William Strong, a Morgan Stanley vice chairman, and former Rep.

How To Beat Random Drug Test Taking drugs is a sober offense, especially when in the billet of that calls for , true and trusty activity, in a consistent conduct, on leave of an employee. Not exclusive are they risking their job, they may be entangled in such process that risks their period and aliveness and the bingle of all around them and who acquisition with them.

Politico reports that support for abortion rights in the US is waning. You might not have noticed the piece, as intent as you were on the Edwards sludge that’s still churning all over the place. (If there’s anything sadder than middle-aged people planning a rooftop wedding [Poor Dave Matthews, what did he ever to do to you, John Edwards?], it’s got to be a video of those losers making the beast with two backs. That’s politics, folks!) Bourgie nookie doesn’t worry me, but ebbing support for reproductive rights does.

This one probably didn’t make the nightly news or any front-page headlines, but it may raise your eyebrows, if not your blood pressure. Congress is giving itself a 5.8 percent increase in funding this year. Hey, did you get a 5.8 percent increase in funding this year? Well, you’re probably not as valuable as Congress. Just kidding. Politico reports that the $4.7 billion annual budget Congress has approved for itself ( doesn’t it seem wrong for them to be able to approve their own budget? – Do you get to set your own income? ), includes $500,000 for senators to send out postcards about their own townhall meetings.