Grab Bag

post from Where's the Outrage? on 21 December 2009 11:51:37 PM. © Where's the Outrage?

Today kind of kept going and going. I will look over the healthcare legislation tomorrow. Right[...]

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Families USA to Endorse Senate Health Reform Bill

post from Serious Implications on 21 December 2009 11:33:19 PM. © Serious Implications

The non-profit, non-partisan health care advocacy group Families USA plans to endorse the Senate health care reform bill. For the past 25-years, Families USA has been a champion of high-quality health care for all Americans, especially children.Executive Director Ron Pollack had this to say:“In the next week, we will reach the most critical stage of [...]

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Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer: Great Courage

post from Everyday Citizen on 21 December 2009 11:32:26 PM. © Everyday Citizen

On August 6, 1964, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party was formed as an alternative to the[...]

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Monday Stuff

post from The Liberal Doomsayer on 21 December 2009 11:28:00 PM. © The Liberal Doomsayer

I'm too busy doing hallucinogenic drugs to look for political videos, so I'll just put up some holiday stuff here - first, something stirring and traditional...

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...and something that isn't.

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Big Sigh of Relief for NY-Dems

post from Talking Points Memo on 21 December 2009 11:11:00 PM. © Talking Points Memo

The NYDN says Rudy will announce tomorrow that he won't run for senate next year. Which is pretty good news for the NY Dems and Sen. Gillibrand since he was running way ahead of her in the early polls. [...]

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C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Frank Zappa

post from Crooks and Liars on 21 December 2009 11:00:57 PM. © Crooks and Liars

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Happy Birthday to the late great Frank Zappa. Today is known in the blogosphere as Day Zero of Zappadan, the annual blogswarm honoring Frank. The blogswarm started several years ago, but this year we've added Alicia Policia's "Yellow Snow Cupcakes" (edible) as a Zero Day tradition.

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What songs accompany your holiday sweets this evening?

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Late Night: John McCain Called. He Wants His
Spotlight Back!

post from Firedoglake on 21 December 2009 11:00:47 PM. © Firedoglake

And he's not beneath using the ghost of Ted Kennedy to get it.[...]

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Open Thread and Diary Rescue

post from Daily Kos on 21 December 2009 11:00:05 PM. © Daily Kos

Tonight's Rescue Rangers are BentLiberal, Louisiana 1976, ItsJessMe,Got a Grip, jennyjem, and ybruti with jennyjem as editor.

The diaries up for rescue tonight are:

FrankCornish highlights the basic facts surrounding The Death of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri and Ashura, giving us a reference point for what may happen in Iran in the coming months. (Got a Grip)

Climb aboard this week's installment of BruceMcF's Sunday Train: Doctor Dan prescribes High Speed Rail for Kentucky. (BentLiberal)

Rei gives us the inside scoop on Who's Killing The Electric Car Again? (Part II) (jennyjem)

emersonian reports in My mandate in Massachusetts that health insurance purchased through the state exchange has brought lower premiums and peace of mind. (ybruti)

debcoop reports that, when it comes to women's health, we need to fight The Nelson Amendment: Bad as Stupak.. (jennyjem)

On the scene in Denmark, boatsie provides a brilliant analysis of Cop15: Climate Justice, Climate Shame. (Louisiana 1976)

You or someone else you know could have a serious health problem and not even be aware of it. algebrateacher describes it and tells how to treat it in The Holidays and Sleep Apnea: Change a Life w/poll. (Louisiana 1976)

StandUpToRacism somehow got both a copy of a special letter Santa wrote and his permission to reprint it: The Christmas Mirror: Santa's Final Letter to a Wonderful Child. (ItsJessMe)

jotter has High Impact Diaries: December 20, 2009.

Light Emitting Pickle has Top Comments 12/21 - Christmas Cheer Edition.

Enjoy and please promote your own favorite diaries in this open thread.

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Pope Benedict promotes Pope Pius XII for
sainthood

Is it really that difficult to see the problem here? Is the Vatican and Pope Benedict honestly this tone deaf? Obviously they haven't been listening nor do they care.

Among those to criticise him was the World Jewish Congress, whose president, Ronald Lauder, said: "As long as the archives about the crucial period 1939 to 1945 remain closed, and until a consensus on his actions ? or inaction ? concerning the persecution of millions of Jews in the Holocaust is established, a beatification is inopportune and premature.

"While it is entirely a matter for the Catholic church to decide on whom religious honours are bestowed, there are strong concerns about Pius XII's political role during world war two which should not be ignored."

He called on the Vatican to immediately open the files on the controversial figure. "Given the importance of good relations between Catholics and the Jews, and following the difficult events of the past year, it would be appreciated if the Vatican showed more sensitivity on this matter," he added, referring to Benedict's rehabilitation of a Holocaust-denying cleric, Richard Williamson.

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Positioning Already Beginning for Conference
Committee

With the votes to pass health care in the Senate a fait accompli, everyone has turned their attention to the conference committee, and the numerous knotty issues involved in reconciling the House and Senate bills and arriving at something that can pass[...]

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