Boring Administrative Note

post from Ketchup Is A Vegetable on 25 September 2007 12:52:25 AM. © Ketchup Is A Vegetable

As we are wont to do because we are a nerd, we have altered the structure of our little blog tonight. Now, the root URL of this little project is officially ‘ kiav.net ‘ . Other incarnations, such as ‘ ketchupisavegetable.com ‘ and ‘ ketchupisavegetable.net ‘ will simply redirect you here. Unfortunately, this may screw [...]

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Suicide bomber attacks reconciliation banquet in
Iraq

post from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth on 25 September 2007 12:47:00 AM. © AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

What burgeoning democracy hasn't had a suicide bomber that kills 16 people at a reconciliation event?

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Obama's Plan

post from Ezra Klein on 25 September 2007 12:46:00 AM. © Ezra Klein

Not only do I lack the relevant campaign experience to evaluate whether the Obama campaign's radical theory of how to win the Iowa caucus will prove effective, but I don't think people with lots of campaign experience have any way...[...]

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UN WrapUp

post from Ezra Klein on 25 September 2007 12:37:00 AM. © Ezra Klein

Over at UN Dispatch, Mark Leon Goldberg explains why the meeting mattered. He also says that, "in a body composed of 192 member states, it is very difficult--practically speaking--for a tiny group of nations to hold out against the will...[...]

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Open Thread and Diary Rescue

post from Daily Kos on 25 September 2007 12:24:48 AM. © Daily Kos

(Tonight's selections are brought to you courtesy of the Rescue Rangers. SusanG)

This evening's Rescue Rangers are vcmvo2, ybruti, fatbyjhnsn, BentLiberal, joyful, Rippen Kitten and Shayera, with Elise as editor.

In I believe OUR children are the future,dkos diarist HarveyMilk gives us his view of our big, sorta happy, dysfunctional democratic family. (vcmvo2)

In CNN Sold Its Soul to Bush for a Handful of Silver (Just like CBS) and Got So Much More, dkos diarist,McCamy Taylor comprehensively analyzes how Bush's FCC contributed to CNN's corporate sell-out. (vcmvo2)

Paradox13 presents compelling arguments against a proposal regarding illegal immigrants in his city: Leesburg's Immigration Bogeyman. (ybruti)

ccmask reports the unwelcome news that BUSH CUTS FLORIDA EVERGLADES OFF HERITAGE SITE LIST.(ybruti)

With clearly written instructions a ten-year-old can follow, ShawnGBR explains how you can be Having fun with hidden messages. (ybruti)

The Department of Defense has released their annual budget. Consequently, Jay Elias brings us some Interesting Federal Budget Observations. (fatbyjhnsn)

Need more information on Blackwater? DiAnne has put together a fantastic resource at Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Blackwater (But Were Afraid to Ask). (fatbyjhnsn)

A Siegel takes a look at the White House's new global warming talking points in The Sun Sets in the East: White House Climate Change Talking Points. (shayera)

Even long-term legal residents (green card holders) are subject to the whims of federal immigration law. Duke1676 highlights the problems for those in Immigrant Limbo. (BentLiberal)

In a well-written diary with research that'll keep you reading more, Health Care in America; Uninsured, Underinsured, Universal Woes, Bcgntn examines the national health care crisis. (Rippen Kitten)

California Nurses Shum reports that even health care workers are at risk of losing employer-compensated health care benefits without unionization in Labor & Healthcare--The Issue of Our Time. (Rippen Kitten)

emeraldmaiden has Top Comments 9/24/07 - Video Valium.

Use this as an open thread, and be sure to share your own picks for worthy diaries in your comments. Enjoy.

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24 Republican Votes Short

WASHINGTON - A major expansion of government health insurance to nearly 4 million children passed the House of Representatives Tuesday, but without enough Republican support to overcome President Bush's promised veto.

The vote was 265-159, with 45 Republicans supporting the bill. It would take 289 votes to override the president's veto.

So the Republicans have decided to be the anti-children party, women not welcome (and Latinos, and people of color, and moderates, and centrists need not apply).

In the short term, this wasn't about money (the Iraq funding could cover that if Congress so chose) or compassion, or data, or history (SCHIP was a bipartisan Congressional bill) or public opinion. This was about ideology, and the need to back the President knowing that he was on the wrong side of the issue (that's what Republican moderates do).

The Senate will overwhelmingly pass this bipartisan bill. And the Republicans will pay for not overriding Bush's veto in 2008.