The BackChannel Blog

The bravest man in Washington, D. C., Rep Joseph Cao (R-La.)

Brian In NYC — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:57:29 +0000

House health bill passes 220-215; 39 Dems and one GOP defect

And here we thought no one could take Charlton Heston’s place!

Brian In NYC — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:08:10 +0000

Excellent!

Brian In NYC — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:51:31 +0000

#27 incase you lost count!

Thank you Teabaggers!

Brian In NYC — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:41:23 +0000

Breaking News Alert The New York Times Wed, November 04, 2009 — 12:27 AM ET —– Conservative Concedes in Upstate Congressional Race [...]

Put up or shut up week

Brian In NYC — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:01:45 +0000

Ready or not, House Democratic leaders say they are pushing for a healthcare vote this week. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is poised to send a bill to the floor Monday in its final form, setting up a vote as early as Thursday. Pelosi preps for healthcare plunge [...]

A real Speaker of the House ~BrianInNYC

Brian In NYC — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:27:21 +0000

As this week draws to a close I thought it appropriate to take a moment and acknowledge the efforts of the speaker in crafting health care reform. From everything I’ve read the House bill seems to be very well crafted and will greatly improve the lives of 10s millions of American, including myself! For more [...]

A Case for Single Payer

dnd — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:13 +0000

If there’s two things we Americans like to preserve it’s our money and our health. This year over 100 banks have gone belly up, yet no depositor has lost any of their savings. Not one. This is due to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC is a single payer system whose premiums are paid [...]

I’m just wild about Harry!

Brian In NYC — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:10:44 +0000

Eat our shorts!

Brian In NYC — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:20:34 +0000

Yankees Beat Angels and Advance to World Series The New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series to advance to the World Series for the first time since 2003. They [...]

Cheney Family Reality Show?

dnd — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:20 +0000

This week Dick Cheney told the Center For Security Policy that President Obama was “dithering” on sending more troops into Afghanistan. Notwithstanding that the administration he was a part of dithered on Gen. David McKiernan’s request to send more troops to Afghanistan( i.e., they didn’t). His daughter Liz is a mouthpiece to defend and promote [...]