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Why compromise with Republicans if they won't vote for the final bill anyway?

One of the great mysteries of Washington DC these days is why Democrats spend so much time negotiating with Republicans. I can understand negotiating with them if it gets some of them to vote for a bill, but that hasn't been happening. So why bother? Or why keep the Republican compromises in the bill once it's clear Republicans won't vote for it? I understand the notion of wanting bi-partisan cover for a bill (though I think that notion is highly over-rated), but when it's clear that's not coming, why let them contaminate the bill? Do they actually think Republican input makes the legislation better? Ezra Klein wants to know the same thing, and speculates as to an answer: Republicans aren't just getting some technical amendments passed into these proposals. They're helping to design the entire architecture. They're securing long negotiation processes that give them much more input than your median committee Democrat. And then they're abandoning

Pass the health care reform bill, please

If any Congressfolk happen to be reading this, please pass the Health Care Reform bill. Then make it even better by passing a robust public option that will help keep health insurance companies honest.

Do as we say, not as we subsidize

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This pretty much sums up what's wrong with our government's food policy. The info is from a few years ago, but I suspect things have not changed much. Via .

"Choose Your Own Adventure" on free will

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This is awesome sauce (via Mad Latinist via Parijata): From Luke Surl Comics .