This is a piece that I wrote for TheRoot.com. Considering the events of the last week, though, I thought it was important to re-post it here. When Illinois Sen. Roland Burris took office almost a year ago, he already appeared to be a lame-duck politician. After being appointed by the shady Gov. Rod Blagojevich in [...]
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October 27, 2009
best week ever: a pennant and a public option
It’s looking like a promising week. The Yankees are back and so is the public option. I hope. A bill that includes a government-run plan is before the House, but whether it survives the next round of debates remains to be seen. Maybe it has a better chance of getting passed with the newly added opt-out option [...]
