24 – 4am til 5am open thread

I’m off to watch my guilty pleasure show Dancing With The Stars . Still catching up on the 24 shows I’ve yet to see. Hope to be caught up by the end of the week. Later, gators.

Quote of the Day: Al Sharpton edition

Via WC Varones: To anyone who remains unconvinced that Obama is indeed a “Socialist”, just listen to one of the most prominent members of the Democrat Party, Al Sharpton. Today he told us flat-out… “The American public overwhelmingly voted for socialism when they elected President Obama.” -Al Sharpton 3/22/10 and “I think that this began [...]

VIDEO: The PrObamaCare MSM in action over the last year

Thanks to Kyle Drennen at Newsbusters for the below video compiliation of the last year of fawning MSM coverage on ObamaCare: At the same time the MSM provided President Obama and other pro-socialized medicine Democrats with free slanted coverage of their various healthcare “reform” bills, many of them were treating the opposition the same way [...]

VIDEO: Woolsey reaffirms her plans to introduce public option in the House tomorrow

Give an inch, they take miles: A leader of the House liberals’ caucus said Monday she’ll introduce new legislation to revive the public option. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), the co-chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she plans to unveil legislation to add the government-run option to the national healthcare exchange established by legislation President [...]

AP

Final Defendant in Haditha, Iraq Killings Seeks Dismissal of Charges

Ras. Reports

Florida Senate: Rubio 45%, Meek 25%, Crist 22%

B’berg

Obama Pays More Than Buffett as U.S. Risks AAA Rating

The Hill

McCain: Don’t expect GOP cooperation on legislation for the rest of this year

David Frum

Inside the backroom deals that got ObamaCare shoved through the House

The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel writes: President Obama flew to Pennsylvania (home to five wavering House Democrats), Missouri (three wavering), Ohio (eight), and Virginia (four) to hold rallies with small, supportive crowds. In four days, Mr. Obama held 64 meetings or calls with congressmen. The goal was to let undecideds know that the president [...]