Category Archives: town halls

Reclaiming the Town Halls

I couldn’t agree more with Steven Pearlstein’s op-ed in the WaPo today: Health reform is a test of whether this country can function once again as a civil society — whether we can trust ourselves to embrace the big, important … Continue reading

Posted in The Teabag Terror, health care reform, town halls | 5 Comments

Loud Noises: the GOP Health Care Strategy

As I said in April, the whole point of the “tea parties” was to astroturf a movement into existence that could be used to attack progressive legislation. Republicans think they can beat health care reform with loud noises and a … Continue reading

Posted in Loud Noises, The Teabag Terror, health care reform, town halls | Leave a comment