Comments on: Roland Burris Will Vote Against Any Bill That Doesn’t Have a Public Plan

By: katiejacob

katiejacob — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:25:24 +0000

Why are you calling Barbara Boxer a ’so called “liberal”‘? Isn’t she pretty liberal?
Boo ya for Burris.

By: katiejacob

katiejacob — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:21:49 +0000

Why is Barara Boxer a so called “librul”? I think she is very liberal.

By: BMcGarth

BMcGarth — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:42:54 +0000

Exactly good on Roland Burris.The gentleman came to the senate however peculiar,kept his mouth shut & supported every progressive piece of legislation that came before him. And now he is out front for a progressive cause.Kudos to Burris.Just called & thank Burris.

PH:202-224-2854.

Still waiting to see so called “librul” Senator Boxer step up to the plate.

By: Mason

Mason — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:16:30 +0000

The Saturn Uranus opposition is less than one degree from an exact opposition (180 degrees apart with Gaia between them).

Saturn is at 24 degrees Virgo 58′57″

Uranus is at 24 degrees Pisces 37′31″

But that’s not all. Check this out:

The Sun is conjunct Saturn at 24 degrees Virgo 54′54″ so it’s also opposing Uranus. And the Moon is fast approaching the party at 10 degrees Virgo 5′1″

Last, but by no means least, Pluto at 0 degrees Capricorn 40′6″ is square to Saturn and Uranus. A square means 90 degrees apart and Saturn is within 5 degrees of an exact square with Pluto while Uranus also is within 5 degrees of an exact square with Pluto. This planetary configuration is called a T-square. This means the Uranus opposition to the forming triple conjunction of the Sun, Moon, and Saturn will strongly intensify the opposition.

For example, on 9/11 Saturn was within 2 degrees of an exact opposition to Pluto and both were square to a Sun Moon opposition. The two oppositions formed an exact Grand Cross. I am NOT suggesting another 9/11 will happen today. I AM saying a titanic force for unexpected rebellion and liberating change (Uranus) is battling another powerful force (Saturn) that “defines and grounds, constricts and solidifies by expressing itself in discipline and control, rigor and rigidity, repression and oppression,” [See Tarnas, Richard, Cosmos and Psyche (Plume 2007), at p. 211] with both forces strengthened and inflexibly expressed through the individual will to exist (Sun) supported by the emotional need to be right (Moon). The forces triggered by conjunction and T-square are powerfully magnified and intensified by Pluto. At the very least, we should expect rebellion and entrenchment around the world with a realistic possibility of clashes resulting in injuries and loss of life.

By: GDC707

GDC707 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:43:40 +0000

Hey, it wouldn’t be the 1st time the bedfellows were strange. In this fight you can’t be picky about your allies. As in any war, you gotta hold your nose and get ‘er done.

By: jussumbody

jussumbody — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:18:31 +0000

Hurray for the accidental Senator! But I can’t believe you didn’t run “your favorite picture evah” with this post. How many times will you get that chance again?

And why isn’t there one progressive Senator who would have done this before Roland Burris? Paging Senator Feingold, I believe my confidence in you was misplaced. Does that mean there aren’t any progressive senators, besides Burris?

By: ralphbon

ralphbon — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:57:23 +0000

Just called Schumer’s office and urged that he help snuff the Baucus bill in committee. Staffer asked why, and I said the lack of a PO. Staffer assured me that Schumer strongly supports a PO. I noted that Schumer’s used waffly language, saying that a co-op could constitute a PO depending on circumstances. Staffer acknowledged that he understood the point. Staffer asked if I supported any other bill. I said not really, since I’m a single-payer supporter. I pointed out that neither the House nor the HELP bill contains a PO remotely resembling what Howard Dean promises — something Medicare-like, available freely to Americans under 65. I noted that most Americans don’t understand that, but some of us do. But I added that, at minimum, killing the Baucus bill, co-ops, and triggers remains necessary preemptive damage control. Staffer said thanks.

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By: kidcharles

kidcharles — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:57:21 +0000

Yeah, it does feel a little weird to be rooting for John “Wiretap” Rockefeller and Roland “Quid Pro Quo” Burris. But sometimes you have to do that when you stick with your principles, regardless of who is for them or who is against them (are you listening Obama?)

By: JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin

JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:29:27 +0000

Rahm is throwing a hissy fit in the White House right now…

Sweet….

It couldn’t happen to a more deserving asshole…

By: ralphbon

ralphbon — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:23:56 +0000

It’ll be a pleasure, for a change, to urge Schumer to do something he actually might do.