Before all the gridlock paralyzed washington, this kind of thing, bills becoming laws, happened a lot. congress passed health reform in 2010 after a big, long, ugly fight. and then president obama signed health reform into law at a big fancy signing ceremony. there were a ton of pens that day. then when it was over, when it was over, we had obama care. congress passed it. the president signed it. it was done. we had ourselves a brand new law. that is how it works. frankly, we even have a cartoon about that. you guys remember lonely little bill from the incredibly awesome schoolhouse rock series. lonely bill made this process, how a bill becomes law, really familiar to most americans. there s something schoolhouse rock left out. there s something that happens after the pens are given out and the bill becomes a law. this other thing that happens which is people either, they don t like the law or don t understand what it means or maybe the law s now old and people aren t sure if it ap
Within 15 days to present a plan to congress. he said that in april of 2009, april of 2010 and april of 2011 and april of 2012. in no instance did the president of the united states meet his statutory responsibility to present a plan to restore fiscal responsibility to the system. he ignored. it how he can get away with it, i don t understand. when they say this is going belly up, he is obligated to present a plan to congress. congress is not required to vote on it, but he is ogobligated to present a plan. it s a horrible, ugly fight. it s very important to the american people that people be fair and straight and not just scare everybody. but anyway, now to vice-president biden s remark about chains. jay carney is still trying to explain it away. what do you say to republicans who say that the vice-president s comments about putting people back in chains is an example of why he should be replaced on the ticket? well, i say a couple of
all? whitney houston was beautiful and talented with music in her soul and her blood line. sheep was the daughter of a gospel singer, cousin to dionne warwick, areit na franklin her godmother. she had a voice that could range five octaves cross over from gospel, r&b and rock. career blossomed in the 80s, skyrocketed in the 90s. multimillions of albums sold, leading roles in the body guard and multi millions in income. a tumultuous marriage and drug addiction. i m my best friend or worst enemy. houston divorced and got clean, she said, and try a comeback releasing an album in 2009, going on tour. but time and trouble had taken an obvious toll whitney houston never got her comeback but as the news swept over last night, music industry giants called in to cement the legacy of that voice. this is going to be one of these times where you re going to remember where you were when you heard the news, it s that significant. she had that voice, that could just turn a stor
multimillions of albums sold, leading roles in blockbuster films like the bodyguard and income. but there was a tumultuous marriage and drug addiction. her star faded. the biggest devil is me. i m either my best friend or my worst enemy. houston divorced and got clean, she said, and tried a comeback, releasing an album in 2009 and going on tour. but time and trouble had taken an obvious toll. i look to you whitney houston never got her comeback, but as the news swept over last night, music industry giants called in to cement the legacy of that voice. this is going to be one of these times where you re going to remember where you were when you heard the news. it s that significant. she had that voice that could just turn a story, a melody into just magical, magical notes. there will never be another voice like that. people should not die young. scheduled to attend a pre-grammys party thrown by her mentor, clive davis, whitney houston was pronounced dead i
finally, what the dickens was going on in the british government this week? i ll explain. first, here s my take. if you re trying to understand the recent protests against the putin regime in russia, one of the best guides is an outspoken columnist who s been writing trenchant essays in the nation s leading newspapers over the past month. political competition is the heartbeat of democracy. this author writes, noting the absence of such competition in contemporary russia. he describes the frustrations of the russian middle class, demanding political rights. today, the quality of our state does not match civil society s readiness to participate in it. on corruption, perhaps the issue that most riles the public, the author is scathing. the problem comes from the lack of transparency and accountability of government, he says. now, what makes this all deeply strange is that the author of these essays is vladimir putin. the architect, builder and chief enforcer of the system tha