By this morning, progressives started signaling that they're not getting on board with the two corrupt Beltway party establishments' intention of using the last minute/must pass omnibus appropriations bill-- to keep the government open-- as an excuse for some especially ugly legislation they could otherwise not pass.
We live in a political system where Congress shirks it's clear and unambiguous responsibility to declare war. Instead we get military actions of dubious legality and with superficial public support, which often quickly sours. Thursday the House came as close as they do to debating and voting for war. Disguised as H.R.
Lee Rogers, surgeon, progressiveThis morning's NY Times looked at medical doctors in Congress-- although the post is mostly a puff piece about a naive right-wing pediatric neurosurgeon in Oregon who's running against Jeff Merkley.
