Liveblogging Prop 8 Trial: Day Three, Wednesday PM Two (Thirteen)
[This post is rescued liveblogging materials that the Toobz Godz would not let me include in the last post. It picks up midway through the Defendants' questioning of Letitiia Peplau, a Social Psychologist and an expert witness on the benefits…
Supreme Court Blocks Video Coverage Of Prop 8 Trial
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bmazThe Supreme Court has issued its decision denying video coverage of the Prop 8 trial.
Liveblogging Prop 8 Trial: Day 3, Wednesday PM One (Twelve)
I'm about to pick up the liveblogging of the Prop 8 trial from Teddy, who has earned a big break (and who is off to the court room for a spell). We're in the middle of expert testimony--I believe that's what we've got coming up after this lunch…
New Pecora: Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Discussion Thread
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bmazAlright, this is a hot button issue and folks seem to want a place to chat on the proceedings in the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission with the Masters Of The Universe.
It is live on CSPAN and here is a web link to streaming CSPAN coverage.
Discuss…
Marcy Wheeler TeeVee - Jonathan Gruber and the Cadillac Plan
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bmazThere has been a fair amount of misinformation and disinformation about what has been said by Marcy Wheeler on this blog about Jonathan Gruber, including by Paul Krugman; there was also no foundation for it.
A Rather Sad Ending For Dan
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bmazDan Rather has lost what appears to be his last attempt to keep his civil suit against CBS and Viacom alive.
Congress Reviews the Taxpayers' Investment
One of the biggest stories at the North American International Auto Show yesterday was not the cars, but the congressional delegation -- led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer -- that came to the show. In addition to…
A Conversation with GM North America President, Mark Reuss
At the auto show yesterday, I had the opportunity to participate in a round table discussion with GM's recently appointed President of North America, Mark Reuss. Reuss was a pretty down to earth guy who had worked his way through the engineering…
SCOTUS Scuttles Prop 8 Video Coverage; The History Behind The Denial
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bmazAs you may have heard (See here and here), the Supreme Court has entered a last minute stay to put a hold on the video feed of the seminal Prop 8 trial in the Norther District of California (NDCA) to select other Federal courthouses in the country as well as the delayed release of video clips of the proceedings via YouTube. It is a disappointing decision for many reasons.
Ford Wins NA Car and Truck of the Year
Greetings from the North American International Auto Show.
As I explained last week, I'm going to have a number of discussions about your taxpayer owned car company--GM--today.
But the big news of the morning is that Ford won both the…
Krugman on the Cadillac-as-Chevy
A number of people have pointed to this Krugman post, in which he seemingly agrees with the excise tax apologists.
I think that states his position too strongly. What Krugman does is argue is that it makes sense to limit the tax exclusion…
Gruber Caveats the "Excise Tax Raise" Claim
Earlier today, DDay pointed out that the NYT, after issuing a fairly pointed correction revealing Jonathan Gruber's ties with the Administration, then used a quote from Gruber without disclosing his role in the Administration. DDay was focusing…
Wildcard Weekend Trash
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bmazIt is here. Yep Elvis Presley's 75th birthday was yesterday, and that means we are all getting old. So, in honor of The King, lets all have Fools Gold sandwich, a pint or two of beer and watch some football.
Football you say? That's right,…
Gruber Did Not Disclose Conflict to the WaPo
One of the biggest puzzles in Jonathan Gruber's explanation for why he hasn't been disclosing his $400,000 HHS contract as he has led the campaign to support the bill is timing. By his own admission, he revealed the contract for a disclosure…
Reinhardt: Gruber's Simulations Better than Private Sector Ones
After I learned that Jonathan Gruber--one of the biggest pitchmen for the Administration's health care reform--had also gotten a significant sole source contract from HHS, I wanted to get a sense of how sound the justification for the sole source…
Gruber Doesn't Reveal that 21% of MA Residents Can't Afford Health Care
I was intrigued to see Gruber link--in his response to Ben Smith--to his May 2009 analysis of how to measure affordability for a national healthcare reform plan. After all, I've been debating with people who love to cite Gruber on affordability…
Gruber's Response: "Consistent" but Not "Disclosed"
Ben Smith got a fairly long response from Jonathan Gruber on why he hasn't disclosed the $392,600 contracts he has had with HHS during the period when he was the chief spokesperson for the Administration's health care plan. He lays out his qualifications…
Jonathan Gruber Failed to Disclose His $392,600 Contracts with HHS (Updated)
MIT health economist Jonathan Gruber has been the go-to source that all the health care bill apologists point to to defend otherwise dubious arguments. But he has consistently failed to disclose that he has had a sole-source contract with…
The Crotch-Bomber and Nidal Hasan Reviews
The White House has released its summary of the intelligence review on the Christmas Crotch Bomber (and here is Obama's order for corrective action). The big take-away is:
The US Government had sufficient information prior to the attempted…
Jordan: CIA Attacker Was Pissed about Civilian Deaths
As Time admits, the story the Jordanians are telling about the CIA suicide bomber,Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawim may simply be their attempt at spin. Nevertheless, they're saying that al-Balawi was not a double agent; rather he attacked the…