as you can read in this blog post by Juliet Eilperin at the Washington Post. She notes that the story first surface in a passing mention in this Forbes piece on Hampton Creek Foods.  The relevant paragraph in the Forbes piece, without the hot links, is as follows (with the specific words in bold): While Tetrick, Hampton Creek’s CEO, hasn’t been able to persuade everyone, it’s the type of people he
as you can read in this Washington Post story, the State Board of Elections, the state Board of Elections has certified Herring as the winner by 165 votes. A couple of things to note from the story: The state Board of Elections on Monday certified Democrat Mark Herring as the winner of the Nov. 5 election for Virginia attorney general, even as the board chairman raised questions about the “integri

What would happen if we unveiled a program that looked like Obamacare, in a place that looked like America, but with competent project management that produced a working website?
Well, your wish is granted. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you California.
The words above are the key to Paul Krugman's column today, California, Here We Come?
Krugman acknowledges the mess of the roll-out, but points at California as an example of how an approach like Obamacare can work, if properly managed.  
He aknowledges the success in Kentucky, how NY is doing okay, and reminds us about Romneycare in MA, but that was a state with relatively few uninsured.  But his focus is California.  Why?
California is, however, an especially useful test case. First of all, it’s huge: if a system can work for 38 million people, it can work for America as a whole. Also, it’s hard to argue that California has had any special advantages other than that of having a government that actually wants to help the uninsured. When Massachusetts put Romneycare into 
  
Daily Kos byteacherken: Danger Lurks in That Mickey Mouse Couch
Daily Kos: Danger Lurks in That Mickey Mouse Couch: Danger Lurks in That Mickey Mouse CouchbyteacherkenFollowis the title of this New York Times column by Nick Kristof that I hope will encourage you to turn on your televisions tomorrow, not for football, but to watch a documentary titled Toxic Hot Seaton HBO.The background is simple -  furniture, including that made specifically for children, cont