Uninsured like me

Salon by Michael Lind | Sep. 15, 2009 (Opinion)

Now and then a moment occurs that clarifies the nature of American politics like a flash of lightning over a prairie landscape. Such a moment occurred on Sept. 9 during President Obama's televised address to a joint session of Congress about healthcare. As the president explained that illegal immigrants would not be eligible for benefits under the plan he supported, Joe Wilson, a conservative Republican member of Congress from South Carolina, shocked the ... Full Story »

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Posted by: via Joan Walsh - Sep 15, 2009 - 7:38 AM PDT
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