Comments on: The WonkLine: June 8, 2009 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/08/wonk-060809/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:29:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/08/wonk-060809/comment-page-1/#comment-153751 stateofthedivision Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:31:50 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=13373#comment-153751 Did Rahm and David Rubenstein reminisce over the good ole days, before Carlyle Group purchased LifeCare Hospitals from Emanuel's old client, GTCR Golder Rauner? http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2008/12/political-links-to-hurricane-katrinas.html Did Rahm and David Rubenstein reminisce over the good ole days, before Carlyle Group purchased LifeCare Hospitals from Emanuel’s old client, GTCR Golder Rauner?

http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2008/12/political-links-to-hurricane-katrinas.html

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/08/wonk-060809/comment-page-1/#comment-153748 stateofthedivision Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:25:52 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=13373#comment-153748 Rahm Emanuel dined with Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein at the Blue Duck Tavern. Did they discuss President Obama's penchant for private equity underwriters as the solution to America's ills? http://peureport.blogspot.com/2009/06/rahm-rubenstein-break-bread.html Rahm Emanuel dined with Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein at the Blue Duck Tavern. Did they discuss President Obama’s penchant for private equity underwriters as the solution to America’s ills?

http://peureport.blogspot.com/2009/06/rahm-rubenstein-break-bread.html

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/08/wonk-060809/comment-page-1/#comment-153747 stateofthedivision Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:58:11 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=13373#comment-153747 President Obama lied like Bush over the weekend in his health care radio address: http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2009/06/in-search-of-explanation-complexity-on.html President Obama lied like Bush over the weekend in his health care radio address:

http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2009/06/in-search-of-explanation-complexity-on.html

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/08/wonk-060809/comment-page-1/#comment-153746 stateofthedivision Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:46:38 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=13373#comment-153746 On the VA P4P story: <em>Health Day News reports that the findings do not necessarily apply to all people treated in all medical centers and that the study may be more specific to VA hospitals, which it reports has <strong>quality electronic records and care systems</strong>.</em> In other words, quality systems deliver quality of care, and VA P4P couldn't harm that. On the VA P4P story:

Health Day News reports that the findings do not necessarily apply to all people treated in all medical centers and that the study may be more specific to VA hospitals, which it reports has quality electronic records and care systems.

In other words, quality systems deliver quality of care, and VA P4P couldn’t harm that.

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/08/wonk-060809/comment-page-1/#comment-153744 stateofthedivision Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:29:51 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=13373#comment-153744 The Obama administration appointed Fran Townsend to the Homeland Security Advisory Council. http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2009/06/barack-hack-obama-appoints-covergirl.html A year ago this was concerning to progressives: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/04/townsend-intelligence/ Since then we had Change... The Obama administration appointed Fran Townsend to the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2009/06/barack-hack-obama-appoints-covergirl.html

A year ago this was concerning to progressives:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/04/townsend-intelligence/

Since then we had Change…

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