From NY Times and Think Progress. Are the Republicans voluntarily walking into quicksand or have they gone insane? Have they gotten to the point where they will vote against this President even when he offers up legislation on something considered to be a "Republican centerpiece"?

From MSNBC. Progressives may not like this butit looks like the White House is leaning towards finding the areas ofreform that will get GOP and Dem support and reshaping the bill in the next 4-6 weeks hoping for bipartisan ideas, involvement and passage.

With all of the hysteria over the Massachusetts race and the fate of health care reform today, we may miss a very important topic on President Obama's agenda today: Education. Link from MSNBC.

In the wake of the Detroit Christmas-bomber scare and it's aftermath of finger pointing and questionable agency communication, anybody else feeling somewhat refreshed after hearing President Obama speak yesterday?

With the nearly instant attacks by the GOP against President Obama in the aftermath of the attempted terrorist airplane attack on Christmas, I think the Republicans have stooped to new lows.

A strictly partisan vote for cloture, in the wee hours of the morning, put the Senate Health Care Bill on the track for passage, hopefully by Christmas Eve.  From CNN:

While understanding the disappointment and heartbreak of many progressives in terms of health care reform, including Howard Dean, I have become frustrated with their denial of the reality on the ground.

President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech today is already drawing praise from conservatives, including former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

The President has bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, the Emperor of Japan and others.  With all this international groveling, it's almost hard to believe Obama is being taken so seriously around the world.

From Politico. President Obama will announce his Afghanistan strategy on Tuesday possibly in prime time.