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<h1><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/smallville-9-comiccon-kelly-souders-erica-durance-justin-hartley-and-brian-peterson/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Smallville 9 &#8211; ComicCon: Kelly Souders, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley and Brian&nbsp;Peterson&#8230;">Smallville 9 &#8211; ComicCon: Kelly Souders, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley and Brian&nbsp;Peterson&#8230;</a></h1>

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<p><span>Executive Producer Brian Peterson gives us some really good teasers for season 9 of Smallville. </span></p>
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<p><span>Kelly Souders talks about Jimmy&#8217;s death, Sam Witwer possibly coming back, new DC characters and more. </span></p>
<p>Courtesy of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCWSource">TheCWSource</a></p>
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<p><span>Erica Durance tells us what happened to Lois Lane on the season finale of Smallville. She also teases what will happen between Lois and Clark this season</span></p>
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<p><span>What&#8217;s happening to Oliver Queen &#8211; Green Arrow on season 9 of Smallville? Would Justin like Oliver to hook up with Chloe?</span></p>
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<p class="meta">August 18, 2009. Tags: <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/brian-peterson/" rel="tag">Brian Peterson</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/erica-durance/" rel="tag">Erica Durance</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/justin-hartley/" rel="tag">Justin Hartley</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/kelly-souders/" rel="tag">Kelly Souders</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/sdcc-09/" rel="tag">SDCC 09</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/smallville/" rel="tag">Smallville</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/smallville-season-9/" rel="tag">Smallville Season 9</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/tom-welling/" rel="tag">Tom Welling</a>. <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/art/" title="View all posts in Art" rel="category tag">Art</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/entertainment/" title="View all posts in Entertainment" rel="category tag">Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/fantasy/" title="View all posts in Fantasy" rel="category tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/fiction/" title="View all posts in Fiction" rel="category tag">Fiction</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/film/" title="View all posts in Film" rel="category tag">Film</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/art/graphic-art-art/" title="View all posts in graphic art" rel="category tag">graphic art</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/popular-culture/" title="View all posts in Popular Culture" rel="category tag">Popular Culture</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/sci-fi/" title="View all posts in Sci Fi" rel="category tag">Sci Fi</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/supernatural/" title="View all posts in Supernatural" rel="category tag">Supernatural</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/suspense/" title="View all posts in Suspense" rel="category tag">Suspense</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/warner-bros/" title="View all posts in Warner Bros." rel="category tag">Warner Bros.</a>. <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/smallville-9-comiccon-kelly-souders-erica-durance-justin-hartley-and-brian-peterson/#comments" class="commentslink"  title="Comment on Smallville 9 &#8211; ComicCon: Kelly Souders, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley and Brian&nbsp;Peterson&#8230;">5 comments</a>. </p>


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<div id="post-11885" class="post-11885 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-entertainment category-fantasy category-fiction category-mystery category-popular-culture category-sci-fi category-supernatural category-suspense category-urban-fantasy-fiction tag-amanda-quick tag-jayne-ann-krentz tag-jayne-castle tag-obsidian-prey">

<h1><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/urban-fantasyparanormal-fiction-obsidian-prey-ghost-hunters-book-6-by-jayne-ann-krentz-jayne-castle-amanda-quick/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Fiction: Obsidian Prey (Ghost Hunters, Book 6) by Jayne Ann Krentz &#8211; Jayne Castle &#8211; Amanda&nbsp;Quick&#8230;">Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Fiction: Obsidian Prey (Ghost Hunters, Book 6) by Jayne Ann Krentz &#8211; Jayne Castle &#8211; Amanda&nbsp;Quick&#8230;</a></h1>

<p>Mrs. Mim here, love Amanda Quick. Then I discovered the contemporary suspense of JayneAnn Krentz and the urban fantasy/paranormal romance of Jayne Castle&#8230;Of course these authors are all one incredibly talented dynamo in Jayne Ann Krentz..</p>
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<p>Her latest, book 6 in the Ghost Hunter Series on the alternate world of Harmony will be released August 25&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;Jayne Castle, the author of After Glow, After Dark, Ghost Hunter, Silver Master, and Dark Light, is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the New York Times bestselling author of All Night Long, Falling Awake, Truth or Dare, Light in Shadow, Smoke in Mirrors, Lost and Found, Summer in Eclipse Bay, Dawn in Eclipse Bay, Eclipse Bay, and other novels. She has been featured in such publications as People and Entertainment Weekly, and is also known for her books written under the name Amanda Quick. A former librarian with a degree in history, she is also the editor of an award-winning essay collection, Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>For voracious readers looking for an author who can keep up with them on several fronts in fiction Jayne Ann Krentz is a pleasure.</p>
<p> <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/urban-fantasyparanormal-fiction-obsidian-prey-ghost-hunters-book-6-by-jayne-ann-krentz-jayne-castle-amanda-quick/#more-11885" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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<h1><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/taps-maparanormal-night-with-brockton-rox-baseball-fri-aug-28th-fireworks-tarot-readings-post-game-investigation/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to TAPS: MA &#8211; Paranormal Night with Brockton Rox Baseball Fri. Aug 28th: fireworks, tarot readings, post-game&nbsp;investigation&#8230;">TAPS: MA &#8211; Paranormal Night with Brockton Rox Baseball Fri. Aug 28th: fireworks, tarot readings, post-game&nbsp;investigation&#8230;</a></h1>

<p>Every GH fan knows Brian!  Former GH and GHI cast member Brian Harnois at Paranormal Night with the <a href="http://www.brocktonrox.com/">Brockton Rox</a>, baseball and fireworks..sounds like fun.</p>
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<p><span>Date: Friday August 28, 2009<br />
Time: 7:05 PM</span></p>
<p>On Friday August 28th, the Brockton Rox are celebrating all things supernatural on Paranormal Night! Meet former star of SciFi&#8217;s Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International, Brian Harnois.</p>
<p><span>Recieve a free copy of TAPS Paramagazine on your way into the park. Learn about the ghosts that haunt America&#8217;s Pastime from Dan Gordon, co-author of<a onclick="return mugicPopWin(this,event);" oncontextmenu="mugicRightClick(this);" href="http://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Baseball-Ghosts-Curses-Legends/dp/1599210223/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1250624066&amp;sr=1-1"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> Haunted Baseball: Ghosts, Curses, Legends &amp; Eerie Event:</span></a></span></p>
<p><span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong> <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/taps-maparanormal-night-with-brockton-rox-baseball-fri-aug-28th-fireworks-tarot-readings-post-game-investigation/#more-11876" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></strong></span></span></p>
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<p class="meta">August 18, 2009. Tags: <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/baystate-paranormal-center/" rel="tag">Baystate Paranormal Center</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/brockton-rox/" rel="tag">Brockton Rox</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/dan-gordon/" rel="tag">Dan Gordon</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/ma-baseball/" rel="tag">MA Baseball</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/minor-league-baseball/" rel="tag">minor league baseball</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/paranormal-night/" rel="tag">Paranormal Night</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/worcester-tornadoes/" rel="tag">Worcester Tornadoes</a>. <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/entertainment/" title="View all posts in Entertainment" rel="category tag">Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/horror/" title="View all posts in Horror" rel="category tag">Horror</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/popular-culture/" title="View all posts in Popular Culture" rel="category tag">Popular Culture</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/sci-fi/" title="View all posts in Sci Fi" rel="category tag">Sci Fi</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/sports/" title="View all posts in Sports" rel="category tag">Sports</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/supernatural/" title="View all posts in Supernatural" rel="category tag">Supernatural</a>. <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/taps-maparanormal-night-with-brockton-rox-baseball-fri-aug-28th-fireworks-tarot-readings-post-game-investigation/#comments" class="commentslink"  title="Comment on TAPS: MA &#8211; Paranormal Night with Brockton Rox Baseball Fri. Aug 28th: fireworks, tarot readings, post-game&nbsp;investigation&#8230;">2 comments</a>. </p>


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<h1><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/drew-barrymore-directs-whip-it-trailer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Drew Barrymore Directs: Whip It!&nbsp;Trailer&#8230;">Drew Barrymore Directs: Whip It!&nbsp;Trailer&#8230;</a></h1>

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<p>Courtesy of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ClevverMovies">ClevverMovies</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><span>Whip It! Cast: Drew Barrymore, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Zoe Bell, Ellen Page, Daniel Stern</span></p>
<p><span>Whip It! movie trailer courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures. </span></p>
<p><span>Whip It! opens in US theaters October 9th, 2009. Whip It! is directed by Drew Barrymore. </span></p></blockquote>
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<p class="meta">August 18, 2009. Tags: <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/daniel-stern/" rel="tag">Daniel Stern</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/drew-barrymore/" rel="tag">Drew Barrymore</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/ellen-page/" rel="tag">Ellen Page</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/juliette-lewis/" rel="tag">Juliette Lewis</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/kristen-wiig/" rel="tag">Kristen Wiig</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/marcia-gay-harden/" rel="tag">Marcia Gay Harden</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/whip-it/" rel="tag">Whip It!</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/tag/zoe-bell/" rel="tag">Zoe Bell</a>. <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/comedy/" title="View all posts in Comedy" rel="category tag">Comedy</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/entertainment/" title="View all posts in Entertainment" rel="category tag">Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/category/film/" title="View all posts in Film" rel="category tag">Film</a>. <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/drew-barrymore-directs-whip-it-trailer/#respond" class="commentslink"  title="Comment on Drew Barrymore Directs: Whip It!&nbsp;Trailer&#8230;">Leave a comment</a>. </p>


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<div id="post-11868" class="post-11868 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-economy category-healthcare category-obama-administration category-politics category-popular-culture tag-big-3 tag-bob-seger-and-the-silver-bullet-band tag-obama-budget tag-obama-deficit-spending tag-obama-energy-plan tag-obama-healthcare-plan tag-rasmussen">

<h1><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/still-the-same-totus-is-a-spend-and-tax-carter-democrat/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Still the Same: TOTUS is a Spend and Tax Carter&nbsp;Democrat&#8230;">Still the Same: TOTUS is a Spend and Tax Carter&nbsp;Democrat&#8230;</a></h1>

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<p>Not your Daddy&#8217;s moderate-Big Dawg-grow the pie-pro-business-Era of Big Govt is over-tax-cutting Democrat. This is your grandaddy&#8217;s ultraliberal-Carter-redistribute the pie-anti-business-Era of Big Govt has just begun-spend and tax Democrat.</p>
<p><strong>The media lied the economy died.</strong></p>
<p>The American people have read the writing on the wall and it is profane. If you look at virtually any polling <a onclick="return mugicPopWin(this,event);" oncontextmenu="mugicRightClick(this);" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204683204574354383543314054.html?mod=rss_opinion_main">TOTUS has lost the support of Indies.</a> The Indies with whom Dems gained goodwill in the Big Dawg years. <a href="http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/52602">Pissed away on 70s era failed statist policies&#8230;.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/taxes/august_2009/6_expect_tax_cut_during_obama_years">Rasmussen:</a></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Just six percent (6%) of voters nationwide now expect their own <a style="border-bottom:.075em solid darkgreen!important;font-weight:normal!important;font-size:100%!important;text-decoration:underline!important;color:darkgreen!important;background-color:transparent!important;background-image:none;padding:0 0 1px!important;" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/taxes/august_2009/6_expect_tax_cut_during_obama_years#" target="_blank">taxes</a> to go down during the Obama years.</strong> The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that <strong>42% expect their taxes to go up </strong>while 40% expect little change. Another 12% are not sure.</p></blockquote>
<p>It gets even more clear that we have seen who Obama is and he is not the moderate Clinton like Democrat the media and the pundits and the ELITIST POLITICAL CLASS sold him as, IOW we got a pig in a poke, (without even lipstick):</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Seventy percent (70%) of voters expect government spending to increase during the Obama years</strong>. That’s up from 54% when he was elected and 63% since Inauguration Day.</p>
<p><strong>Only six percent (6%) expect the Obama administration to reduce government spending.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Seventy-one percent <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/august_2009/71_say_obama_s_policies_have_driven_up_deficit" target="_self">(71%) say the president’s policies have increased the size of the federal deficit</a>.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Seventy-six percent (76%) believe it is at least somewhat likely that taxes will have to be raised on the middle class to cover the cost of health care reform</strong>, even though <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/taxes/august_2009/54_favor_middle_class_tax_cuts_over_new_health_care_spending" target="_self">54% think middle class tax cuts are more important than new spending on health care</a>.</p>
<p>Other recent survey data shows that<strong> <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/july_2009/48_say_obama_is_very_liberal" target="_self">76% now view the president as politically liberal</a>.</strong><strong> </strong>The number who consider Obama Very Liberal<strong> jumped from 28% just before he was elected to 48% today.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Now why would only 28* have viewed him as politically liberal just before he was elected?? We are looking at you journOlists&#8230;.</p>
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<p><strong>Update:</strong><a href="http://minx.cc/?post=291041"> Drew at AceHQ</a> has the NBC poll numbers reflecting a plurality of Americans oppose the public option. He went to MSNBC so we don&#8217;t have to <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1129645325g' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  When even NBC-GE can&#8217;t spin a poll to show support for the public option you know they are really bleeding support (they must be losing even moderate Dems now to get <em>adults</em> showing negative, much less <em>likely voters</em>)&#8230;.</p>
<p>That is not the Sunday interview she knew. We have always been at war with<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four"> Eastasia</a>&#8230;</p>
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<p>Courtesy of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/patriotsandheroes">patriotsandheroes</a></p>
<blockquote><p><span>The Health and Human services secretary completely denies ever implying the public option was off the table and blames the news media</span></p></blockquote>
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<p>Courtesy of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheNRCC">TheNRCC</a></p>
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<p>Massa needs to read some CS Lewis:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”</strong></p>
<p><strong>C. S. Lewis</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Did anyone tell this guy we aren&#8217;t in a feudal system? Is he AWARE of how he holds his office? Is he saying he will do what&#8217;s best regardless of the consequences for his political career? Cuz then that is someone acting upon conviction which MAYBE on a good day I could understand that. ..seems as though he is just going to ignore what HE THINKS are ignorant deluded consituents&#8230;</p>
<p>He even says he will vote against THEIR INTERESTS&#8230;ADAMANTLY he says&#8230;.so now we don&#8217;t even know what our own interests are? OMG they are losin it&#8230;.deep group delusion to hold up this long outside the bubble&#8230;.that&#8217;s why Pelosi is waiting until late September to vote, to have &#8216;cooler heads prevail&#8217;. What they mean is when we get them back inside the beltway swamp and reprogram them to make all those thousands of pesky CONSTITUENTS seem like a dream.. wow.</p>
<p>betcha that is what Pelosi is laying down to them. the poor people are being lied to! NO MORONS YOU DIDNT READ YOUR OWN CRAPTASTIC BILL! WE HAVE THE FACTS AND PAGE NUMBERS YOU NINNIES! arrgle</p>
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<h1><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/is-pharma-the-chamberlain-of-the-health-care-wars-yes-boehner-to-big-pharma-dont-be-an-appeaser/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Update: Sen Carper confirms quid pro quo! Is Pharma the Chamberlain of the health care wars? YES!!!: Boehner to Big Pharma: Don&#8217;t be an&nbsp;appeaser&#8230;.">Update: Sen Carper confirms quid pro quo! Is Pharma the Chamberlain of the health care wars? YES!!!: Boehner to Big Pharma: Don&#8217;t be an&nbsp;appeaser&#8230;.</a></h1>

<p><strong>Update</strong>: <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2009/09/23/did-the-white-house-cut-a-deal-with-drugmakers-for-an-ad-campaign/">Courtesy of HA</a>, Sen Carper CONFIRMS the quid pro quo deal b/w phaRma and TOTUS for the ad buy. He is actually whining about it, apparently not grasping the IMMORALITY snd perhaps ILLEGALITY of the deal. He is upset that Baucus isn&#8217;t sticking to the right $ figure! What a maroon!</p>
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<p>Okay Seniors, it is up to you. <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/john-barasso-r-wy-m-d-on-medicare-advantage-and-totus-plans-to-kill-it/">TOTUS promised you could buy RXs from Canada</a> and he sold you down the river for a 150m ad buy and buy in from phaRma for reforms.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt">CALL YOUR CRITTERS! JUST SAY NO TO THE QUID PRO QUO!</a></strong></p>
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<p>Right on John!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0809/Boehner_pens_I_told_you_so_to_PhRMA.html">Politico:</a></p>
<blockquote><p>In a scathing, borderline condescending, &#8220;dear colleague,&#8221; Boehner urged Tauzin to unwind PhRMA&#8217;s deal with President Barack Obama and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to support health care legislation in exchange for profit protection under rules established in the controversial 2003 prescription-drug bill&#8230;.</p>
<p>&#8230;Drugmakers agreed to find tens of billions in savings in order to trim the federal government&#8217;s prescription-drug tab under Medicare in exchange for other protections, like allowing the industry to preserve a lucrative rebate structure under Medicare Part D and the White House&#8217;s agreement to oppose any move to force the government import lower-priced drugs from Canada. The industry also committed to spend $150 million to advertise in support of health care reform &#8211; although it has not yet endorsed any of the four bills to pass out of committee.</p>
<p>Boehner&#8217;s letter, which is excerpted after the jump, speaks for itself. But the central thrust is that<strong> PhRMA cut a bad deal, in large part, because Democrats will eventually renege, Boehner argues. It reads like a jilted lover laughing at his ex-girlfriend after she gets dumped by the replacement boyfriend.</strong> Check it out.</p></blockquote>
<p>These are EXCERPTS of the letter:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Dear Billy,</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Appeasement rarely works as a conflict resolution strategy. This is as true in the arena of policymaking as it is in schoolyards across America. When a bully asks for your lunch money, you may have no choice but to fork it over. But cutting a deal with the bully is a different story, particularly if the “deal” means helping him steal others’ money as the price of protecting your own.</strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;The simple truth is, two wrongs don’t make a right. And the short-sighted health care deal PhRMA struck with the Obama Administration at your urging provides confirmation of this time-tested maxim on an epic and tragic scale. </strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;The “bully” in this case is Big Government. At your behest, PhRMA has chosen to accommodate a Washington takeover of health care at the expense of the American people in hopes of securing favorable treatment and future profits. It’s a short-sighted bargain that leaves your own customers and employees behind. And it now has all the markings of a deal gone sour. </strong></p>
<p><strong> <a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/is-pharma-the-chamberlain-of-the-health-care-wars-yes-boehner-to-big-pharma-dont-be-an-appeaser/#more-11843" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></strong></p></blockquote>
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<ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/morning-jay-can-romney-win-back-wealthy-suburbs_640463.html' title='The conventional wisdom in American politics is that Democrats win poor voters, Republicans win the rich, and the two sides battle over the middle class. That used to be true – indeed, that was basically the case during the earliest Whig-Democratic battles in the 1830s and 1840s, and the Truman/Dewey contest of 1948 was a pretty straightforward class conflic [&hellip;]'>Morning Jay: Can Romney Win Back the Wealthy Suburbs?</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/honoring-levon_640442.html' title=' Levon Helm Sadly, Levon Helm – the drummer for the Band – died this afternoon at age 71. A terrible day for music fans everywhere, indeed. But let’s stop to appreciate Helm&#039;s great influence on American music. '>Honoring Levon</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/morning-jay-obama-underdog_640430.html' title=''>Morning Jay: Obama the Underdog </a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/morning-jay-obamas-lousy-reelection-strategy_636944.html' title='Karl Rove had a spot-on column in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. He wrote, in part: Mr. Obama&#039;s speech to the Associated Press last week and two appearances in Florida on Tuesday provide a glimpse of the low road the president and his campaign likely will take. '>Morning Jay: Obama&#039;s Troubled Reelection Strategy</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/morning-jay-obama-thin-ice_636873.html' title=' Yesterday, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll seemed to confirm the meme that Barack Obama is pummeling Mitt Romney among women, helping the former open up a 7-point lead in the general election horse race. What to make of this? '>Morning Jay: Obama on Thin Ice</a></li></ul></li>
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<ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/NGYy31K87VY/new-home-sales-in-march-at-328000.html' title='The Census Bureau reports New Home Sales in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 328 thousand. This was down from a revised 353 thousand SAAR in February (revised up sharply from 313 thousand). December and January were revised up too. The first graph shows New Home Sales vs. recessions since 1963. The dashed line is the current sales ra [&hellip;]'>New Home Sales in March at 328,000 Annual Rate</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/OIzJpLDE8dA/case-shiller-house-prices-fall-to-new.html' title='S&amp;P/Case-Shiller released the monthly Home Price Indices for February (a 3 month average of December, January and February). This release includes prices for 20 individual cities, and two composite indices (for 10 cities and 20 cities). Note: Case-Shiller reports NSA, I use the SA data. From S&amp;P: Nine Cities and Both Composites Hit New Lows in Februa [&hellip;]'>Case Shiller: House Prices fall to new post-bubble lows in February NSA</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/bfStaj2WGJ4/two-convicted-of-mortgage-fraud-in-san.html' title='These people didn&#039;t think they&#039;d get caught? And how did they earn $350,000 in fees on $8 million in loans? That sure seems excessive. From Eric Wolff at the North County Times: Carlsbad mother and Orange County son convicted in $8 million mortgage fraudA jury convicted a Carlsbad mother and her Orange County son of an $8 million mortgage fraud sch [&hellip;]'>Two Convicted of Mortgage Fraud in San Diego</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/YPa0Xi1hnak/lawler-early-builder-reports-point-to.html' title=''>Lawler: Early Builder Reports Point to “Pretty Decent” Spring Selling Season, Contest Questions</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/t_p3MSMSA5U/dot-vehicle-miles-driven-increased-18.html' title='The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported: Travel on all roads and streets changed by +1.8% (3.9 billion vehicle miles) for February 2012 as compared with February 2011. Travel for the month is estimated to be 216.1 billion vehicle miles..The following graph shows the rolling 12 month total vehicle miles driven. Even with the year-over-year increase in [&hellip;]'>DOT: Vehicle Miles Driven increased 1.8% in February</a></li></ul></li>
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<ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=dcb4de10ef865fbfa58d5f597dc8ef09' title='President Obama declared on Monday that “we have to do everything we can” for the people of Syria. I’ll be curious to know how he reacts to the latest news from that hellish part of the world: Syrian regime forces unleashed an artillery barrage on a neighborhood of the city of Hama and executed residents who spoke with United Nations peace monitors, accordin [&hellip;]'>Jennifer Rubin: Obama’s pretty words don’t stop Assad</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=f7621f696a07f48518c125ce65ad8646' title='Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, in his book and speeches, assures us that the American people are ready to be treated like adults and are actually far ahead of politicians when it comes to entitlement reform. The Simpson-Bowles report asserted: “Throughout our nation’s history, Americans have found the courage to do right by our children’s future. Deep down, eve [&hellip;]'>Jennifer Rubin: Path to the White House: Ready for entitlement reform?</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f7621f696a07f48518c125ce65ad8646&#038;p=4' title=''>Featured Advertiser</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=bf2470d01723ed1e7812f0c630f57af2' title='Via the Free Beacon comes this exchange between the State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland and a reporter: Q: Can I—(inaudible)—press reports that arguing Turkey is blocking Israel’s participation to next NATO summit? And the U.S. side is not happy with that. It’s not going to the — trying to convince Turks not to block Israel to NATO. Do you have any  [&hellip;]'>Jennifer Rubin: Unwilling to defend Israel’s attendance at NATO summit?</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=036a9e1c7944ad8f44287d4fb0d7c619' title='Yes. Has President Obama failed younger voters, as Mitt Romney claims? “When you look at fifty percent of the kids coming out of college today can’t find a job or can’t find a job which is consistent with their skills, how in the world can you be supporting a president that’s led to that kind of an economy? And then the debt that’s been amassed that they’re  [&hellip;]'>Jennifer Rubin: Morning Bits</a></li></ul></li>
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<ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.cnbc.com/id/47145797?__source=RSS*blog*&#038;par=RSS' title='Buyer traffic is strong, supply of homes for sale is low, and yet home prices continue to defy the usual formula, falling again in March.'>Short Sales Higher, Prices Lower </a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.cnbc.com/id/47103254?__source=RSS*blog*&#038;par=RSS' title='It was one of the worst housing markets in the U.S., but now investors are swarming over foreclosures in Phoenix, Arizona, in search of big rental returns. '>Phoenix&#039;s Hard-Hit Housing Starts to Rise From Ashes</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.cnbc.com/id/47098943?__source=RSS*blog*&#038;par=RSS' title='Without a strong recovery in the job market and a big loosening in credit, which does not appear to be the case, regular demand for home purchases will remain soft.'>Lack of Distressed Supply Pushes Home Sales Lower </a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.cnbc.com/id/47074969?__source=RSS*blog*&#038;par=RSS' title='We’re still seeing big demand in the multi-family sector, but single family is still faltering. Depending on what kind of builder or investor you are, you’re going to see the housing starts numbers differently.'>A Tale of Two Housing Markets: Single and Multi Family</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.cnbc.com/id/47060080?__source=RSS*blog*&#038;par=RSS' title='In a stark reversal during the heart of the spring housing market, confidence among the nation’s homebuilders dropped in April to levels not seen since January.'>Homebuilder Outlook Plunges, Reversing Spring Rebound</a></li></ul></li>
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<ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://blastr.com/2012/04/look-who-may-be-tony-star.php' title='         With casting for Iron Man 3 now going on full throttle following the announcements that Sir Ben Kingsley has been cast as the baddie and Guy Pearce had also landed a part on the upcoming Marvel movie, now comes word that a certain redheaded actress is being considered for an important role. '>Meet the sexy scientist who may be after Tony Stark in Iron Man 3</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://blastr.com/2012/04/the-17-classic-stories-th.php' title='         No one, not even a master storyteller, simply knows how to write. He&#039;s learned how to write; learned from paying attention in the world, learned from other, better writers (and other worse ones). In a letter to a public library, Stephen King rattled off his list of influences, and some prove rather surprising. '>The 17 classic stories that taught Stephen King how to write</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://blastr.com/2012/04/image-of-the-day-the-fury.php' title='         Presented without comment. '>Image of the Day: The Avengers movie poster we really deserved</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://blastr.com/2012/04/philip-k-dick-estate-sues.php' title='Just two months ago, the Philip K. Dick estate seemed to be admitting defeat by dropping its lawsuit against the producers of the 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau. But it turns out they&#039;re not done yet. The $500,000 lawsuit has just been re-filed, and the producers will have to try to prove all over again that they don&#039;t owe the Dick estate anything [&hellip;]'>Philip K. Dick estate sues (again!) over Adjustment Bureau movie</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://blastr.com/2012/04/touch-creator-explains-wh.php' title='         Fans of Tim Kring&#039;s (Heroes) new Fox series Touch received a shock in the latest episode, as a co-starring character surprisingly bit the dust. Now Kring has opened up on why the shocking death was all part of the plan. Spoilers ahead! '>Touch&#039;s Tim Kring explains why [REDACTED] had to die</a></li></ul></li>
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<ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/news/game-characterization-roundtabling-game-thrones%E2%80%99s-second-season-thus-far' title=''>A Game of Characterization: Roundtabling Game of Thrones’s Second Season (Thus Far)</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/news/review-game-thrones-season-2-episode-3' title=''>Review: Game of Thrones, Season 2 Episode 3</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/news/review-game-thrones-season-2-episode-2' title=''>Review: Game of Thrones, Season 2 Episode 2</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/news/game-thrones-renewed-third-season' title=''>Game of Thrones renewed for third season</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/news/review-game-thrones-season-2-episode-1' title=''>Review: Game of Thrones, Season 2 Episode 1</a></li></ul></li>
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		<td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/" title="&#8216;Manage Health Care? You Can&#8217;t Even Manage Cash for Clunkers!&#8221; 8/2 PA Town Hall, Patriots speak to Specter and&nbsp;Sebelius&#8230;., Breaking: BofA to pay $33m penalty in settlement&#8230;SEC charges BofA with making material false stmts on Merrill deal&#8230;CIT Group shares halted for news&nbsp;pending&#8230;.">3</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/" title="Tea Party Patriots: The Townhall pushbacks continue&#8230;8/3 Steve Driehaus, OH; Steve Kagan&nbsp;WI&#8230;, Updated: Regulators won&#8217;t back down&#8230;Tiny Tim curses out Sheila Bair and Mary&nbsp;Schapiro&#8230;, Twofer Tuesday: Let the Bodies Hit the&nbsp;Floor&#8230;, Listening to TOTUS, Dems hear a&nbsp;symphony&#8230;., SciFiWire: CW confirms Smallville may get Season 10! and Supernatural looking good for &#8220;a long time&#8221;also!! Plus inside scoop on Season 5 of Supernatural from Castiel and&nbsp;Bobby&#8230;">4</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/" title="Tea Party Patriots: Steny Hoyer D-MD shouted down in Utica, NY &#8230;&#8221;Obama took 6 months to pick a dog and you are shoving health care through in&nbsp;weeks?&#8221;, Market Mover Wednesday: ISM Services number shrinks at accelerated&nbsp;pace&#8230;, August 2: Stimulus Unemployment Extended Benefits and Emergency Benefits Weekly State by State&nbsp;Reporting&#8230;, BreaktheMatrix: Health Insurance Mandates: I&#8217;m Paying for&nbsp;What?!&#8230;, GE: The Worst investment for shareholders&#8230;in the world!!!(or at least one the SEC fined for lying to&nbsp;investors&#8230;), Updated: The Lovely Bones&nbsp;Trailer&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots: Bryan, Texas &#8211; Rep. Chet Edwards, D-TX&nbsp;8/5, Tea Party Patriots: Little Rock, AR 8/5 Children&#8217;s Hospital &#8211; Mike Ross and Vic Snyder&nbsp;Townhall&#8230;">5</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/" title="Update: Legend of the Seeker Season 2: Cordelia of Buffy/Angel to guest star as Mord&#8217;Sith&#8230;Cara (Tabrett Bethell) to join cast&#8217;s regular&nbsp;trio&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots (and Pensioners!!): Dallas 8/4, AARP Rep. stalks out of meeting when Seniors disagree with their endorsement of Obama&#8217;s&nbsp;plan&#8230;, John Hughes Passes&nbsp;Away&#8230;, Update: Market Mover Friday: TOTUS let jobs number out of the&nbsp;bag?, Update: SEIU/ACORN video added..Team TOTUS recommended tactics already resulting in violence at&nbsp;townhalls&#8230;">6</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/" title="UPDATE: Six arrests&#8230;.Tea Party Patriots: Carnahan, St Louis: Constituents locked out of town hall while SEIU let&nbsp;in?, Update: Honeoye Falls, NY &#8211; Mendon Townhall &#8211; Eric Massa&nbsp;D&#8230;, YGN: G.I. Joe&nbsp;Preview&#8230;, UPDATE 2: DeMint and Rangel support UE extension&#8230;Reid confirms: Rep. McDermott (D-WA)to introduce 13 wk Unemployment extension Bill in&nbsp;Fall&#8230;, Horror: Cabin in the Woods inside&nbsp;scoop&#8230;., AZ State GOP keeps rockin&#8217;: State Legislature places health care freedom, secret ballot protection and affirmative action ban on 2010&nbsp;ballot&#8230;, We, the&nbsp;People&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots: Heath Shuler (D-NC) agrees to vote no on&nbsp;HR3200&#8230;, Update 2: Reports from the rally&#8230;St Louis Tea Party Rally for Ken Gladney Saturday at SEIU HQ&#8230;Russ Carnahan D-MO on the beating of Kenneth Gladney and the arrest of SEIU members at his&nbsp;townhall&#8230;, TGIF!!! Mel&nbsp;Brooks&#8230;">7</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/" title="SDCC&#8217;09: Joss Whedon (Dollhouse&nbsp;Panel)&#8230;, True Blood continues to hit new ratings highs &#8211; Sneak Peeks for 2.8&nbsp;Timebomb&#8230;.">8</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/" title="Tea Party Patriots: AZ &#8211; 8/8 rally at Harry Mitchell&#8217;s (D-AZ)&nbsp;office&#8230;., Sunday Mystery: Agatha Christie&#8217;s Murder is Easy &#8211; Miss&nbsp;Marple&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots AZ: Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) hides from constituents&#8230;video: I Am the&nbsp;Mob&#8230;">9</a></td>
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		<td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/" title="GOP Townhalls: still talking to the people&#8230;.8/8 John Shadegg R-AZ and Don Manzullo&nbsp;R-IL&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots: Austin, TX 8/9 Protest at the&nbsp;Capitol&#8230;, Paul Krugman thinks we just &#8216;need more&nbsp;stuff&#8217;&#8230;, Horror: YGN &#8211; Thirst Review &#8211; Korean Vampires, Old Boy&nbsp;Style&#8230;, Update 2: 4 jets instead of 8&#8230;Critters to drop jet funding&#8230;Congress goes Les&nbsp;Grossman&#8230;, Market Mover This Week: WH to release midyear update of FY&#8217;10 Budget Projections Friday&nbsp;5:00pm&#8230;, Legend of the Seeker S2: Guest Star appearance by FNLs Aimee Teegarden as a&nbsp;Confessor&#8230;, CW: Supernatural Season 4: Get Up to&nbsp;Speed&#8230;, CW: Smallville Season 8: Get Up to&nbsp;Speed&#8230;">10</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/" title="SDCC &#8217;09: Spartacus: Blood and Sand&nbsp;Panel&#8230;, 8/11- ACORN and &#8216;the Man&#8217; stop people from exercising their free&nbsp;speech&#8230;, Twofer Tuesday: Red&nbsp;Dawn&#8230;, Update 5: Brewer signs parts of budget: brings back equalization property&nbsp;tax&#8230;, HBO &#8211; The Buzz: True Blood at ComicCon &#8211; SDCC&nbsp;&#8217;09, Update: Ed Koch has questions about Zeke Emanuel and rationing and &#8216;Death Panels&#8217;&#8230;Health Care as Social Justice: Rahmbo&#8217;s brother and rationing health&nbsp;care&#8230;, Amanda Carpenter on the public sentiment&#8230;Claire McCaskill (D-MO) forgets the first rule of public appearances: Don&#8217;t ask a question if you don&#8217;t know or even worse, won&#8217;t like the&nbsp;answer&#8230;, He was for it before he was against&nbsp;it&#8230;">11</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/" title="Update: Video&#8230;WH &#8216;Fishy&#8217; Americans List: Megyn Kelly schools Bill&nbsp;Burton&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots: What the MSM didn&#8217;t show at TOTUS&#8217; NH&nbsp;Townhall&#8230;, Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Winterset, IA health care town hall: Opening&nbsp;Remarks&#8230;, Health Care: Tom Harkin (D-IA) tries class warfare in his pro-Obamacare&nbsp;arguments&#8230;, TOTUS: Stranger in a Strange&nbsp;Land&#8230;">12</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/" title="Update: WRAL says yes he will admit paternity&#8230;Is John Edwards trying to rehab his image via the Grand&nbsp;Jury?, Market Mover Thursday: Retail sales drop, Foreclosures hit new record, Weekly jobless claims&nbsp;rise&#8230;, Grassley backs off the public&nbsp;option&#8230;, Les Paul passes&nbsp;away&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots: 8/13 Secaucus, NJ Steve Rothman (D)&nbsp;Townhall&#8230;, GOP Townhalls: Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) 8/10&nbsp;Chandler&#8230;, WH Email List? Major Garrett has Gibbs&nbsp;stuttering&#8230;, On the Turning Away: new FOX poll numbers show TOTUS sliding to new&nbsp;lows&#8230;, SciFiWire: Bryan Singer (X Men) directing new BSG film&nbsp;imagining&#8230;">13</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/" title="Supernatural 5.1 Teaser&nbsp;Promo&#8230;, Laura Ingraham and O&#8217;Reilly on Garrett/Gibbs email&nbsp;discussion&#8230;, Report: Kate Beckinsale to return for Underworld 4 (in&nbsp;3D!)&#8230;, Update: NYT covers Edwards imminent admission of paternity; Mickey Kaus nailed it on Edwards Paternity and PR repair&nbsp;story&#8230;, Update: El-Erian on the imminent market pullback: Market Mover Friday: Consumer Sentiment plunges, CPI&nbsp;flat&#8230;, Update: Specter is unaware bill has individual mandate&#8230;Larsen says it is facts v Glenn Beck, here are the facts for Larsen&#8230;Tea Party Patriots: 8/11 Rep. Larsen (D-WA) admits health care bill&nbsp;unconstitutional&#8230;, TGIF!!! Mike Myers as Stuart&nbsp;MacKenzie&#8230;, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)- Afton, IA townhall extended&nbsp;video&#8230;, True Blood 2.9 (Episode 21) Never Let Me Go sneak&nbsp;peek&#8230;, Update 2 : Demonstrators outside the townhall&#8230;TOTUS MT Townhall: One Hard Question&#8230;&#8221;Who will foot the&nbsp;bill?&#8221;, Bumped: DVD on sale Tuesday!!! Horror: Wired: How the internet saved &#8216;Trick &#8216;r&nbsp;Treat&#8217;&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots: Phoenix, AZ Monday Aug 17th&nbsp;Rally&#8230;, Wolverine Sequel &#8211; writer of X-Men tapped for new&nbsp;film&#8230;, Supernatural Season 5: SDCC 09 Misha&nbsp;Collins&#8230;">14</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/" title="Tim Bishop (D-NY) comes out of his solitude to hold a townhall!&nbsp;8/27&#8230;, SDCC 09: Legend of the Seeker&nbsp;Panel&#8230;, AZ: Gaby Giffords (D-AZ) a no-show, GOP candidate Jesse Kelly fills&nbsp;in!, YGN: District 9 Review: Best of&nbsp;Summer?">15</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/" title="TOTUS Grand Junction, CO Townhall&#8230;more rhetoric, still no solid&nbsp;answers&#8230;, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus&nbsp;Trailer&#8230;, Update: Sunday Chatter: Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Sebelius both back off public option: the Federally funded co-op is now the term of choice&#8230;(and with Federal Funds it will still kill private&nbsp;insurance), Fashion Police Are Back: MSM Miss Manners crew again concerned with apparel choices of townhall&nbsp;attendees&#8230;, Reality Bites: Tragedy for the Left as TOTUS deals with big pharma behind closed&nbsp;doors&#8230;, Mad Men Season 3 premieres tonight: Matthew&nbsp;Weiner&#8230;, Update: Dems killed amendment allowing reimportation of RXs from Canada&#8230;John Barrasso (R-WY, M.D.) on Medicare Advantage and TOTUS plans to kill&nbsp;it&#8230;">16</a></td>
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		<td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/" title="Market Mover Monday: FED expanding TALF, no WH FY10 budget forecast yet? GE Capital RE to sell MBS to&nbsp;China&#8230;, Late September vote: A party divided against itself: House Dems insist Public Option will remain in their&nbsp;bill&#8230;., True Blood 2.9 recap, 2.10&nbsp;promo&#8230;, 10/6: New KISS Album &#8216;Sonic Boom&#8217; on sale at&nbsp;Walmart&#8230;, Horror: SDCC &#8217;09: NoES trailer&nbsp;audio&#8230;., IGN: Starcraft II: Video&nbsp;Preview&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots: Healthcare Phoenix, AZ&nbsp;8/17&#8230;, HA- Dr. Zero: on &#8216;the Jurassic Park of inevitable statist&nbsp;failure&#8217;&#8230;">17</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/" title="New Moon &#8211; Second Trailer: Meet Jacob&nbsp;Black&#8230;, Update: Sen Carper confirms quid pro quo! Is Pharma the Chamberlain of the health care wars? YES!!!: Boehner to Big Pharma: Don&#8217;t be an&nbsp;appeaser&#8230;., The Sincere Tyranny of Eric Massa (patronizing-condescending: D-NY) says he will vote &#8216;against constituent wishes, opinions interests&#8221; if he &#8220;thinks it is best for&nbsp;them&#8221;&#8230;, WH Doubles Down on Public Option: Sebelius insists the media created the&nbsp;confusion&#8230;, Still the Same: TOTUS is a Spend and Tax Carter&nbsp;Democrat&#8230;, Drew Barrymore Directs: Whip It!&nbsp;Trailer&#8230;, TAPS: MA &#8211; Paranormal Night with Brockton Rox Baseball Fri. Aug 28th: fireworks, tarot readings, post-game&nbsp;investigation&#8230;, Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Fiction: Obsidian Prey (Ghost Hunters, Book 6) by Jayne Ann Krentz &#8211; Jayne Castle &#8211; Amanda&nbsp;Quick&#8230;, Smallville 9 &#8211; ComicCon: Kelly Souders, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley and Brian&nbsp;Peterson&#8230;">18</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/" title="Witches of Eastwick tv series&nbsp;promo&#8230;, Horror/Suspense: &#8216;Legion&#8217;&nbsp;Trailer&#8230;, The Questions from fellow Democrats that Barney Frank (D-MA) would not&nbsp;answer&#8230;, If you can&#8217;t beat &#8216;em, open a Congressional&nbsp;investigation&#8230;, Smallville 9: Cassidy Freeman and Allison&nbsp;Mack&#8230;, TAPS &#8211; Ghost Hunters Season Premiere Tonight 9/8 C&nbsp;SciFi&#8230;, Cry Me a River: Phil Spector &#8216;terrified of being done in&#8217; in&nbsp;prison&#8230;">19</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/" title="Market Mover Thursday: Weekly jobless claims rise, WH to release economic forecast next&nbsp;Tuesday&#8230;, Supernatural Season 4 gag&nbsp;reel&#8230;, Meet Zod: Callum Blue &#8211; Smallville&nbsp;9&#8230;, Rep.Tom Rooney (R-FL) Townhall &#8211; Stuart, FL &#8211; Biased Media Lashes out at townhall&nbsp;attendee&#8230;, Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL) Marianna, FL&nbsp;Townhall&#8230;, Warehouse 13 gets renewed for Season 2 with 13 more&nbsp;episodes&#8230;, Horror: &#8216;The Wolfman&#8217; Official&nbsp;Trailer&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots: United Health Group joins the protests as Dems open &#8216;harrassment audit&#8217; on&nbsp;insurers&#8230;, Where is Dennis Kneale? Is his show&nbsp;cancelled?, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) hosting health care tele-town hall&nbsp;8/23&#8230;, Update: Dylan Ratigan making lots of friends at MSNBC: termination of Ratigan, Brewer demanded after edited footage used to play race&nbsp;card&#8230;, Recess Rally: SD &#8211; KOTA News covers Citizens for Liberty press conference announcing Aug 22&nbsp;rally&#8230;, On the Radio: Air America bashes TOTUS; Obama takes calls on Smerconish to bump health care&nbsp;plan&#8230;">20</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/" title="WaPo poll has confidence in TOTUS under 50% for first&nbsp;time&#8230;., Arthurian YARM: Bryan Singer closes deal to remake&nbsp;Excalibur&#8230;, Universal picks up rights to Sinatra catalogue; Report: Scorcese &#8211; Sinatra family clash over&nbsp;film.., Legend of the Seeker Season 1 drops to DVD October&nbsp;13th&#8230;, IGN: Starcraft II Gameplay, Story &amp; Character&nbsp;Interviews&#8230;, Economy: Marty Feldstein says we may see second dip; what about that housing&nbsp;data?, Update: Health Care: Will Democrats Go&nbsp;Nuclear?, Dark Horse Comics &#8211; SDCC &#8217;09: Dr. Horrible, Cabin in the&nbsp;Woods&#8230;, Pundits Ponder: Why is TOTUS losing &#8216;Waitress Moms&#8217; aka white working women in the&nbsp;polls?, True Blood 2.10 &#8216;New World In My View&#8217; Sneak&nbsp;Peek&#8230;, WH-OMB releases budget forecast adds another 2 TRILLION to deficit- from 7 T to 9&nbsp;Trillion, Supernatural Season 5 Official Promo and Smallville 9.1 Promo (Superman!! is that the notorious B.A.G?) + TGIF! Jensen Ackles as Jason Teague in Smallville S4&#8230;+ deleted scene from 4.8&nbsp;Jason/Lana&#8230;">21</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/" title="The Gauntlet: Circa&nbsp;2009&#8230;, Blizzcon: World of Warcraft Cataclysm Trailer &amp; The Worgen&nbsp;Environment&#8230;, Blizzcon 2009 Overview, WoW&nbsp;Panel&#8230;, Update: PT 5 Q/A added&#8230;Blizzcon 09: Diablo III Heroes &amp; Monsters&nbsp;Panel&#8230;, Tea Party Patriots: Recess Rally&nbsp;Reports, Joss Whedon on Dollhouse Season 2: BSG&#8217;s Jamie Bamber to guest star; dish on Cabin in the&nbsp;Woods&#8230;">22</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/" title="More Recess Rally Tea Party Patriots: IL, WV, WI, MO, SD, WA, MA,&nbsp;MD&#8230;, Horror Update: Confirmed! Wes Craven and original cast on board and Dimension has given the green-light! Scream 4&nbsp;Update&#8230;">23</a></td>
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		<td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/" title="And now for something completely&nbsp;different&#8230;., True Blood 2.10 &#8216;New World In My View&#8217; recap and 2.11 &#8216;Frenzy&#8217;&nbsp;promo&#8230;, Another &#8216;profanity-laced&#8217; tirade within Team TOTUS &#8211; this time it is Leon Panetta CIA&nbsp;chief&#8230;, Obama does his Garbo impression: He vants to be&nbsp;alone&#8230;, Update: GOP proposes Seniors Health Care Bill of&nbsp;Rights&#8230;, TSCC Cast in Tokyo&#8230;and more on the Lockerbie bomber&nbsp;release&#8230;, Your Tax Dollars At Work: Beauty School dropouts get stimulus grants, but no&nbsp;degrees&#8230;, Update 3: CBO numbers out- forecasts higher unemployment than WH; OMB numbers out: CBO to report mid-session Budget review&nbsp;tomorrow&#8230;, By Request: Smallville Trailer &#8211; Vigilante; Supernatural Trailer &#8211; O&nbsp;Death.., Update: TOTUS throws Larry Summers unda da bus; will reappoint Ben Bernanke head of Fed&nbsp;manyana&#8230;, Cheney/Cheney &#8217;12: We Find Your Lack of Faith&nbsp;Disturbing">24</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/" title="Housing: June Case Shiller Index &#8211; home prices up 1.4% month over month; down 14.8%&nbsp;y/y, Market Mover: August Consumer Confidence way&nbsp;up!, Twofer Tuesday:&nbsp;Benefits&#8230;, Eliza Dushku on Dollhouse Season&nbsp;2&#8230;, Tim Burton&#8217;s &#8217;9&#8242; sneak&nbsp;peek&#8230;, SDCC &#8217;09: Spartacus Blood and Sand Panel &#8211; Lucy Lawless, Rob&nbsp;Tapert..">25</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/" title="Update: Critter demands ID from attendee!! Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA)Townhall with Howie&nbsp;Dean&#8230;, Supernatural Season 5: inside scoop and&nbsp;spoilers&#8230;, Market Mover Wednesday: New Home Sales rise; median price falls; Durable goods&nbsp;up&#8230;, GQ: A Sober Look at Ted&nbsp;Kennedy&#8230;, Update: Halloween 2 &#8211; Behind the&nbsp;Scenes&#8230;, Dominick Dunne passes&nbsp;away&#8230;, Waxman prepares to roll big&nbsp;Pharma&#8230;, Testing, Testing&nbsp;1,2,3&#8230;">26</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/" title="Market Mover Thursday: 2Q GDP, Weekly jobless&nbsp;claims&#8230;, Turning Japanese: Cash for Clunkers data&nbsp;in&#8230;, More Milk Carton Congress Critters: NY Constituents educate Rep. Carolyn McCarthy&#8217;s staff on&nbsp;Obamacare&#8230;, Baby on the Way? Got Blue Jean Blues?: Toys R Us and Barneys offer trade in&nbsp;discounts&#8230;, Les Morts Vivants!! (French zombies!!): &#8216;The Horde&#8217;&nbsp;Trailer&#8230;, &#8216;Heathers&#8217; new tv series&nbsp;planned&#8230;, Firefly/TSCC Fans Rejoice! Summer Glau lands recurring role in&nbsp;Dollhouse&#8230;, Health care: Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO) tells townhall attendees Medicare will be cut, &#8220;some people who are going to have to give up some things,&nbsp;honestly&#8221;&#8230;, TOTUS seeks time alone with waffles: will take &#8216;vacation from his&nbsp;vacation&#8217;&#8230;, &#8216;V&#8217; production takes 2 week &#8216;creative&nbsp;hiatus&#8217;&#8230;">27</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/" title="RedStateUpdate: Ted Kennedy &amp; The Health Care&nbsp;Townhalls&#8230;, Stacking the Deck and still failing: Tim Bishop (D-NY) fills townhall with out of town union&nbsp;thugs&#8230;, BSG: The Plan cover art&nbsp;released&#8230;., Update 2: Program not on hold- in &#8216;finalization&#8217;; Treasury reports program &#8216;suspended&#8217;; Housing: HAMP &#8211; 2MP (Second Lien) Modification Program Guidelines&nbsp;issued&#8230;, TGIF!!!, Medium &#8211; Jake Weber and Patricia Arquette on the new&nbsp;season&#8230;, High Season for Horror Flicks kicks&nbsp;off&#8230;, True Blood 2.11 &#8216;Frenzy&#8217; Sneak&nbsp;Peek, Spartacus: Blood and Sand Teaser &#8211; Gladiator&nbsp;Oath">28</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/" title="Glenn Beck: 9/12: Neil Cavuto: The Sacramento Nationwide Tea&nbsp;Party&#8230;, Update: SciFiWire&#8217;s Todd Gilchrist slaughters Zombie&#8217;s sequel in review&#8230;Halloween 2 review&nbsp;roundup&#8230;, Big Pharma is frakked: Reid (D-NV) latest to say he is &#8216;not bound&#8217; by WH drug deal; says he will use reconciliation if&nbsp;necessary&#8230;, Horror Spoof: Transylmania&nbsp;trailer&#8230;">29</a></td><td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/" title="Sounds Familiar: Japan votes for&nbsp;&#8216;Change&#8217;&#8230;, Update: &#8216;Audit the Fed&#8217; Bill out of&nbsp;Committee&#8230;, BSGcast: Interview with Mary&nbsp;McDonell&#8230;, True Blood: Inside scoop from Pam (Kristin&nbsp;Bauer)&#8230;">30</a></td>
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		<td><a href="http://moderateinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/" title="Cheney&nbsp;Unbound&#8230;, The franchise is dead. Long live the franchise!! Weinstein Co. to bring Halloween to 3D in&nbsp;2010&#8230;, ACORN counter-rallies: where Freedom of Speech goes to&nbsp;die&#8230;., Update: When Mickey met Spidey: Disney acquires Marvel&nbsp;Entertainment!!!, Update: Supernatural &#8211; Season 5 Sneak Peek from&nbsp;iTunes&#8230;, &#8216;Extract&#8217; Trailer 2: From the creator of Office&nbsp;Space&#8230;, Most Counter-Productive Idea Evah?: AFL-CIO and Dems push for new tax on stock trades: 1/10% of each&nbsp;transaction">31</a></td>
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