The Podcast emerges from its undisclosed location to make a fleeting appearance at
Drinking Liberally. Goldy and his panel of political wonks and blogoratti take the opportunity to celebrate the passage of sweeping health care reform legislation…because it
IS a big fucking deal! At the same time, they express collective bemusement in the Republican response to the new law: “It’s Armageddon!”
At the local level, the panel takes bewildered delight in the decision by Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna to join the Florida anti-health-care-reform lawsuit. Rob, who everyone knows is running for Governor in 2012, has done a wonderful job maintaining the façade of a moderate Republican. The panel dissects the decision and concludes that the lawsuit was a huge political blunder, and one that will re-brand McKenna as something of a “far rightie Tenther nutcase.” Explaining McKenna’s blunder proves more elusive for the panel. Was it anger? Was it self-delusion? Was it extortion? Was he reacting to a potential primary challenge by Dino Rossi?
The panel wraps up with a discussion of the remaining reconciliation process and Republican prospects and reactions in the immediate post-health-care-reform world...seemingly, "no!," "nuh-uh," and "naaah."
Goldy was joined by
Drinking Liberally Seattle co-host Chris Mitchell,
Effin’ Unsound’s &
Horsesass’s Carl Ballard,
Peace Tree Farm’s N in Seattle, and
me.
The show is 53:07, and is
available here as an MP3.
[Recorded live at the Seattle chapter of
Drinking Liberally. Special thanks to
Confab creators
Gavin and
Richard for hosting the
Podcasting Liberally site.]
