Episode 102: The Road to 216: Play in Popup | Download

Mike wasn’t with us this week, so I’m including our old-style show notes below the jump. Housekeeping note: We will be off next week while Bill (and Mike) are at SXSW. We’ll be back on March 21.

Original air date: 3/7/10
Total run time: 1:54:46
File size: 55.1 MB

Lost
Chuck
Steve finally saw District 9
Finished up the unaired Defying Gravity episodes
Fringe renewed for 3rd season
FlashForward returns 3.18 (before next PSFR episode)
Oscar predictions?
Futurama back in June

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Unemployment numbers

Health care
* Obama presents a way forward, demands up or down vote
* Obama gets hands-on, hosts two private meetings, which seemed to go well
* The road to 216 (and yes, it’s now 216)
* Stupak problem
* Reconciliation gets green light in Senate
* White House wants House vote by March 18
* Target end date: Easter
* Will the left rally?

Bunning Blockade
* Real-world consequences
* Combats media
* Bunning eventually blinked

RNC “fear-gate” controversy
* Document/presentation leak
* Party embarrassed

Liz Cheney smears DoJ attorneys
* “Al Qaeda Nine”
* Backlash

* John Patrick Bedell at Pentagon

SPSST
* Virginia congressional candidate Laurence Verga (R)
* Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)
* Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R)
* Liz Cheney