Conservative blogger Erick Erickson, of Red State, starts mobilising against the Democrats' proposed alternative to the public option.

BBC: Obama may soften healthcare plan

Erick Erickson, who is spearheading the project, said that once the Republican party leadership contest was out of the way, the party needs to get behind the proposal and make the internet a top priority.

BBC: Obama takes lead in virtual world

The latest feminist kerfuffle involves a comment by RedState.com's Erick Erickson on Fox Business the other day during a discussion of the recent study-- cited here Wednesday--finding that in 40% of American households with children, a woman is either the primary or sole breadwinner.

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