The Current Tally
Byron York’s sources say their best estimate is that there are now 204 votes for the government health care takeover bill, 209 votes against it, and 18 undecided. The good news, one could infer, is that the Republicans only have to carry seven of the 18 to block the bill, while the Democrats have [...]
Good news and bad news from Dartmouth
There’s good news and bad news from Dartmouth today. First, the good news. Our friend Joe Asch has announced that he is gathering signatures in order to run for an Alumni Trustee seat on the Board. Joe follows Dartmouth like I follow Everton, except that he has the benefit of proximity (he [...]
It’s Going to Take More Than Botox
For Democrats, the bad news continues to snowball. Harry Reid has plummeted to a level from which it’s hard to see how he can recover. Today’s Rasmussensurvey finds Reid trailing Republicans Danny Tarkanian and Sue Lowden by 14 and 12 points, respectively. There is a long way to go until November, but [...]
Bad News From Copenhagen
There is an obvious parallel between the Democrats in Congress, racing against an artificial deadline in an atmosphere of hysteria to pass a bill relating to health care, and the “world leaders” assembled in Copenhagen who, likewise, have frantically tried to reach some sort of agreement before their conference comes to an end. In [...]
Well, Dems, which is it!
The Democrats say that their healthcare bill will reduce health costs, but Obama’s HHS says no, it absolutely won’t:
Democrats trying to push President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul plan through the Senate got a sober warning Friday that costs will keep going up and proposed Medicare savings may harm the program.
A new report from government [...]
The Merseyside derby, then and now
One of Everton’s most prominent supporters, who is in failing health, recounts this story:
The doctor tells him “I have good news and bad news.” The Evertonian says, “tell me the bad news first.” The doctor responds, “your cancer is spreading rapidly.” “So what’s the good news?” the Evertonian asks. “You [...]
