Still Not a "Government Takeover"
In an appearance on a morning news show today, House Minority Leader John Boehner repeatedly charged that the health insurance reform bills being considered in Congress represent a “big government takeover” of health care.
It’s important to know that’s just not true. The claim of a “government takeover” is a time-worn attack raised by opponents of [...]
WSJ Opinion: ‘Scary’ Health Care Bill
Dr. Tom Coburn, a physician and a Republican senator from Oklahoma, writes:
I recently suggested that seniors will die sooner if Congress actually implements the Medicare cuts in the health-care bill put forward by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. My colleagues who defend the bill–none of whom have practiced medicine–predictably dismissed my concern as a scare [...]
Obamacare’s Winners and Losers
As Jim Capretta writes over at NRO, now that the government-run “public option” has been stripped out of the Senate’s proposed health-care legislation, Obamacare is left as this: a mandate that Americans funnel huge sums in new taxes, through the federal government, to private insurers. Were you wondering why the health insurance lobby [...]
The New (Old) Government Option; the Old (New) Shell Game
The so-called “public option” is now out; it finally became clear even to Senate Majority Leader Harry “Pinky” Reid (D-Caesar’s Palace, 75%) that there was no way in Hades that the public option could get the 60 votes needed to proceed on the Senate version of ObamaCare.
So he has swapped in a ringer: In [...]
If Joe Lieberman Is the Democrats’ "Lindsey Graham"…
…Are we required to despise him too?
Politico notes that when Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT, 85% Dem) announced he would not merely vote against ObamaCare but would filibuster it — at least the final motion to call the question — he burnt many bridges back to the Democratic Party:
“My sense is that when he announced he [...]
Word from the White House: Introduction of the Affordable Health Care for America Act
It’s no secret that institutions of all stripes focus their communications on certain messages day to day. We thought it would all be a little more open and transparent if we went ahead and published what our focus will be for the day, along with any related articles, documents, or reports.
Supporting bill description: "The Affordable [...]
