Cracking Down on Waste and Fraud
While discussing health insurance reform in St. Charles, Missouri today, President Obama announced new efforts to reign in waste and fraud in Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs. He explained that the administration plans to prevent wasted dollars through the use of payment recapture audits by giving auditors incentives to catch improper payments and payment [...]
Dahlkemper Also a "No" Without Stupak Amendment
Via Jay Cost, Pennsylvania Democrat Kathy Dahlkemper will switch her vote from "yes" to "no" on health care because of the Senate bill's provisions to spend taxpayer money on abortions:
While Mrs. Dahlkemper campaigned as a supporter of health care reform and made an impassioned plea on the House floor in July, citing access as the [...]
More Trouble for Barry
Marion Barry just can't seem to catch a break. The former mayor and current councilman needed a kidney transplant, was treated on a few occasions for his drug addiction, was accused of adultery, and blamed for any number of things during his tenure (poor city services, skyrocketing murder rates). The police seem to find him [...]
Source: Dems Threaten Nelson In Pursuit of 60
While the Democrats appease Senator Lieberman, they still have to worry about other recalcitrant Democrats including Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson. Though Lieberman has been out front in the fight against the public option and the Medicare buy-in, Nelson was critical of both. Now that those provisions appear to have been stripped from the bill, Lieberman [...]
Michael "Miss-the-Point" Medved Strikes Again
In the first hour of his show today, Michael Medved was objecting to the staggeringly stupid decision by Attorney General Eric Holder to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, Walid bin Attash, Ramzi bin al-Shibh and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi, each accused of planning the September 11th attacks, on trial in a civilian court [...]
Good News: Cheesecake Not Yet a Human ‘Right,’ Even in Obama White House
This is a simple post with a simple request for Michelle Obama. The First Lady said yesterday, during a kids’ health fair at the White House:
“My mother would tell us, ‘dessert is not a right. It’s a treat.’”
To which I say: Extrapolate, please.
I’ll also add that I think it’s pretty cool that the First [...]
