The Washington Post today gives President Obama four Pinocchios for his oft repeated promise, “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan.” That’s the highest number of Pinocchios on WaPo’s Fact Checker rating scale. Too bad it doesn’t go to five, because that’s what the promise deserves. … Continue reading Pinocchio in the White House
Healthcare.gov, the Obamacare website, has so far been an unmitigated disaster. Obviously there are serious programming problems that go far beyond a few “glitches” or bugs, beyond heavy traffic and server overload. Anyone who knows anything about IT development knows a complex program needs to be tested extensively before it’s rolled out. And that didn’t … Continue reading Brook’s law and the Obamacare website
Washington is wrestling with its self-imposed budget sequestration, set to take effect at the end of the year if our representatives don’t act to stop it. Among the items being considered for cuts are Medicare and Social Security. You may or may not believe these programs should be touched, adjusted, or otherwise “fixed” in some way, … Continue reading Speak up today to protect Medicare, Social Security
(Updated Oct. 1, 2012, at 1:40 pm MT) Two Politico writers today called Romneycare “one of the greatest stories never told.” In “Big ‘Romneycare’ secret: It didn’t rein in costs,” Jennifer Haberkorn and Kyle Cheney explain why neither the Republicans nor the Democrats are talking about Mitt Romney’s health care plan in Massachusetts. The Republicans might be … Continue reading Why nobody talks about Romneycare
I don’t like Jay Leno and never watch his show, which means I’d have missed this if Meet the Press hadn’t run it this morning. Hilarious! Continue reading Leno spoofs Obama reaction to SCOTUS decision
In a 5-4 decision today, the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, including its controversial individual mandate. No doubt days and weeks will now be dedicated to discussion and analysis of the decision and what it means to the uninsured, the insured, the states, employers, doctors, insurance companies, and of course, politicians. Surprisingly … Continue reading SCOTUS upholds Affordable Care Act
