For those wanting to follow the current Supreme Court hearing on the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) or any other Supreme Court activity, a good source to check is the SCOTUS blog. It may take a minute or two to… Read More ›
health care reform / Obamacare
What’s sauce for the goose …
President Obama, in his recent jobs speech, noted the next election is 14 months away and the people American people can’t wait that long. Interesting he should chide Republicans for holding out until the election. A CSPAN telecast last night… Read More ›
Ron Paul: No free lunch, no free health care
Rep. Ron Paul, Republican candidate for president, is being blasted for indicating in the Sept. 12 GOP debate that a critically ill 30-year-old man with no health insurance should be allowed to die. At least that’s what his opponents would… Read More ›
How to tackle complex legislation
President Obama held a press conference this morning. Nothing new in that. In this election year, I’ve pretty much glazed over whenever he shows up. He did, however, propose something today that got me thinking. He talked about the minority… Read More ›
I’d rather be wrong
According to a just-released AP story, HHS budget experts have concluded the health care reform bill is actually going to increase costs, not reduce them, and its Medicare cuts may be so unrealistic that Congress will have to roll them… Read More ›
A 22-pen signature
When President Obama was signing the health care reform bill, I was not thinking about the meaning of the bill or of the historical significance of the moment. Nope, none of that high-falutin’ stuff. I was wondering just how big… Read More ›
HCR plans to combat doctor shortages
I was chatting to someone a few posts back and one of the points I hit was how this new health care reform is all about extending coverage to 32 million more people … without doing anything to bolster the… Read More ›
The devil we don’t know
The topic has been thoroughly thrashed over the last year. Health care reform, of course. Now it’s the law of the land. Or about to be. I share the hope of those who supported it, but none of their confidence…. Read More ›
Civility and America’s dying values
The continuing coarsening of America has taken a new and very ugly turn today. At least ten Washington lawmakers have requested extra security due to threats to their safety and that of their families — because of their votes on… Read More ›
The loneliest man in Michigan
Did you hear the one about Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) selling out his pro-life friends for $726,409 in airport grants? Heh. And you thought he rolled over on just the strength of a promised Executive Order from President Obama. An… Read More ›
‘Demon pass’ should doom Dems
The much cussed and discussed “deem and pass” procedure that Nancy Pelosi is threatening to employ for the health care reform bill, if actually used, should mean the ouster of every Democrat in Congress. “Deem and pass” is a sneaky,… Read More ›
Best reason for health care reform
Regarding health care reform: “I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll go to Costa Rica.” — Rush Limbaugh… Read More ›
