Posts tagged “healthcare reform”
Heathcare Reform And The Enthusiasm Gap
By now it’s a truism that the state of the economy, coupled with the enthusiasm gap that afflicts Democrats, is likely to allow Republicans to make huge gains in the midterm elections (even though Americans think the Republican Party really, really stinks). Short of divine intervention, the economy isn’t going to get turned around in [...]
The Honorable Nude Model From Massachusetts
When Barack Obama assumed the presidency, exactly one year ago, many Democrats felt that yes, we can, and maybe we will. Now, with enough voters in the Massachusetts special election having stuffed their votes into Scott Brown‘s g-string, we would seem to have come to the end of that phase of Obama’s presidency. What we [...]
Don’t Write About Stocks If You Don’t Understand the Market
In a post titled “Health Insurance Industry Registers Its Disapproval Of Senate Health Care Bill”, Faiz Shakir of Think Progress writes: In the New York Times today, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman writes in defense of the Senate health care bill. “[F]or all its flaws and limitations, it’s a great achievement,” he says. “It will [...]
The 21st Century Republican Party Ethos
Sometimes, Bill Kristol inadvertently writes something that is actually true. Take this, for instance: With Obamacare on the ropes, there will be a temptation for opponents to let up on their criticism, and to try to appear constructive, or at least responsible. There will be a tendency to want to let the Democrats’ plans sink [...]
Really Not Getting It
After Accepting Scores Of GOP Amendments, Senate HELP Committee Moves Health Care Legislation On Party Line Vote – TPMDC (7/15/09): The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has voted along party to move its health care reform legislation out of committee. The panel has been in mark-up for weeks now, and along the way, [...]
Harry Reid Can Count to 51?
Reid Loses Patience on Health Bill – Roll Call (7/7/09): Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday strongly urged Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to drop a proposal to tax health benefits and stop chasing Republican votes on a massive health care reform bill. Reid, whose leadership is considered crucial if President Barack Obama [...]
This is Who You Voted For
Advocacy Groups Should Halt Attacks on Moderate Democrats, Obama Says – WaPo (7/4/09) President Obama, strategizing yesterday with congressional leaders about health-care reform, complained that liberal advocacy groups ought to drop their attacks on Democratic lawmakers and devote their energy to promoting passage of comprehensive legislation. In a pre-holiday call with half a dozen top [...]
Tom Daschle’s Carefully Nuanced Prediction
Remember how Tom Daschle used to be Tim Geithner‘s identical twin? How both of them had cheated on their taxes? And how both of them were uniquely qualified to do the jobs that Obama had picked them for, Geithner to restore the economy to the pink of health, and Daschle to shepherd Obama’s dream healthcare [...]
This Sounds Familiar
Chris Bowers: Here is a message that progressive organizations and media outlets need to start sending to all Democratic party committees and members of Congress: We are done attacking Republicans until you pass a public option for health care. Until a public option is passed, I dont want to hear about the latest hate and [...]
The Peaceful Coexistence Of Healthcare Matter And Antimatter
(1) The Republican mind is a complex thing, awesome to behold and to contemplate. Contemplate, for example, the passionate Republican opposition to the central health care reform proposal the Obama administration is advocating (at least, they seem to be advocating it, as of now): a public plan. Here’s the NYT, capturing the passion perfectly: The [...]