Whoever said our legislators (approval rating: 21%) weren’t creative? They sure are working hard to figure out a way to get enough votes to slide some sort of public option by, whether Americans like it or not—although if certain recent … Continue reading →
Why do we have to keep rediscovering—as the state of New York recently has—that raising taxes on the rich is so often of illusory benefit? Probably because it’s such a tempting thing to do. After all, there the rich are, … Continue reading →
With all the news swirling around lately it seems that Obama’s approach to the financial crisis, a topic that was the main focus of the early months of his presidency, has gone on the back burner. But as his more … Continue reading →
How’s this for sophistry? The AP’s Erica Werner begins her supposed fact-checking of the issue of whether Rep. Joe Wilson was right in calling Obama a liar last night with the unequivocal sentence: “Rep. Joe Wilson is wrong.” But after … Continue reading →
See Fausta for more on Honduras, much more. And this editorial by Monica Showalter at IBD is must-reading on the topic of US policy towards Honduras, the reaction of other nations, and the likely consequences. In a completely unrelated affair, … Continue reading →
Anyone who’s been following the Madoff story already knew that the SEC botched its chances to catch him, and that it had plenty of them. But now we have a report that says as much. I wrote back in February … Continue reading →
Some have said that health care reform is Obama’s Waterloo, or will be soon. The analogy is far from perfect; for example, Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo was followed by his abdication, surrender, and exile, and it’s hard to believe this … Continue reading →
In the dystopia thread, commenter “ModDem” (moderate Democrat? modern Democrat? modest Democrat? modish Democrat?) writes: If the whole idea [of Obamacare] is unconstitutional then I guess you think Medicare and Medicaid are unconstitutional? Or did you not realize they were … Continue reading →
…bad faith, distortions, and lies on the part of the bill’s proponents—plus their counter-accusations that it’s actually only the opponents of the bill who are guilty of bad faith, distortions, and lies. Many of you have probably already seen the … Continue reading →
Almost twenty years ago I hurt my back and sustained injuries to both arms that left me with what’s known as neuropathic pain. We all know what pain from an injury feels like. But if you’re fortunate, you don’t know—and … Continue reading →
Amidst all the wrangling on health care reform, one of the issues that often comes up is the elimination of unnecessary medical tests. Although everyone would probably agree that such a savings in cost and trouble would be a consummation … Continue reading →
Obama finally has achieved a certain measure of bipartisanship. The only thing is—it’s in opposition to his health care reform bill. If a party with the huge majorities the Democrats enjoy right now in Congress is having trouble passing a … Continue reading →