Quote from Reid yesterday in answer to a question from CNN’s Dana Bash: What right did [the House of Representatives] have to pick and choose what part of government is going to be funded? It’s obvious what’s going on here. … Continue reading →
…and nobody noticed? Oh I know, I know; the Democrats and the MSM will milk it for all it’s worth as the fault of the evil Republicans, and as a dreadful dreadful thing. But if it happens (as it seems … Continue reading →
…of the defunding/shutdown brouhaha? At this point I have the sneaking suspicion it is mainly a propaganda opportunity on both sides, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. It’s always risky to prognosticate, and I certainly could be wrong, but … Continue reading →
I’ve got a new piece up at PJ. Recently there have been a host of articles purporting to compare the cost of health insurance premiums under Obamacare with the cost of premiums today, or with the costs originally projected under … Continue reading →
Daniel Henninger of the WSJ believes that, if passed, it will do just that: This thing called “ObamaCare” carries on its back all the justifications, hopes and dreams of the entitlement state. The chance is at hand to let its … Continue reading →
…and switch. And the public never even took the bait in the first place. More here. The gist of the message is that from the outset the calculations to sell Obamacare to the American public were slipshod and/or naive and/or … Continue reading →
Whatever could go wrong? Plenty.
Continue reading →I haven’t yet written about the fight that’s been going on for quite some time between Senator Ted Cruz and the more (for want of a better word) “establishment” Republicans in Congress. I haven’t commented on it yet because it … Continue reading →
No, I’m not going to write the definitive analysis of these things. I’m going to turn into a linker and refer you to the analyses of others, because I don’t have much to add to what they say: Here’s Ace: … Continue reading →
I don’t think anyone actually listens to the president’s radio addresses (any president, not just this one), do they? What does reach people, however, are sound bites from those addresses. This latest one is really a classic example of Obamaspeak. … Continue reading →
The House cast a vote (unfortunately merely symbolic, because the Senate won’t be agreeing) to keep the IRS from enforcing Obamacare. Look at the way the article describes the impetus for the bill [emphasis mine]: The House voted Friday to … Continue reading →
…move: The Office of Personnel Management, under heavy pressure from Capitol Hill, will issue regulations saying that the government can continue to make the employer contribution to the health plans of members [of Congress] and aides, according to several Hill … Continue reading →