I’ve long thought that Obamacare was just a prelude to what Obama and the left really want, which is single payer health insurance. Obamacare was an unwieldy compromise, complex and cobbled together and passed because it could be done, whereas … Continue reading →
An excellent article by Rick Lowry on federalism and how it relates to Obamacare.
Continue reading →I’ve noticed a lot of speculation today about the way the questioning is going in the Supreme Court, and what it might mean for the ultimate ruling. And that’s as it should be. It’s a case of unusual importance, and … Continue reading →
Three days of oral arguments is a long time in SCOTUS-land, indicating that the Court considers the issues in the HCR case incredibly important. And yet this hasn’t stopped some liberal commentators (see this, for example) from preemptively suggesting that … Continue reading →
Soon the Supreme Court will be facing the question of whether the federal health care individual mandate is constitutional, but Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick thinks the legal questions are laughable and not even worth considering. Of course it’s constitutional, dummyheads, she … Continue reading →
Adam J. White does a good job of explaining why the Obamacare individual mandate at the federal level is really and literally “unprecedented.” It’s a long article, but well worth reading if you want to understand the legal issues facing … Continue reading →
It shouldn’t really come as a surprise that President Obama has decided to extend the exemption for abortion coverage of employees to not just the Catholic Church, but church-affiliated companies. He probably didn’t expect the extent of the protest, and … Continue reading →
If the Obama administration thought they could sneak this one in (mandatory coverage of contraception) under the rubric of women’s rights, they must be surprised at the depth and breadth of protest it has aroused: Abortion rights organizations, pro-choice Democrats, … Continue reading →
I’m curious to hear from the Newt-supporters on this one. Ace’s post today reminded me of something I’d mentioned a while back in this comment of mine: that Gingrich is on record as supporting an individual mandate or the posting … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker of Powerline has endorsed Mitt Romney, and John Hawkins of RightWingNews has said why he won’t be doing the same. Tigerhawk has summarized and compared the positions of both men, so I don’t have to do it. But … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →I’m with Ann Coulter on Romney. Ordinarily Coulter is hardly a favorite columnist of mine, although this isn’t the first time I’ve agreed with her. But it very much surprises me that she’s touting Romney; I would have thought she’d … Continue reading →