We’ve been predicting it for a long long time. Obamacare was the stalking horse, and when it failed (or failed to come close to fulfilling its promises) single-payer would be trotted out, polished up, and presented to the public as … Continue reading →
Today features still another failed attempt at Obamacare reform, this time the defeat of a modified (“skinny”) repeal bill. Because the GOP has such a slim majority in the Senate, and because no Democrats will come aboard, it would take … Continue reading →
This afternoon the Senate is voting on Obamacare repeal: After months of tedious deliberation, behind-the-scenes deal making and countless setbacks, Tuesday afternoon’s vote will determine if the Senate can start floor debate on legislation to overhaul the Affordable Care Act … Continue reading →
I saw the title of this article by James C. Capretta at the American Enterprise Institute (“The GOP’s collision with health-care reality”) and, before I read it, I expected it would cover the fact that any bona fide Republican effort … Continue reading →
Democrats couldn’t be happier about the failure and disarray of the Republicans on dealing with Obamacare. But this editorial in Investor’s Business Daily warns them to be careful what they wish for. The title is “Democrats Will Soon Regret That … Continue reading →
The recent GOP efforts have been Shakespearean: …It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. Actually, that’s harsher than my own opinion of what’s been going on—although it seems to be a good … Continue reading →
Republican senators Lindsay Graham and Bill Cassidy have rolled out their proposal: Graham and Cassidy, who have been working closely with former Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Rick Santorum, argue that one of the main reasons that Republicans are having such a … Continue reading →
…says article after article and poll after poll. Well, why shouldn’t it be unpopular? The drumbeat of the MSM that’s been denouncing it goes like this: It will kill millions and millions of people. It only favors the rich. It … Continue reading →
The CBO has spoken, and the resultant spin on what the CBO has said is that the news is dire, dire, dire. But here’s my question: since when has the CBO been correct on health insurance reform predictions? I don’t … Continue reading →
…rages on. I believe the bill will be modified, and has not reached its final form. But in the meantime, I was thinking about the following question to ask the critics who say it’s just Obamacare light: what else would … Continue reading →
First of all, let’s call it the right thing: it’s not a health care bill, it’s a health insurance bill. Semantics aside, what’s in it? And does it matter? I doubt this will be the final version, but it’s a … Continue reading →
It’s getting real: Obamacare boosters, who have counted on the disarray of the GOP to continue indefinitely (not ordinarily a bad bet), are running scared because the repeal/replace effort may actually succeed. In what form, isn’t exactly clear. The article … Continue reading →