On Ryan’s Medicare reform proposal
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I’m with Ann Coulter on Romney and Romneycare
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 →
SCOTUS will rule on health care reform…
…in March of 2012, in plenty of time to influence the election. The court will allow an “extraordinary” 5 1/2 hours of oral argument: In the modern era, the last time the court allotted anywhere near this much time for … Continue reading →
HCR: repeal and replace
I’m glad to see that Republicans are busy strategizing how to repeal Obamacare after the 2012 elections. I hope they aren’t assuming that Republicans will have to win both Congress and the White House in order for that to occur, … Continue reading →
Dropping the CLASS Act fiction
Now that it’s not needed any more to help the CBO score Obamacare as reducing the deficit, the CLASS Act portion of the bill is being dropped and revealed as the dysfunctional charade it always was: “CLASS is a critical … Continue reading →
A different approach to the health care insurance problem
This doctor has what seems to be an awfully good idea for a way to reduce health care costs for the patient. Is insurance really responsible for that much of the cost of everyday medical care? Shocking.
Continue reading →We had to pass the health care bill to find out what’s in it
And we’re finding out more each day.
Continue reading →Vermont: on the road to single-payer health insurance?
Tiny Vermont is probably the most leftist state in the union. Like many other New England states, it has a mix of old-time residents and their offspring, who tend to be more conservative, and relatively new arrivals (“new” in New … Continue reading →
Romneycare: it’s not the offense…
…it’s the coverup. The consensus is that Romney cannot possibly have it both ways. Either Romneycare and Obamacare are both a mistake or they are both okay, because the similarities between them are too great. Romney’s main argument for the … Continue reading →
Getting to know the HCR bill
So far, to know the HCR bill is to not love it. Case in point. Remember when:
Continue reading →Unhappy first birthday, Obamacare
The disapproving polls haven’t budged. Familiarity has not made the heart grow fonder. Some people hate the bill because it’s not liberal enough (mostly women, it turns out), but they are far outnumbered by those who hate it for the … Continue reading →
Repealing Obamacare: what goes around may come around
Keith Hennessy lays out a multi-step blueprint for repealing Obamacare in 2013: * Keep up the pressure in 2011 and 2012: * maintain and strengthen Republican unity toward full repeal; * repeatedly attack the bill legislatively on all fronts, knowing … Continue reading →