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 →
By now you’ve probably seen or read a transcript of this excerpt from Obama’s healthcare talk in Portsmouth NH: The American College of Surgeons has come back with a critique and correction that points out that a surgeon actually gets … Continue reading →
Those unruly un-American mobs of enraged independents and conservatives (and perhaps even a sprinkling of moderate Democrats) keep annoying our elected representatives with their inconvenient anger at the fact that the Obama administration and Congress seem to be intent on … Continue reading →
I wrote of Peggy Noonan the other day that, although she’s beginning to “get” Obama and what he’s about, she’s only halfway there. Noonan still thinks he’s just receiving bad advice or making missteps, and that he’s not the master … Continue reading →
The title of this op-ed by LA Times columnist Dan Neil caught my eye: “It’s Time to Fight Dirty.” The piece is an admonition to the Left to take the gloves off (and here I thought it already had!) and … Continue reading →
I’ve got a piece up at Pajamas Media today on the Democrat demonizing of the health care reform opponents at the town hall meetings. Please take a look and have a read. [ADDENDUM: I moved this to keep it at … 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 →
A WSJ poll finds that more Americans are against Obamacare than are for it: In mid-June, respondents were evenly divided when asked whether they thought Mr. Obama’s health plan was a good or bad idea. In the new poll, conducted … Continue reading →
President Obama is not a leader. By that I don’t just mean that I disagree with his agenda, or that I think he often lies to the American people, or that he’s not inspirational (although all of those statements do … 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 →