New England used to be fairly solidly Republican, with the exception of Massachusetts, and even Massachusetts retained a periodic tendency to vote for Republican governors. But the New England brand of Republican was always a combination of fiscal conservative and … Continue reading →
…he speaks to rank and file upstate New York Republicans when he asks them to show conservatives a lesson by voting for Owen? I’m not a Biden fan, but I thought he had a little more political savvy then that … Continue reading →
I find it difficult to believe that the Democrats (with the possible exception of the Blue Dogs) have any interest in reforming the health care insurance business so that private insurance works better. It would be relatively easy to pass … Continue reading →
The news is full of commentary on the House health care reform bill released yesterday. Since it consists of 1990 dense and legalistic pages, I’m not about to read it soon. Others will, however, and in days to come I … Continue reading →
In the last couple of days I’ve noticed a new strategy from certain Democratic pundits, bloggers, and commenters: act as if the public option’s a done deal, or very close to it. It’s the power of positive thinking in action. … Continue reading →
It’s no secret that the health care reform bills in both the House and the Senate are both almost certain to contain some version of the public option. We don’t know the details yet, but the intent to include a … Continue reading →
Susan Estrich is a Democratic operative who sometimes shows the rare ability to criticize her own, and in the past she’s borne some of the consequences. Last night she spoke out again, this time in an interview with Greta Van … Continue reading →
…I’d like to show you another ad featuring children. Yesterday I criticized this one about man-made global warming. It features a child actress, and is designed to appeal to children especially, and to frighten them into pressuring their parents to … Continue reading →
There’s been a great deal of discussion on this recent thread about whether Obama is contemplating a tyrannical takeover of the statist type, and whether he can possibly succeed. I’m not going to address that topic again right now (perhaps … Continue reading →
Please watch both of these videos in their entirety. First we have Robert Reich on health care reform, September 2007: Now we have Robert Reich on health care reform, September 2009: Compare and contrast. [NOTE: If you’re not familiar with … Continue reading →
So, what else is new? It was a foregone conclusion that the Senate Finance Committee would pass the bill on through, the first step towards final approval. But as Snowe said, “There are many, many miles to go in this … Continue reading →
Whoever said our legislators (approval rating: 21%) weren’t creative? They sure are working hard to figure out a way to get enough votes to slide some sort of public option by, whether Americans like it or not—although if certain recent … Continue reading →