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| Sunday, March 21, 2010 | |
| If ObamaCare Passes Later Today...
Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 13:37:17 mst Name: KPO'M E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net Thanks for all your hard work on this, Paul. It looks like the bill will pass now that the Stupak deal was announced, but the fight definitely continues. It will be interesting to see if Idaho and Virginia are successful at getting the Supreme Court to review this case. | |
| Saturday, March 20, 2010 | |
| Money and Power
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 12:56:53 mst Name: KPO'M E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net It appears Pelosi won't include the Stupak language since she would have faced a revolt from the progressive wing and has concluded she needs them more than Stupak, particularly since his bloc of "moderates" has been slowly caving to every demand from the left wing of their party. | |
| Friday, March 19, 2010 | |
| Money and Power
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 7:24:06 mst Name: KPO'M E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net I say that, but then at the same time I'm reading about a possible deal between Pelosi and Stupak. While that would surely put the bill over the top, it does signal where we should head next. | |
| Money and Power
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 7:15:00 mst Name: KPO'M E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net I think the immediate battle may be over, Paul. Another Congressman (Boccieri) is announcing at 10:40 that he's caving. Sadly, this bill looks like it will pass. The "blue dogs" wilted under pressure and the false cover that the CBO report gave them. Chalk them up as another set of false allies. As much as I hate to, I may need to vote GOP this fall. Divided government appears to be the only solution. | |
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | |
| More Doctors Going Galt
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 12:03:40 mst Name: MOCKBADOC E-mail: parkermatn(at)msn.com URL: http://www.mockbadoc.blogspot.com I am thrilled to see that my fellow primary care doctors are going Galt with me. I am saddened, though, to see our patients fall inti the hands of the unqualified (but cheap) rabble the gov't will replace us with. | |
| Health Care Endgame
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:28:18 mst Name: Avalanche E-mail: Avalanche1950(at)comcast.net The thing no one ever seems to understand is there MUST be "death panels" {eye roll} because there MUST be cut-offs for when care is too expensive or useless (antibiotics for viral disease, anyone? And yet they're prescribed and paid for a million time a month! Anyone suggesting that insurers refuse to pay for antibiotics for viral infection? Not so far, eh?). In emergency medicine, triage means directing care and attention (and money and supplies) towards the injured who have a chance of surviving; it also means NOT directing those limited resources toward people -- equally valuable, equally loved -- who do NOT have a chance of surviving. Spending a half-million dollars on some drug or procedure for someone in their 70s or 80s, or with a terminal or un-reversible illness -- while of vital importance to them and their families -- makes no sense in a country (or a world) that is in economic crisis (or population crisis, or food creation crisis -- pick your crisis). | |
| Quick Links: Opacity, Lab Tests, Lobbyists
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:09:48 mst Name: Eva E-mail: virus_fighter_007(at)yahoo.com URL: http://sonyericsson-op.livejournal.com/profile I don't trust insurance companies. It's a big business, and some people confuse it with a charity. They need to think of themselves first. | |
| Sunday, March 14, 2010 | |
| Hennenfent on Death Panels
Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 10:18:51 mst Name: KPOM E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net Here's a message you might consider sending if, like me, you have a "definite yes" representative: | |
| Friday, March 12, 2010 | |
| Vote Count Update
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 16:16:35 mst Name: KPO'M E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net The fundamental problem is that most people accept the Left's premise that health care is a right. I hear over and over again "where's the GOP plan to end discrimination of pre-existing conditions, or expand coverage to everyone." It's an argument the GOP can't win, because they don't disagree with it. Sadly, I see the health care vote as a turning point. Obama will probably be strengthened by it. Many of the Blue Dogs are toast, but the Left doesn't care about them, anyway. They'll all be back, and even if they lose one or both Houses will view it as temporary, while the health care entitlement will be permanent. Since it won't do anything to reduce costs, they'll be back for more later (public "option", etc.). You described it as a Hail Mary. Unfortunately, Hail Marys are sometimes successful. This was more like the Statue of Liberty play (fake to one direction and hand off in the other), but I hate that analogy because this is for a cause that is completely antithetical to liberty. | |
| Vote Count Update
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 16:07:03 mst Name: KPO'M E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net My worry is that they are pulling all the stops to get a vote. They have convinced themselves that it's better to pass something now and worry about it later. On top of that, they are using reconciliation as an opportunity to ram through a socialization of student loans. Naturally, the claimed savings will also "help" the CBO score. | |
| Monday, March 8, 2010 | |
| Mark Steyn: Obamacare worth the price to Democrats
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 20:12:36 mst Name: KPOM E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net I think that scenario is unrealistic, Jim. Sadly, I think the cause is lost. The Democrats found their solution to the problem of an uncooperative public and will spend the next few days cutting deals to ram this through. The last hope, ironically, is if Bart Stupak's bloc holds firm on abortion, but that seems unlikely based on what I'm reading on Politico: | |
| Ryan At The Summit
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 8:24:03 mst Name: hkrening E-mail: hkrening(at)me.com This article is fabulous! I just e-mailed Rep. Ryan at budget.republicans@mail.house.gov to point him to this -- slim chance, maybe, but perhaps it will make a difference! | |
| Mark Steyn: Obamacare worth the price to Democrats
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 1:38:14 mst Name: JimWoods E-mail: jwoodswce(at)aol.com URL: http://jimwoods.thinkertothinker.com As an alternative to Stern's analysis, Democratic passage of health care could destroy the party politically by creating an equivalent of the 1800 election. | |
| Reconciliation: Then And Now
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 0:50:40 mst Name: Knowledge Process Outsourcing E-mail: flyingdaggers12(at)yahoo.com URL: http://www.kpo.com/ We will be on a look on this one. Thank you for sharing this post. | |
| Wednesday, March 3, 2010 | |
| Reconciliation: Then And Now
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 16:42:27 mst Name: Trey Givens E-mail: junk(at)treygivens.com URL: http://treygivens.com And if you need further evidence that both sides of the aisle are philosophically corrupt compare Republican use of the reconciliation process to their current expressions of horror over Obama's proposed use. | |
| Monday, March 1, 2010 | |
| Hsieh Cited in Re:new Magazine
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 13:26:37 mst Name: Beth Haynes E-mail: HaynesBE(at)gmail.com URL: http://wealthisnottheproblem.blogspot.com/ Congratulations. Thank you for all your hard work on this very important issue. | |
| Tuesday, February 23, 2010 | |
| Presidential Plan Panned
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 22:38:21 mst Name: KPOM E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net Unfortunately, what the people think no longer matters. It appears virtually certain this bill will be rammed through using reconciliation now. The Democrats have deluded themselves into the belief that "any bill is better than no bill." | |
| Sunday, February 21, 2010 | |
| Taxing MDs in Michigan
Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 21:47:09 mst Name: Jonathan Blaze E-mail: jon(at)blaze.org This is a fantastic idea. Doctors financially rape the American public, and it's time to turn the tables. | |
| Friday, February 19, 2010 | |
| The ObamaCare Nuclear Option
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 12:21:50 mst Name: KPOM E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net Politico has had some analysis on the reconciliation process. It could get ugly, but if the Democrats are determined enough they can pull it off, unfortunately. | |
| Quick Links: Health Care Summit - Trap or Opportunity?
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 12:19:42 mst Name: KPOM E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net It's a trap. Politico is reporting that the strategy is to go, full throttle, with reconciliation, and possibly even the public option, after the summit. | |