Research has shown that there is a strong correlation between the health of the economy and “trust” in government. Unemployment, GDP growth, foreclosures rates and economic boons may lead people to believe in their government more than lack of corruption scandals or unsavory politicians. This makes perfect sense. As James Carville used to remind Governor [...]
Entries Tagged as 'healthcare'
Healthcare Tumbles, Democrats Fumble
December 16th, 2009 1 Comment
“This is essentially the collapse of health care reform in the United States Senate. Honestly the best thing to do right now is kill the Senate bill, go back to the House, start the reconciliation process, where you only need 51 votes and it would be a much simpler bill.”
Howard Dean is not happy. The [...]
Tags: gop · healthcare · howard dean · olympia snowe · ronald burris · susan collins
Lieberman’s Medicare Tantrum a Flip-Flop
December 15th, 2009 No Comments
Sen. Joe Lieberman loves the spotlight. He relished running with Gore in 2000 as his VP; he was giddy when all eyes jumped on him for breaking ranks with the Democratic Party and becoming and Independent; and he savored the months when he was considered the frontrunner to be McCain’s VP choice (which he was, [...]
Tags: flip flop · healthcare · joe lieberman · medicare
Don’t expect 2010 to be 1994. Part 2: Healthcare
November 23rd, 2009 No Comments
“I’m not going to get into the numbers today, but it’ll — I think if you’re not impressed, you should be.”
Harry Reid is pretty proud of his healthcare bill. The next few weeks will be intense and immensely important to him and his party. The ramifications of this bill will be seen and discussed for [...]
Tags: 1994 · democrats · gop · healthcare · The Great Recession · unemployment
Why the ‘Opt-Out’ option is genius
October 26th, 2009 No Comments
You have to respect Harry Reid’s determination. Despite flagging support from his constituent state, the Senate majority leader from Nevada is not giving up his ambitious agenda. He has taken the reins of a healthcare debate that was swerving and dipping under Pelosi’s leadership. Now, with a palpable sniff of victory in front of him, [...]
Tags: harry reid · health care · healthcare · public option
Why is healthcare reform so hard to sell to Americans?
September 16th, 2009 No Comments
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The Baucus bill finally came out today in its 200-page plus package, a daunting piece of legislation. Some of the highlights are also some of the lowlights–Sen. Max Baucus has essentially watered down a bill that was intended to bring sweeping reform into the industry that accounts for about 1/6 of the country’s economy. [...]
Tags: Culture · healthcare
Credit the townhall crazies to LaRouche
August 25th, 2009 No Comments
Lyndon Larouche is louder than the average bear.
This 86 year old political figure has a legion of followers, one crazier than the next. Like Barney Frank recently told a Larouchite at a townhall, “What planet do you spend most of your time on?”
Among some of his theories:
The Queen of England is a drug smuggler.
Obama’s healthcare [...]
Tags: healthcare · lyndon larouche · townhall
Public Option Continues to Confuse
August 21st, 2009 1 Comment
You’d think that after endless number of townhalls held by Congresspeople, the President, and political organizations the debate would circle around what would happen if it were enacted, the consequences of the act. Unfortunately, politics doesn’t bend that way.
Distortion and yelling are more common in the current national debate than compromise and clarity. Instead of [...]
Tags: gop · healthcare · obama · the loud minority
Armed and ready to “Resist”
August 19th, 2009 No Comments
This man is angry because of taxes, healthcare reform, and the dangerous world surrounding him. If this doesn’t instill fear in you as to what the current climate of anger could lead to, then I would want to be you.
Tags: healthcare · taxes · the loud minority
Obamacare and its discontents
August 18th, 2009 1 Comment
Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health, said in one of the Sunday morning shows that the public option is “not an essential part” of President Obama’s attempt to reform healthcare. This essentially means that the sweeping revamp of the system Obama had promised and pressed Congress on for so long is now just a “ehh, [...]
Tags: gop · healthcare · obama
Obama-care is slipping away
July 31st, 2009 No Comments
Two academics rule Washington right now. Prof. Bernanke at the Fed is the man many think saved us from another Great Depression through unorthodox and innovative uses of Federal Reserve powers, steering financial institutions and lenders away from the cliff. A student of the Great Depression, Bernanke used his knowledge of that economic crisis to [...]
Tags: bill clinton · congress · gop · healthcare
A Utilitarian Argument in Favor of Rationing Health Insurance
July 16th, 2009 1 Comment
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The renowned, and often polemic, ethicist Peter Singer wrote a compelling argument in The New York Times, in favor of rationing health insurance. Essentially, rationing is a dirty word that is never said, but often meant. It means there should be cost limits to health care, particularly in terminal cases. This puts a price [...]
Tags: healthcare · peter singer · rationing
poliPicks
May 15th, 2009 No Comments
Time for the weekend, time for poliPicks. There is really nothing better than an interesting, long magazine article that is good enough to make into your weekend schedule of laziness. For those who weren’t able to pick up and save such an article for you weekend brunches, you will be pleasantly surprised below. Also, some good ol’ fashioned politickin’, with the usual drama, melodrama, and comedy (it’s funny ‘cuz it’s true). Enjoy!
Tags: david brooks · Food · happiness · healthcare · nancy pelosi · obama · Psychology · The Great Recession
