After Massachusetts: Democrats Should Be Ashamed
Let me start by saying: I’m tired. Tired of seeing Democrats step on their own feet; tired of seeing them panic at the slightest hint of controversy or political challenge; tired of their half-assed commitment to their own agenda. Just…tired.
On Tuesday night, Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat went…
In Defense of Harry Reid
So a few years ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid–the dude who’s in charge of shepherding health care reform to passage–said something really dumb about Barack Obama. (For those who don’t know, a new book reports that Reid privately said that Obama should run for president because he was a…
So What is a “Cadillac” Health Care Plan, Anyway?
The Senate wants to tax ‘em, and now so does President Obama. But just what is a “Cadillac” health care plan?
Why and How the Senate will Spank the House
Assuming the Senate passes health care reform tomorrow night, the major hurdle before Congress is merging the House and Senate versions of the bill into one final reform act. That’s no small feat. As The Christian Science Monitor noted on Monday, there are some major differences between the…
Health Care Reform’s 60 Potential Spoilers
So the Senate says it’s got a deal on health care reform. Pathological speedbump Ben Nelson, a moderate Democratic Senator from Nebraska who always wants to slow down major policy reforms with lots of finger-wagging and hand-wringing, finally “agreed after 13…
Democrats’ Squishy Middle
Ever had a Hostess cupcake? It’s got a thick doughy outside and a gooey, squishy middle–just like the Democratic Party in the Senate! Yes, once again Congressional centrists are getting all wobbly about health care reform. This time they’re worried that a proposed compromise between…
McCain’s Health Care Flip-flop and What it Really Means
So, it’ s been a while–sorry, life got crazy in a whole lot of ways. The big news is that the Senate is debating health care, and the even bigger news is that today Senators approved part of health care reform–well, kind of. This afternoon Senators unanimously voted to…preserve current…
Health Reform Round-Up
The House passed health reform, and the version of the bill that passed has pissed off pro-choice people. Why? Because Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) introduced an amendment “that no federal funds can be used to pay for an abortion or ‘cover any part of any health plan’ that includes coverage of an…
Harry Reid’s Health Care Gambit
The Senate Majority Leader says that the bill he’s going to push in the Senate will have an ‘opt-out’ public option which allows states to–you guessed it–opt-out of the national public health insurance plan. Democratic centrists are confused and unsure as to whether or not they should be…
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The Chamber of Commerce vs. The White House
If you had to name the three most pressing mega-scale issues in the U.S. today, health care, economic recovery, and global warming would probably rank pretty high on your list, and with good reason. I don’t need to explain how or why each of these matters is such a politically-charged,…
