Published in National Review Online: Critical Condition, August 31, 2009. Senator Ted Kennedy was both respected and liked by colleagues on both sides of the aisle during his remarkable 47 years in the Senate.While he always was firm in his liberal views and I seldom agreed with him, Senator Kennedy did listen to his Republican colleagues and worked to forge compromises. That bipartisan spirit has … [Read more...] about Senator Kennedy and Health-Care Reform
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Senator Kennedy and Health-Care Reform
Published in National Review Online: Critical Condition, August 31, 2009. Senator Ted Kennedy was both respected and liked by colleagues on both sides of the aisle during his remarkable 47 years in the Senate.While he always was firm in his liberal views and I seldom agreed with him, Senator Kennedy did listen to his Republican colleagues and worked to forge compromises. That bipartisan spirit has … [Read more...] about Senator Kennedy and Health-Care Reform
An Era Ends
Highlights The Liberal Lion What other senators are saying Shouting for reform Utah leads in innovation Featured articles The Liberal Lion: Sen. Kennedy was both respected and liked by colleagues on both sides of the aisle during his remarkable 47 years in the Senate. While he always was firm in his liberal views and we seldom agreed with him, Sen. Kennedy did listen to his Republican … [Read more...] about An Era Ends
A Reform That's Scary
Published in the Chicago Tribune, August 21, 2009Are opponents of President Barack Obama's health-reform plan employing scare tactics? The White House wants you to think so. The administration recently warned of "scary" messages and "misinformation" on the Internet, and for a while -- until cooler thought prevailed -- it asked citizens to report any claims they found … [Read more...] about A Reform That's Scary
A Reform That’s Scary
Published in the Chicago Tribune, August 21, 2009Are opponents of President Barack Obama's health-reform plan employing scare tactics? The White House wants you to think so. The administration recently warned of "scary" messages and "misinformation" on the Internet, and for a while -- until cooler thought prevailed -- it asked citizens to report any claims they found … [Read more...] about A Reform That’s Scary
The Heat Is On
Highlights Shifting tide Divide and conquer Losing discipline Peggy Noonan Quote of the week Featured Articles The tide has clearly shifted. I am back from nine days on the road, and in forum after forum, from Virginia to Illinois, to New Mexico, Louisiana, and Ohio, citizens are anxious about health reform and about the Obama administration's aggressive expansion of government … [Read more...] about The Heat Is On
Report from Louisiana
Published in National Review Online's Critical Condition , Aug. 19, 2009Lafayette, LA – A driving rainstorm did not dampen the spirits of 600 people who came to the Lafayette Public Library to tell Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) about their serious concerns over the threats that they believe “ObamaCare” presents to their health care. Sen. Vitter himself was late because of the … [Read more...] about Report from Louisiana
‘Pointless and expensive’: We don’t need the nanny state telling us what we already know
Published in USA Today, August 11, 2009Where does it end? Congress already has passed regressive taxes on tobacco and is considering taxes on soft drinks and other sugary beverages. Now the federal government wants to get involved in policing restaurant menus to make sure they include calorie counts.This will increase the cost of restaurant meals, deter creativity and innovation, and inject … [Read more...] about ‘Pointless and expensive’: We don’t need the nanny state telling us what we already know