The focus of the health reform debate has shifted about a mile down Pennsylvania Avenue, from Capitol Hill to Blair House, where members of Congress and President Obama met Thursday to determine whether bipartisan cooperation on reform legislation is possible.The political dynamics do not bode well. The White House insists Mr. Obama is "adamant about passing comprehensive reform similar to … [Read more...] about Reform Is Best Left To The States Anyway
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Reform Is Best Left To The States Anyway
The focus of the health reform debate has shifted about a mile down Pennsylvania Avenue, from Capitol Hill to Blair House, where members of Congress and President Obama met Thursday to determine whether bipartisan cooperation on reform legislation is possible.The political dynamics do not bode well. The White House insists Mr. Obama is "adamant about passing comprehensive reform similar to … [Read more...] about Reform Is Best Left To The States Anyway
Summit Provides GOP a Chance to Showcase Their Health Reform Ideas
Having witnessed in person the president’s performance at the Republican retreat in Baltimore in January and watching today’s summit on TV, it’s clear that the venues for the conversations made a noticeable difference. President Obama talked down to the Republicans in Baltimore because he was on a stage behind a podium flanked by American flags. And while Republicans offered … [Read more...] about Summit Provides GOP a Chance to Showcase Their Health Reform Ideas
Summit Standoff
The consensus among most pundits and reporters was summed up by The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan in her column today: "Boy, that didn't work." The White House expected a slam dunk, building on what it considered a triumph at the House Republican retreat in Baltimore a month ago, so it could convince rank-and-file Democrats that the time has come to get health reform done. … [Read more...] about Summit Standoff
Summit Provides GOP a Chance to Showcase Their Health Reform Ideas
Having witnessed in person the president’s performance at the Republican retreat in Baltimore in January and watching today’s summit on TV, it’s clear that the venues for the conversations made a noticeable difference. President Obama talked down to the Republicans in Baltimore because he was on a stage behind a podium flanked by American flags. And while Republicans offered … [Read more...] about Summit Provides GOP a Chance to Showcase Their Health Reform Ideas
Summit or Political Suicide?
The American people have rebelled against Obamacare because they know our health sector is too big, too complex, and too important to try to change in any one bill written by a few political leaders who don’t know the needs of 300 million individual Americans.The Senate’s 2,500-page bill will lead to tens of thousands of pages of regulation that will paralyze progress in our … [Read more...] about Summit or Political Suicide?
Summit or Political Suicide?
The American people have rebelled against Obamacare because they know our health sector is too big, too complex, and too important to try to change in any one bill written by a few political leaders who don’t know the needs of 300 million individual Americans.The Senate’s 2,500-page bill will lead to tens of thousands of pages of regulation that will paralyze progress in our … [Read more...] about Summit or Political Suicide?
Obama's Health Plan — A Missed Chance
Instead of offering a genuinely fresh approach, President Barack Obama has unveiled a health plan that essentially splits the difference between two bad partisan bills that are hugely unpopular with the American people. The dubious hallmarks of the House and Senate bills -- hundreds of billions in tax hikes, trillions in new health care spending, job-killing mandates on individuals and businesses, … [Read more...] about Obama's Health Plan — A Missed Chance