Politicians just can’t help themselves. Even with all the public outcry about special vote-buying deals in Obamacare, they have put even more of them in the latest iteration. No doubt these provisions are trade-offs for reluctant Yes votes when the final bill comes to the House floor for a vote.A new deal was tucked into the reconciliation bill for the benefit of Tennessee — which … [Read more...] about And Now, the Kaiser Geyser
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And Now, the Kaiser Geyser
Politicians just can’t help themselves. Even with all the public outcry about special vote-buying deals in Obamacare, they have put even more of them in the latest iteration. No doubt these provisions are trade-offs for reluctant Yes votes when the final bill comes to the House floor for a vote.A new deal was tucked into the reconciliation bill for the benefit of Tennessee — which … [Read more...] about And Now, the Kaiser Geyser
A Shell Game of Tax Increases and Medicare Cuts
The revisions to the Senate health overhaul bill released today would require future Congresses to increase taxes and cut Medicare even more deeply than required by the Senate bill if the advertised deficit reduction numbers are to be achieved. That was the conclusion of four budget experts who talked with journalists on a conference call this afternoon sponsored by the Galen Institute. … [Read more...] about A Shell Game of Tax Increases and Medicare Cuts
Blindsided by ObamaCare?
More trickery: If Speaker Pelosi manages to get 216 members of the House of Representatives to walk the plank on Sunday and vote for her health overhaul -- against the overwhelming will of the American people -- President Obama plans to immediately sign the massive 2,700-page bill into law. ObamaCare will be the law of the land, with its $2.4 trillion in new government spending, jobs-killing … [Read more...] about Blindsided by ObamaCare?
A Shell Game of Tax Increases and Medicare Cuts
The revisions to the Senate health overhaul bill released today would require future Congresses to increase taxes and cut Medicare even more deeply than required by the Senate bill if the advertised deficit reduction numbers are to be achieved. That was the conclusion of four budget experts who talked with journalists on a conference call this afternoon sponsored by the Galen Institute. … [Read more...] about A Shell Game of Tax Increases and Medicare Cuts
Obama Backers Should Get Ready to Play Defense
House Democrats are so worried about having to defend the Cornhusker Kickback and other special deals in the Senate bill that Speaker Pelosi can’t get the 216 votes she needs from her caucus to pass it.Hence, the Slaughter Strategy to “deem” the Senate bill passed so President Obama can sign it into law. But these shenanigans and special deals will be the least of the worries of … [Read more...] about Obama Backers Should Get Ready to Play Defense
Obama Backers Should Get Ready to Play Defense
House Democrats are so worried about having to defend the Cornhusker Kickback and other special deals in the Senate bill that Speaker Pelosi can’t get the 216 votes she needs from her caucus to pass it.Hence, the Slaughter Strategy to “deem” the Senate bill passed so President Obama can sign it into law. But these shenanigans and special deals will be the least of the worries of … [Read more...] about Obama Backers Should Get Ready to Play Defense
The Failure of RomneyCare
Former Massachusetts governor and likely 2012 presidential aspirant Mitt Romney has been on the wrong side of the defining political battle of our time.Mr. Romney claimed earlier this month on "Fox News Sunday" that the Massachusetts health reform plan he signed into law in 2006 is "the ultimate conservative plan." But there are many similarities between it and … [Read more...] about The Failure of RomneyCare