While the White House and Democratic leaders in Congress try to pretend otherwise, a vote for the health law was a death knell for Democratic candidates in the Nov. 2 elections.All five of the House Democrats who flipped from voting "no" to "yes" on final passage lost their seats. Seniors voted overwhelmingly against candidates who supported passage and defeated many of them. The two Democrats who … [Read more...] about Post-Election Predictions for ObamaCare
Anger Over Health Reform Swamped Dems
The evidence is clear: Health reform was a serious liability on the campaign trail for Democrats who supported passage of the massive overhaul law.President Obama had promised Democrats who were nervous about voting for the unpopular bill last March that he had their backs: If they voted for his signature legislation, he said he would work relentlessly to overcome public opposition and convince … [Read more...] about Anger Over Health Reform Swamped Dems
Support for ObamaCare Was a Death Knell for Candidates
The New York Times has a terrific graphic depiction today of the dramatic shift to the right in Tuesday's elections. The American people have been trying to tell Washington that we are a center-right country in every way they could -- from town hall meetings, marches on Washington, and electing Republicans in very blue states, to creation of an entirely new political movement. Washington didn't … [Read more...] about Support for ObamaCare Was a Death Knell for Candidates
Riding An Elevator With Boehner: What Would You Say?
Less than 24 hours after Republicans won control of the House, soon-to-be-speaker John Boehner denounced the new health care law, saying it would "kill jobs in America, ruin the best health care system in the world, and bankrupt our country" -- and renewed his vow to try to repeal it. Kaiser Health News asked people around the country to answer the following question: "If you ended up in an … [Read more...] about Riding An Elevator With Boehner: What Would You Say?
Obamacare Takes a Shellacking
President Obama clearly doesn’t get it. His post-election news conference shows that he believes his health-policy agenda was correct and may only need a bit of “tweaking.”Despite his acknowledgement that Democratic incumbents took a “shellacking,” he did not back down from the policies that caused dozens of them to lose their seats.The president clearly is in denial. Health-care reform was very … [Read more...] about Obamacare Takes a Shellacking
Puerto Rican Madness
Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Fortuño has proposed tax cuts that could be a huge boon to the island’s stalled economy, but there is a dark side to his proposal involving a huge tax increase on major employers that could cost the island hundreds of thousands of jobs.Gov. Fortuño plans to cut personal income and corporate taxes for Puerto Rico-based companies, but he is paying for it with $5.8 billion in … [Read more...] about Puerto Rican Madness
Health Reform: What’s Next
Grace-Marie discussed how the health overhaul law will affect small businesses.PowerPoint presentation Handouts … [Read more...] about Health Reform: What’s Next
ObamaCare Vote Haunts Congressional Candidates
We have to stay out of the political fray, yet we couldn't help but notice that it is the Democratic congressmen who switched from voting "No" to "Yes" on ObamaCare who are in the biggest trouble on the campaign trail. Pollsters Bill McInturff and Peter Hart found, in a pre-election survey on the Obama health plan and the 2010 elections, that health care is indeed a huge issue with voters. And … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Vote Haunts Congressional Candidates