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The bad news about ObamaCare came in a torrent this week with a new poll showing overwhelming opposition to the individual mandate, another court decision declaring it unconstitutional, information showing the administration suppressed information about the fiscally disastrous long-term care program in ObamaCare, new studies showing its adverse impact on job creation, new bills targeting repeal -- … [Read more...] about A Rough Week for ObamaCare

The White House is quietly implementing a shrewd new strategy of silence on Obamacare. Its goal: making sure the revolt against the unpopular health care overhaul that swept Republicans into power across the country in November 2010 isn't repeated in 2012.After two years of nonstop focus on health care, the president has stopped talking about the law's far-reaching effects. Now he is … [Read more...] about Obama's Strategy of Silence

Mitt Romney said again during the big GOP presidential debate Wednesday that one of his first acts as president would be to "put out an executive order granting a waiver from ObamaCare to all 50 states." Former Gov. Romney's position is naïve and wrong. He can't use an executive order to wipe out two massive new federal entitlement programs, $550 billion in new and higher taxes, $575 billion in … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Can't Be Waived Away

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said today that Virginia has no standing to challenge Obamacare's individual mandate. In a second ruling issued at the same time, the Richmond court also said that Liberty University can't challenge the law before the mandate goes into effect in 2014. The latest rulings focused only on judicial procedure and not on the merits of the law, leaving a split … [Read more...] about Fourth Circuit Doesn't Rule on Obamacare's Constitutionality

In the early months of 2010, the economy was starting to show signs of life after the recession. Then Congress passed the president?s health-overhaul law.Debate over the ObamaCare law?s potential impact on hiring and the economy has been fierce from the start. The president promised it would be a boon to both; then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the law would create 400,000 jobs ?almost immediately.? … [Read more...] about A Hidden Jobs-Killer

The 11th Circuit decision last week was the most significant court ruling to date in the constitutional challenges to ObamaCare, and it virtually assures a U.S. Supreme Court hearing, most likely in the coming term. The 11th Circuit court was very blunt in saying that the individual mandate is not only unconstitutional but "is breathtaking in its expansive scope." "...This economic mandate … [Read more...] about Court Rules Against a Breathtakingly Expansive Mandate

Charles Krauthammer's piece today is a must read to give much-needed clarity to the debt ceiling battles consuming Washington. He explains that the battles are a reflection of "the distinctive visions of the two parties -- social-democratic versus limited-government" and that these very different visions "have underlain every debate on every issue since Barack Obama's inauguration: the stimulus, … [Read more...] about Clarity, Confidence, and Governing with a Vision

Maybe not every one, but, from my conversations with business owners and entrepreneurs across the country, it is inescapable that ObamaCare is killing job creation and smothering the recovery. And now we have a study that shows the correlation: The Heritage Foundation's James Sherk compared job growth before and after the health overhaul law passed in March of 2010. Job creation has basically … [Read more...] about Where Are the Jobs? Gone to ObamaCare