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
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 the ObamaCare … [Read more...] about The Failure of RomneyCare
The Slaughter Strategy
This week will be the last stand for Obamacare, and the trickery that Speaker Pelosi is concocting to get the 2,700-page Senate bill through the House almost defies belief. It’s aptly called the “Slaughter Strategy,” after Rep. Louise Slaughter (D., N.Y.), who chairs the House Rules Committee.Under this scheme, House members would vote on a bill of amendments to the despised … [Read more...] about The Slaughter Strategy
The Slaughter Strategy
This week will be the last stand for Obamacare, and the trickery that Speaker Pelosi is concocting to get the 2,700-page Senate bill through the House almost defies belief. It’s aptly called the “Slaughter Strategy,” after Rep. Louise Slaughter (D., N.Y.), who chairs the House Rules Committee.Under this scheme, House members would vote on a bill of amendments to the despised … [Read more...] about The Slaughter Strategy