The Washington-knows-best approach to governance embraced by the Obama administration and Democratic leaders was on vivid display at Thursday’s health care summit and helps explain why the American people are rejecting their health reform plans.The bills that have passed the House and Senate use the levers of government—including mandates, regulations, and taxes—to try to fix … [Read more...] about Washington-Knows-Best the Wrong Approach to Health Care Reform
The Next Health Fight
The White House expected a slam-dunk at Thursday's health summit -- another tour-de-force by President Obama that would convince rank-and-file Democrats in Congress that the time's come to push the reform bill through. That didn't happen -- but the push is still on.The president's advisers seemed to expect the Blair House event to repeat President Obama's triumph at last … [Read more...] about The Next Health Fight
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
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?