While 60 senators now have voted to pass a gigantic government-directed overhaul of our health sector, the battles back home are just beginning. The beating that Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska has taken in Washington, subjecting him and his state to nationwide ridicule for the special deals he cut in exchange for his vote, will become a firestorm once he heads home for the … [Read more...] about A Matter of Principle
A Matter of Principle
While 60 senators now have voted to pass a gigantic government-directed overhaul of our health sector, the battles back home are just beginning. The beating that Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska has taken in Washington, subjecting him and his state to nationwide ridicule for the special deals he cut in exchange for his vote, will become a firestorm once he heads home for the holidays. His … [Read more...] about A Matter of Principle
Career-Killing Votes Loom on Health Reform
Senators are in the midst of taking a series of career-killing votes to fulfill President Obama’s goal of getting a health overhaul bill — any bill — passed before Christmas.Even as they walk the plank, many of them are telling constituents that the legislation is not that bad because they got special favors for their state. Or because Sen. Harry Reid was forced to drop the … [Read more...] about Career-Killing Votes Loom on Health Reform
Career-Killing Votes Loom on Health Reform
Senators are in the midst of taking a series of career-killing votes to fulfill President Obama’s goal of getting a health overhaul bill — any bill — passed before Christmas.Even as they walk the plank, many of them are telling constituents that the legislation is not that bad because they got special favors for their state. Or because Sen. Harry Reid was forced to drop the … [Read more...] about Career-Killing Votes Loom on Health Reform
Health Care Reform: Webb’s Crucial Role
Virginia is playing a pivotal role in national health reform as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid aggressively courts Sen. Jim Webb's support in his quest for 60 votes for health reform.Democrats are ready to cut virtually any deal to get their bill passed, and some, like Louisiana's Sen. Mary Landrieu, appear willing to sell out one-sixth of the U.S. economy for a few hundred … [Read more...] about Health Care Reform: Webb’s Crucial Role
Health Care Reform: Webb’s Crucial Role
Virginia is playing a pivotal role in national health reform as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid aggressively courts Sen. Jim Webb's support in his quest for 60 votes for health reform.Democrats are ready to cut virtually any deal to get their bill passed, and some, like Louisiana's Sen. Mary Landrieu, appear willing to sell out one-sixth of the U.S. economy for a few hundred million … [Read more...] about Health Care Reform: Webb’s Crucial Role
The Countdown
The Senate's countdown to Christmas Eve is on, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid facing an almost impossible schedule that has to go precisely as timed to get his health care vote by 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. And that means working nights and all weekend long. But the bigger problem is that Sen. Reid still doesn't have the 60th vote to carry him over the finish line. Sen. Ben Nelson … [Read more...] about The Countdown
It's All Politics Now
The health overhaul debate is no longer about policy; it’s all politics now. And the tone at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue is becoming increasingly desperate.Two top political correspondents have the best take on what is going on:Politico’s chief political correspondent, Mike Allen, quotes White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer in a preview of what Democrats are … [Read more...] about It's All Politics Now