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Tag Archives: health care reform
Washington Still Fiddling
Bob Herbert’s op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times echos what I’ve been thinking lately—it’s time for Congress and President Obama to get past health care reform and move on to jobs. Please. “The Obama administration and Democrats in general are … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, economy, health care, Obama, Politics
Tagged Bob Herbert, health care reform, jobs, New York Times, number one focus, State of the Union, unemployment
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Another Financial Crisis “More Than Predictable, It’s Inevitable”
Remember the economy and that little thing we had not too long ago called…what was it…oh yeah, the financial crisis. While Congress and the White House spend “the next few weeks” mired in the never-ending saga of health care reform, … Continue reading
“Villain Rotation” in the Senate
I hesitate to even comment on the health care reform charade any more because that’s exactly what it is and has been from the get-go, a charade. But Glenn Greenwald had a piece in Salon yesterday which nailed the situation … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Democrats, health care, Obama, Politics, special interests
Tagged campaign contributions, Democrats, Glenn Greenwald, health care reform, individual mandate, insurance industry, Jay Rockefeller, PhRMA deal, President Obama, public option, reconciliation, Salon, Senate, subsidies, Villain Rotation
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Make Room Under the Bus
Dear Congressional Democrats, Welcome to the undercarriage of Barack Obama Mass Transit: “And it may be that — you know, if Congress decides — if Congress decides we’re not going to do it [health care reform], even after all … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, health care, Obama, Politics
Tagged Congressional Democrats, health care reform, Obama
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Lucy Holds the Football……Again
Some people never learn: “Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) said Friday that she has been in conversation with Democrats and Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus about a way forward on health care reform. “I have talked with several of my Democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Democrats, health care, Republicans
Tagged health care reform, Max Baucus, Olympia Snowe
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The Return of the “Social Security is Going Broke” Myth
As if there wasn’t enough panic coming from the Republicans in D.C. (along with some Democrats like Harry Reid) about detainees from Gitmo being re-located to American suburbia, now comes the obligatory ‘Social Security is going broke’ myth from one … Continue reading
Posted in Obama, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged broke, health care reform, Medicare, myth, Obama, privatization, Robert Samuelson, Social Security, Washington Post
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