Archives for February 2010

Republicans and Medicare – Democrats Should hire GOP Political Ad Agency This week Republican Representative Paul Ryan proposed the “Republican Budget” that would eliminate Medicare for anyone under 55 years of age going forward and instead provide some sort of voucher. In other words kill Medicare and have the government pay insurance companies to pay […]

  Nice Guys Finish Last What Obama could learn from Bush about bipartisanship. Noam Scheiber February 11, 2010 | 12:00 am Everyone remembers that George W. Bush’s first tax cut was contentious when Congress considered it back in 2001. So contentious, in fact, that the Bushies didn’t even try passing it under normal Senate procedures. […]

#p2 #politics #hcr Freedom’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose by Nate Silver @ 11:15 AM I don’t know that I’d make too much of this, but tracking the Congressional Democrats’ approval ratings in Quinnipiac polling over the past six months — they’re now down to just 28 percent overall, including 19 percent […]

If we want real healthcare reform and are intent on not letting the Right Wing take our beloved country over the cliff, it is time that we not just throw our arms into the air with futile disgust, but engage in winning policies and electing officials that will move us forward in a successful & […]

This will happen throughout the country unless healthcare reform is passed in the next few weeks. Feinstein Blasts Calif. Insurer Over Rate Increase By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, sharply criticized Anthem Blue Cross of California on Tuesday over its plans to raise health insurance premiums by as much as 39 […]

This piece illustrates the futility of the Presidents attempt at bipartisanship. Two sides must be will to negotiate. If one side as is the GOP refuses their is no point. This is seen by them making one hundred eighty degree pivots to object and vote down policies they actually recommended when the President and Democrats […]

Rachel Maddow did it today. She is one of the most underrated opinion journalist. She and her staff do the necessary research and interviews for each piece and it is for that reason that rarely does she have to correct the record. Interesting enough she is so methodical is her program that she never allows […]

A few days ago, President Obama told a story about an OFA supporter in St. Louis who had volunteered during the campaign and organized her community for health reform, but recently succumbed to breast cancer. She didn’t have quality insurance, so she put off crucial exams and didn’t catch it early enough. And while she […]

  Clinton-Era Aides Watch Health Care Debate In Horror RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | 02/ 8/10 03:24 AM   WASHINGTON — Shock and awe. That’s what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama’s overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress. Aides who shaped Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 1990s plan to cover all […]

Let’s see if Obama can work effectively on Healthcare Reform going forward. Obama to Hold Bipartisan Summit on Health Care By JEFF ZELENY Published: February 7, 2010 WASHINGTON – President Obama said Sunday that he will convene a half-day, bipartisan health care summit at the White House on Feb. 25 to be broadcast on television, […]