By R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
WASHINGTON — A couple of weeks ago on Oprah Winfrey’s “White House Christmas Special,” our first postmodern president, Barack Obama, gave himself a “good, solid B-plus” for his performance over the past 11 months. Then he added that if his healthcare reform [...]
Senate version of healthcare reform represents giant step forward
Despite its imperfections, the healthcare reform bill heading for a climactic vote in the Senate is a landmark piece of legislation that goes a long way toward fixing some of the most glaring deficiencies of the current system. The Senate should pass this bill.
The product of a [...]
By: John Rossomando
A conservative rising star on Capitol Hill says President Barack Obama and the Democrats are about to drop “the largest middle-class tax increase in American history” onto the backs of taxpayers in the form of unfunded mandates saddling small businesses with massive debts.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., tells Newsmax TV’s Ashley Martella the Democrats [...]
By Jeffrey Young
Coke, Pepsi and other soda makers super-sized their lobbying spending this year because of their anxiety about healthcare reform.
The cause of their consternation was a proposal, floated in both the House and Senate, to levy a new excise tax on sugary drinks. At around 3 cents per 12 ounces of soda or similar [...]
Godwin’s Law states that the longer a debate goes on, the probability of a comparison to Nazis or Hitler rises. It seems the debate over healthcare is no exception.
Over the last few days, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) has repeatedly accused people at a recent protest against President Obama’s healthcare reform of wearing [...]
Posted by: James Pethokoukis
The state of the dollar probably hasn’t been a first-tier political issue in the United States since, say, the presidential election of 1896. Back then, it manifested as whether or not America would stay on the gold standard or switch to a bimetallic one. (The William Jennings Bryan “cross of gold” speech [...]
By Steven Hill
Following President Barack Obama’s speech on healthcare last week, several pundits said it was a performance worthy of Harry “Give ’em Hell” Truman. After his election, he was likened to Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. But for the coming battle over healthcare reform, Mr Obama needs to step into the shoes of [...]
(CBS) This past week was a crucial one in the young presidency of Barack Obama. With public support for health care reform and his administration in decline, he decided to regain control over the debate with a speech before a joint session of Congress.
With concessions to intransigent Republicans, reinforcement for wavering Democrats, and even [...]
By: Jim Meyers
Democrats in the Senate may have a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority when healthcare reform comes up for a vote, but at least one Democrat is telling party leaders not to count on him to be the 60th vote.
Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska told The Hill newspaper: “I’m not going to commit anything at this [...]
President’s early radiant optimism has vanished ahead of high-stakes address on healthcare reform….
Michael Tomasky
It’s football season in America. Football is far and away our most popular sport, and countless metaphors from the game are deployed here in everyday conversation. So without getting into a tedious discussion of the rules, let us just say that “third-and-long” [...]
