As this health care debate has dragged on, Obama has taken a lot of shots from both the left and the right.
From the left comes the charge that he hasn’t taken more control over the debate or the legislation, but I wonder if they’ve forgotten what happened in 1993 or if they’re just ignoring it.
Either way, they don’t think he has sold the public option effectively enough, and that’s why it’s going down....
Health Care: Devilish Details
Initially promised as a “bridge” between moderate and liberal Democrats, majority leader Reid’s plan to extend Medicare benefits to those 55 and older who cannot obtain...
CBO Says Senate Health Care Bill Cuts Deficit By $127B
And it’ll achieve 94% coverage. And it costs $849B. CNN has more about some of the key points in the new bill… Among other things, they’ve agreed to subsidize insurance for...
News Headlines for Independents 9/14/09
Independent Voters Health care debate tide turns — again… Obama must prod Demos toward agreement on health-care legislation (By Dan Balz, The Washington Post) The most immediate...
Thoughts On Obama’s Health Care Speech
First off, my takeaways about the policy in the speech… You can’t be dropped because of pre-existing conditions. No surprise there, but to me this is the most important reform....
News Headlines for Independent Voters 9/9/09
News Headlines for Independent Voters 9/9/09 Independent voters Read this article for a good straight-forward anti-socialist perspective on the health care debate. The conversation centers...
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