This morning (December 2, 2009) on FOX News, Senator Hatch stated if health care reform passes the language in the legislation "could be used against Catholic hospitals and other religious hospitals, other groups that do not believe in abortion, which may cause actions of discrimination..." This is completely false. If [...]
Via SLTrib:Utah could use health care reformVia SLTrib:Utah could use health care reformWith Thanksgiving weekend behind us all politically interested people can look forward to the Senate opening work on the healthcare bill. According to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:
. . . senators {will} work on weekends if necessary to hammer out compromises on thorny issues like a government-run insurance plan, [...]
I enjoyed a good chuckle the other day when I came across the Facebook group “1 Million Strong Against our SOCIALIST Fire Departments”
Created to poke fun at conservatives who oppose big-government programs (like health care) on grounds that these programs are socialistic, their slogan is:
“WE MUST [...]
Above you see the previous health care bill (1,018 pages); multiply that by two and you’ll have the most recent version (2,047 pages).
The Democrats have rolled out their latest proposal for health care reform. This 2,047 page version closely resembles previous versions and would push [...]
There are two political cultures that we need to change in order to have a healthy “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” in this country. The first is the culture among the voters as defined by how thy [...]
There are two political cultures that we need to change in order to have a healthy “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” in this country. The first is the culture among the voters as defined by how thy [...]
This is getting depressing. I’ll let Rachel Maddow take it, she’s always upbeat even when the chips are down.
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It’s as if Congress is determined to make us all sorry we ever asked for health [...]
Slate Magazine, always the contrarians, pick through the Senate health care bill to see what’s inside, and how it compares to the House bill.
It’s worse mainly because it’s stingier. The Senate bill would save $130 billion over 10 years (a mysterious $1 billion more than the figure leaked last [...]
Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) have each been targeted by the opposition to join a Republican filibuster. If that happens, health insurance reform will not move forward.
We can't sit on the sidelines while this political drama unfolds. And right' [...]
Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) have each been targeted by the opposition to join a Republican filibuster. If that happens, health insurance reform will not move forward.
We can't sit on the sidelines while this political drama unfolds. And right' [...]
Dear Senator,
I know you’re in a tough spot. It would be bad enough if you only had to get Ben Nelson, Evan Bayh, Mary Landrieu, and Blanche Lincoln on board, but anyone who has to kiss Joe Lieberman’s derriere deserves a congressional medal of honor.
But Harry, you really need to [...]
There are two political cultures that we need to change in order to have a healthy “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” in this country. The first is the culture among the voters as defined by how thy [...]
According to KSL, Senator Orrin Hatch is calling the present health care bill a “potential disaster”. Of course, our present healthcare system is not a potential disaster. There’s nothing potential about it. It’s a full-on disaster for many people.
The couple in this video made too much money to [...]
Not an exact likeness of Rep. Jim Matheson
It’s time to let Rep. Jim Matheson know what we think of his votes for the poison-pill Stupak Amendment and against the House health insurance reform bill, the America’s Affordable Health Choices [...]
