The President spends his weekly address on health care, talking about the past failure of a patient bill of rights, and decrying the parliamentary obstruction of the Republican Party on health care. Meanwhile the Senate Democrats continue to struggle to get to sixty, with Ben Nelson proving a difficult vote [...]
Howard Dean wants state-based exchanges, among other things: "To be clear, I'm not giving up on health-care reform. ... Improvements can still be made in the Senate, and I hope that Senate Democrats'" [...]
There are many good reasons to register as a Democrat. Registering as a Democrat makes a statement about your beliefs. Addtionally, it allows you to take part in [...]
The end game at hand, Senate Democrats appeared ready to jettison a proposed Medicare expansion from sweeping health care legislation Monday in a bid to remove the largest remaining obstacle in the way of Christmas-week passage of the measure.
So a disasterous expansion of Medicare is gone, the Public Option [...]
In an old western, the Republicans here would get slapped in the face to stun them out of their consistent hysteria. But the Democrats are too gentle. Way too gentle.
Lowry: Is health care bill tottering? Via Lucianne, It's going from awful to worse. Smith at Am Thinker:
The Democrats' colossal experiment threatens to unleash forces that will ultimately overwhelm the doctor-patient relationship, ration our health care and stifle innovation and excellence in medicine.
This 25-point gap for a bill that Democrats have claimed enjoys 'overwhelming support' may put the brakes on the bill in the Senate, [...]
For starters, the lack of intensity by democrats yesterday was simply stunning. MA [...]
According to the preliminary election results published by town clerk Dottie Powers, 29.64% of registered voters in Westwood voted in the Senate primary yesterday. That's almost double the turnout in Boston.
Democrats
MICHAEL E. CAPUANO 19% MARTHA COAKLEY 49% ALAN A. KHAZEI 18% STEPHEN G. PAGLIUCA 14%Republicans
SCOTT P. BROWN 94% JACK E. ROBINSON 5% Write-ins 1% [...]New England is counting on getting another infusion of OPM to fill in the crater their Legislatures are calling budgets.
Good Luck with that!The 2010 elections are going to eliminate that option.
Job Woes Hit Blue States Hardest, Spelling Trouble for DemocratsStates that voted for President Obama in 2008 are [...]
Join area Democrats to watch results from the US Senate Special Election Primary. Volunteers and supporters of all campaigns welcome and encouraged to attend. Free parking available next to restaurant.
Join us [...]
The Massachusetts Special State Primary to select candidates to run for Ted Kennedy's US Senate seat is tomorrow. Republicans can choose between Wrentham State Senator Scott Brown and attorney/entrepreneur Jack Robinson. Democrats will choose between Attorney General Martha Coakley, Somerville Congressman Mike Capuano, Celtics co-owner [...]
Reaction??
Some things speak for themselves:
First:
President Obama is becoming a great disappointment, as the Democrats slowly dismantle Medicare and Medicaid.
…then:
And I am disappointed, hurt, worried, and depressed that the Democrats were the ones who got the cuts passed. I feel sure they wouldn’t have done so [...]
Yesterday's Lowell Sun endorsed Republican Scott Brown for United States Senate in the Republican Primary. In a shocker they refused to endorse any of the four Democrats! Their editors did not hold much back and in my opinion are foreshadowing a Scott Brown general election endorsement.
Martha Coakley is a very good-looking woman, and by far the handsomest candidate among the four Democrats running for Ted Kennedy's seat.
Call it the babe factor. [...]
When the Newt Gingrich led Republican Congress of 1995 tried to slow the growth of Medicare payments, the Democrats employed hyperbolic scare tactics in an effort to prevent the reduction in growth to Medicare. Today, Senate Republicans are doing the same thing on the healthcare reform bill [...] Update: Check out this link…not sure who this org is but they purport to grade Congresspeople on their votes to help the middle class. Capuano gets very high marks every year they have a score.
A friend pointed out this ACLU questionnaire where the four Democrats give answers on [...]
