Big government spending = success
When it comes to their priorities Republicans have no problem outspending the rest of the world.
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Payne: Why is Obama overhauling the world's #1 health care system?
Wednesday the House of Representatives voted to repeal Obamacare in its second attempt to preserve the world’s best health care system. The United States is #1 in responsiveness to the needs of patients. It is #1 in cancer survival at 74 percent (Germany, a model for Obamare, is a mere 64 percent). And Americans are #1 in life … Continue Reading →
Romney's budget proposal would shut down the government
Mitt Romney is making a lot of wild promises on the campaign trail about how he’s going to eliminate the deficit and balance the federal budget. He speaks in broad generalities mostly, but the Center for Budget and and Policy Priorities analyzed his proposals using what few specifics Romney has offered and issued a report … Continue Reading →
Rich moms are worthwhile, poor moms are worthless
Hillary Rosen, a Democratic strategist and TV pundit, who, by the way, is not affiliated with the White House, made an offhand remark a couple of days ago about Ann Romney that was awkwardly phrased. She said Ann Romney can’t speak for working women because she never held a real job in her life. Republicans, … Continue Reading →
The Republican double-counting standard
A former Bush official, who led Bush’s social security privatization effort and now works for the Koch-funded Mercatus Center, made a splash with a new study reported by the Washington Post. He claims Obamacare actually increases the deficit rather than reducing it, as the CBO reported. Anti-Obamacare zealots were quick to seize on his study … Continue Reading →
Obamacare, the CBO, and the downward spiral of statist economics
Amazing. Somewhere in the infinite wisdom that can be found in the quadrant of the blogosphere populated by statist spin and opinion, I am eagerly awaiting to hear how Obamacare cures cancer, lowers the cost of oil and wipes out world hunger. After all, a recent CBO report has allowed some on the left to … Continue Reading →
Republicans deceptively edit SCOTUS audio
The Republican National Committee tampered with audio of SCOTUS proceedings in making an attack ad on President Obama: In the RNC’s transcript of its ad, it quotes Verrilli as follows: “For more than 80 percent of Americans, the ah insurance system does provide effective access [pause]. Excuse me. Ah [cough] it ah be-be because the … Continue Reading →
Obamacare reduces the deficit
I see in comments to my last post that a lot of readers have been fooled by the current Repubican fiction being floated, (or I like to call it, the lie) alleging the latest CBO report says the price of Obamacare has doubled. That is simply not true. Republicans took one number out of context … Continue Reading →
If Obamacare is repealed
I’m not sure who might benefit politically if the Republicans manage to get Obamacare repealed, by whatever method. I don’t even care. But this much I know for sure, as a practical matter, this is what happens if Obamacare is repealed: Largely missing from the coverage of the health reform case are the most important … Continue Reading →
Reading the tea leaves at SCOTUS
I’ve been watching nearly the whole world blogging about SCOTUS for the last three days. So much breathless parsing of every word of the oral arguments on “Obamacare.” Can’t seem to get worked up about it myself. I find it adorable that so many smart people are so earnestly analyzing every utterance, voice inflection and … Continue Reading →