Stall. Stall. Stall. They’ll fight dirty now, as evidenced by the AHIP report. What’s more, they are apparently neglecting all aspects of the bills and only focusing on the regulations that they want to focus on to get the worst possible picture. Imagine, an insurance industry report showing dire things for the insurance industry in [...]

Disappointing news coming out of the Senate Finance Committee today: Rockefeller said his amendment, which was defeated 15-8, would probably save $50 billion over 10 years and reduce costs for families, not focus on profits for insurers such as Philadelphia-based Cigna Corp. However, Rockefeller reportedly said later that he was surprised that 8 Democrats voted [...]

It’s hard to make your case when your opponents, though in the minority, are screaming louder than you can. It’s impossible to have people believe the truth when your opponents spread lies that sound a bit more plausible, and dangerous. People want to pay attention to danger. You could endlessly try and break rumors about [...]

It was to be expected, really. No president stays as high in the polls as he did. His numbers are certainly not terrible but they are nowhere near his peak. What’s annoying though is the media insistence that his numbers are dropping because of the health care reform package. Well, they are partially right. What [...]

A sob  story. Someone has lost their health care and they have to learn to care for them on their own while a mountain of bills threatens to overwhelm them. A horror story. A country with universal health care makes a man wait for months with horrible stomach pains. Turns out it was more serious [...]

Sen. Ted Kennedy passed away last night. I found out this morning waking up to my room mate getting a phone call and then cursing as he turned on the TV to find it eulogizing Kennedy. Once in awhile I read RedState to get a chuckle or two and to see if there are any [...]

The health care debate this summer really took an ugly turn. With the advent of screamers and with chain mails going around it is hard to try and separate fact from fiction. That, coupled with the Right’s obsession with deifying Reagan’s idea that government is always up to no good, has led to a sort [...]