Bitter, Brittle Tone Hurts Obama
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 31st, 2009 4:30 am by HL
Bitter, Brittle Tone Hurts Obama
Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Why the GOP is Splitting With Big Business
Peter Suderman, Newsweek
What happened to the party of business interests?Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link.Separate multiple addresses with commasAs political alliances go, few are more cemented in the public consciousness than the bond between the Republican Party and business. But, upon closer inspection, the GOP”"big business relationship doesn't seem so cozy.Customize the Newsweek homepage to feature the latest word from your favorite columnists.Take health-care reform. From the time the bill hit Congress, Republicans found themselves opposite big industry…
A 1,990-Page Medical Monstrosity
Democrats Miscalculate on Health Care
Robert Robb, Arizona Republic
My guess is that Democrats have badly miscalculated the politics of health care reform.They were in a political bind to begin with. Receive news alertsDemocrats are motivated by a sincere and deep desire to extend coverage to those without it and provide all Americans with much greater health care security. Politically, however, they felt that they could not disturb the employer-provided care with which Americans are generally satisfied. Hence the incessant promise: If you like what you have you can keep it.But only if it still exists. And the way the Democrats are reshaping the incentives in…
