The GOP’s Toxic Tea Party
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 6th, 2009 5:31 am by HL
The GOP’s Toxic Tea Party
Joe Conason, New York Observer
The “Costs” of Medical Care: Part II
Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics
Although it is cheaper to buy a pint of milk than to buy a quart of milk, nobody considers that to be lowering the price of milk. Although it is cheaper to buy a lower quality of all sorts of goods than to buy a higher quality, nobody thinks of that as lowering the price of either lower or higher quality goods.Yet, when it comes to medical care, there seems to be remarkably little attention paid to questions of both quantity and quality, in the rush to “bring down the cost of medical care.” Receive news alertsThere is no question that you can reduce the payments for medical care by…
Not Right-Wing, But Still Angry
E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Tuesday's elections were a rebuke to the right wing and a warning to Democrats.They were also a timely reminder that President Obama needs to tune up his celebrated political organization and find a way to make Americans feel hopeful again.
