That Darn ObamaCare Mandate
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 19th, 2009 5:31 am by HL
That Darn ObamaCare Mandate
Shikha Dalmia, Forbes
ObamaCare has nothing going for it anymore. With unemployment touching double digits, its economic timing is bad; with polls showing tanking support in every group outside of the narrow sliver of die-hard liberal reformers, its political timing is bad; and with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week saying that it'll add billions to the already out-of-control deficit, its fiscal timing has gone from bad to awful. So how are Comrades Pelosi, Reid and Obama able to march ahead with their grand designs undeterred? One reason is that Republicans have done precious little to…
How Copenhagen Died on Obama’s Trip
Steve Clemons, Politico
He did it! During his trip to China, President Barack Obama mentioned human rights and the importance of free thinking, and China didn't dump its massive pile of U.S. dollars. America must still have some sway left in the world. Perhaps Obama is now on a roll and will score a last-minute deal with China on climate change reduction targets or revaluing the Chinese yuan to get the global economic order rebalanced. Not. Despite all this Asia trip fanfare, the truth is, America is foundering beneath Obama's sizzle. The world doubts America's ability to achieve objectives that it…
Health ‘Reform’ Gets a Failing Grade
Jeffrey Flier, Wall Street Journal
As the dean of Harvard Medical School I am frequently asked to comment on the health-reform debate. I'd give it a failing grade. Instead of forthrightly dealing with the fundamental problems, discussion is dominated by rival factions struggling to enact or defeat President Barack Obama's agenda. The rhetoric on both sides is exaggerated and often deceptive. Those of us for whom the central issue is health"”not politics"”have been left in the lurch. And as controversy heads toward a conclusion in Washington, it appears that the people who favor…