Archive for October, 2009

• WaPo: GOP Correct, Dems Wrong on Health Bill Costs (Saturday, October 31st, 2009)

• Tanner: Deep Divisions Among Dems on Health Care Reform (Saturday, October 31st, 2009)

• The Pelosi-Reid Train Wreck (Saturday, October 31st, 2009)

• The Broken Political Equation (Saturday, October 31st, 2009)

• Wait, I hear a Wave Coming — Which One is it, Red or Blue? (Saturday, October 31st, 2009)

• The 1,990 Page Monstrosity (Saturday, October 31st, 2009)

• Dems Seek Long Term Budget Implications for Health Care Reform from CBO Prior to House Vote (Saturday, October 31st, 2009)

• The Upside Down Politics of Pelosi’s Health Care Bill (Saturday, October 31st, 2009)

• Letter to Senator Reid from Every Republican Senator: Let America Read the Bill Now (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Analysis of the Pelosi Bill: Cost, Mandates and Taxes (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• The House Bill, by the Numbers (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Capretta: The Insanity of the House Bill (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Goodman: Seniors Arrested at Pelosi’s Health Care Press Conference (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Roff: Dem Health Plan isn’t Free, It’s Taxes for Everyone (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• U.S. Chamber, NFIB, NAM, Business Roundtable, and PhRMA Oppose House Bill, AHIP says Bill Will Raise Prices (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• The Power to Change the World of Health Care Payment — Docs Should be Afraid, Very Afraid (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Abortion and Immigration Could Kill the House Bill — Dems say both Issues Not Resolved (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Business and drug groups blast bill; doctors are uneasy (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• “Death Panels” Don’t Die in Health Bill (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• End of Life Counselling — Death Panel Provision is in House Bill (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Blue Dogs Aren’t Sold on Pelosi Health Bill (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Health Bill Spurs Battles over Taxes, Medicare Cuts and Cost (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Masterfleece Theater (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Dems miscalculated politics of health care (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• CBO: House Bill Costs $1.05 Trillion (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• $900 Billion Bill is Just the Start — Pelsoi Sees Bigger Changes After Health Bill (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• At 1,990 Pages, House Health Bill Cost $2.2 Million a Word (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• WSJ: Business Groups Push Hard Against Senate Bill (Friday, October 30th, 2009)

• Senators Reid and Durbin Talk Reconciliation to Defeat Filibuster (Thursday, October 29th, 2009)

• Sen. Bayh Signals he May Support Filbuster of Health Bill (Thursday, October 29th, 2009)

• msnbc: Reid Still Short of 60 Votes (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• NYT: Senate Dems Divided on ObamaCare (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• Odds on any Health Reform Passing this year: 35% (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• President Obama Out Clinton’s Clinton — a Whole New World of Deception (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• Senate Dems Disrupt Reid’s Health Reform Plans (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• Leaked Internal House Leadership Whip Count Shows 47 Dems at No, 8 Leaning No and 12 Undecided (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• Lieberman To Filibuster Reid’s Plan Over Public Option (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• Sen. Lincoln has Tremendous Troubles with Gov’t Run Health Plan (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• Barney Frank: We are Trying on Every Front to Increase the Role of Gov’t (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• Leader of Pro-Life Dems: Pelosi Not Happy (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• Intrade: Public Option Tanks, Hits 11.5% Chance of Passing (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• Neither Reid nor Pelosi Have the Votes (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• Milbank: Reid is Shopping for Health Insurance Reform (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009)

• The Death of the Health Bill (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• Sen. Durbin: The Left Forced Our Hand on Public Option, “We’ll See Where We Come Out” (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• King Memo: U.S. Majority Leader Pursues Risky Strategy on Public Option (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• Politico: Reid to Lead New Push for Public Option (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• Pelosi: Public Option Renamed Competitive Option (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• NYT Gives One Sentence to the Health Reform Bill Killing Issue (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• The Nation Calls for Dem Unity on Health Care Reform (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• Why Government Health Care is Failing in the Polls (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• Majority Leader Reid Lacks Consensus on Public Option (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• Dems in Senate say they are Close to Releasing a Bill (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• Health Reform Plan Written Behind Closed Doors (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• AP: Clock is Ticking on Dem Health Plan (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

• Dems Face Obama Hangover in Upcoming State and Local Elections (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• AP: Senate Vote on Public Option Nears (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• Harry Reid’s Train Wreck (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• U.S. Drowning in Debt, Changing Health Care Politics (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• More Voters Sour on Health Care Reform (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• Senator Feingold: No Public Option is a “Strong Reason” to Vote No on Health Reform (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• National Journal: Cracks in Health Reform Widening (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• The Myth of Inevitability of Health Reform (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• Moderate Dems Hold Keys to Health Reform (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• NYT: Pelosi Intensifies Arm Twisting for the Public Option (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• Dem Senators Disagree Over Public Option (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• NYT: Dems Optimistic Public Option will Be Approved (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• Will: Public Option Support Manufactured by Dems (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• House Leaders Woo Moderates on Public Option (Sunday, October 25th, 2009)

• Dem Letter on Medicaid Concerns (Saturday, October 24th, 2009)

• House Health Bill More than a $1 Trillion, Without the Doc Fix (Saturday, October 24th, 2009)

• TV Ad: Humor to Combat ObamaCare (Friday, October 23rd, 2009)

• TV Ad: Humor to Combat ObamaCare (Friday, October 23rd, 2009)

• Politico: House Dems Push Back on White House Enemies List (Friday, October 23rd, 2009)

• Video: 60Plus Association TV Ad (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• Mrs. Speaker, Call the Health Vote (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• We’re all Ballon Boys Now — Public Not Buying Media Spin (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• Why Docs Are Worried (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• In Plea for Bi-Partisan Health Reform, McCain Advisor Pounds Health Savings Accounts (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• Will the Real President Stand Up? (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• Obama Launches Partisan Attacks to Rally Dems to ObamaCare (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• RollCall: CBO Director Controls 38 House Votes with His Estimates (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• House Dem Leaders say they Have 218 Votes (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• The Meaning of Gallup’s Latest Findings on Obama’s Approval Ratings (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• Video: 60Plus Association TV Ad (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• NYT: Dems Lose Big ObamaCare Test Vote (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• Major Miscalculation by Reid Leads to a Big ObamaCare Defeat (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• Obama in New York: Vote for “the Bill You Least Like” (Thursday, October 22nd, 2009)

• Dems Move on Anti-Trust Exemption for Insurers (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• The Hill: Dems Want Medicare for Everyone (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• Roff: Democrats’ Dishonest Doc Fix Dodges Deficit (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• Darling: Anti-ObamaCare Forces Win Round One (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• Reid Deal to Secure AMA Support for ObamaCare Backfires, Cloture Vote Fails (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• Fun With Honest Budgeting (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• Cohn: Pelosi’s Public Option Gets Two Reactions, Fear & Glee (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• Making Matters Worse (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• Gallup: Obama has Sharpest Job Approval Drop for Any President in 50 Years (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• Gallup: Obama has Sharpest Job Approval Drop for Any President in 50 Years (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• Likely Voter Approval Rating for Obama Approaching Lowest Ever (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)

• Goldberg: The Rise of the Perotistas (Wednesday, October 21st, 2009)