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$2 Trillion in Phantom Health Care Savings
With great fanfare and front page coverage in yesterday’s Washington Post, some of the top health care interest groups lined up to hand the nation $2 Trillion dollars in pledged savings over the next...
The New Republic: Progressive Health Care Reform Remarkably Tough to Pass
The whispering among Democratic staff on both sides of Capitol Hill is that it is easy to agree about health care reform when you speak of generalities. Specifics, however, are a different story. The...
Majority Leader Senator Reid: Open to Taxing High End Health plans, Wants Bi-Partisan Plan by the Fall
The Senate Majority Leader gives an interview to the National Journal about a wide range of subjects, including Health Care Reform. His comments are below: NJ: Reconciliation would give you the authority to do...
New York Times Reports on Swine Flu Parties
No less than the New York Times weighs in on the latest rage in the no-compliant Swine Flu world, with expert comments on the debate. Here is my blog on it.
The Swine Flu Hand-Wringers are a Laughing-Stock
Why are the Swine Flu hand-wringers are a laughing-stock? The Swine Flu is a mild flu, read it here.
I want to be infected with Swine Flu
Why? Here’s why. I recommend you also read the comments and my responses.
Among the Most Wrong, In the Annals of Being Wrong
The resounding victory by President-elect Obama demanded a response by me regarding the “Seven Reasons McCain-Palin are a Lock to Win,” which you can read by clicking here.
The Seven Reasons McCain-Palin are a Lock to Win
This post made the Best of Blogs last night on RealClearPolitics. I thought it was worth sharing, given the interest among the HSA industry in the Presidential election. As of this morning at 8:17...
Wall Street Journal on J. Patrick Rooney’s Death
The Wall Street Journal’s first sentence begins: “The nation’s political lexicon didn’t always include the terms “school choice” and “health savings accounts.” But it does today, and that’s due in no small part to...
A Visionary Who Led with Compassion
Russ Pullam, associate editor of the Indianapolis Star wrote a column about J. Patrick Rooney’s accomplishments, and is worth reading. Pullam’s column begins, as anyone who knew Pat well will understand, with the importance...
The Best and Most Accurate Tribute to J. Patrick Rooney
The best published tribute to J. Patrick Rooney can be found here. It really is this simple, there would be no Health Savings Accounts without J. Patrick Rooney.
J. Patrick Rooney, Great American, Friend and Mentor Died Today
J. Patrick Rooney, Insurance Executive and Civic Leader (80) died Monday, September 15, 2008. He was the first person to fund vouchers on a large scale, for the parents of inner city children to...
Middle and Working Class Women Move McCain-Palin into the Lead – Why Can’t Michelle Take on Palin?
Among the media’s many problems is that they draw their talent from the upper class elites who cannot stand Palin, and everything she stands for — and their lashing out continues. Al Hunt this...
“My party stood silently by as Hillary Clinton was eviscerated by the mainstream media.”
The anger at the mainstream media among Hillary supporters and Palin supporters is real. Here is the view from a Hillary supporter: “I have given my loyalty to the Democratic Party for decades. My...
The Media Gives Palin the Hillary Treatment, and Now the Media Must be Crushed
In the words of uber-strategist and Clinton pollster Mark Penn, the media has lost all credibility. First they discredit, undermine and repeatedly criticize and attack Hillary Clinton; while simultaneously praising and puffing up Obama. ...
Obama’s Political Problems with Women, Whites, the Meta/Whimp Factor, the Media and Independents
Obama is suffering a four-corner squeeze that is driving his drop in the polls, and McCain’s rise: Women: Anyone could have seen the problems of not even vetting Hillary Clinton for the VP slot...
Paglia’s Observations on Palin and American Feminism are of Great Political Significance
The insights of this essay are borne of a lifetime of cultural observations and writings by self-described dissident feminist Camille Paglia. This piece is a must-read for the left and the right and everyone...
Anti-Palin Media puts McCain Up 10 Points Among Likely Voters in USA Today/Gallup Poll
Gee, what a shock: USA Today, Zogby and the Gallup Daily all have McCain leading Obama. USA Today’s full Gallup poll has McCain up 4 points among registered voters, up 10 points among likely...
Thirteen Reasons Palin unbounced Obama
There are many reasons that McCain’s Vice Presidential pick resonates far better with likely voters than does Obama’s pick of Senator Biden (D-DE): It gives Hillary Clinton supporters a positive reason to vote for...
Get Used to the Michelle Factor?
“A NBC/Wall St. Journal poll released this week found that only half of Clinton supporters are backing the Illinois senator, while 21 percent said they will support McCain. More than a quarter remain undecided.”...