From Mark Steyn in the Orange County Register:
[T]he governmentalization of health care is the fastest way to a permanent left-of-center political culture. It redefines the relationship between the citizen and the state in fundamental ways that make limited government all but impossible. ...
The result is a kind ...
The Denver Post reports:
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is pressing colleagues to use a procedural tool known as reconciliation to pass health-reform legislation — and to include the controversial public-insurance option in the bill. ...
"Much of the public identifies a public option as the key component of health care ...
So says a press release from the Independent Institute:
Oakland, CA, Feb. 10, 2010—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested a $4.03 billion budget for FY2011, a 23 percent increase over last year. Prompted by the FDA’s vast reach and alarming budget, a new report delves into the organization’s history, ...
Scott Brown's victory in the Massachusetts Senate race may prevent some damage caused by the Democrats' health care "reform." That is the bill that passes (I assume one will) won't be as bad as it would be otherwise. But John LaPlante puts things in perspective:
...It’s a sad day in which ...
From the New York Times:
Seeking to avert the collapse of major health care legislation, the White House and Democratic leaders in Congress face a crucial decision about whether to use a procedural maneuver that would allow them to advance the bill despite the loss of their 60-vote majority in the ...
David Boaz, Executive VP of the Cato Institute, has a well-linked post with some good insights. Some excerpts:
Scott Brown takes over a seat in the United States Senate that has been held by one family (including its seat-fillers) for just over 57 years, since John F. Kennedy was elected to ...
That's what I will do in bringing all parties together, not negotiating behind closed doors, but bringing all parties together, and broadcasting those negotiations on C-SPAN so that the American people can see what the choices are ... - Barack Obama, Jan. 31 2008
From the AP:
House and Senate Democrats ...
From Stateline:
The Republican attorneys general of Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas and Washington State are threatening to challenge as unconstitutional a provision written into the U.S. Senate’s national health care bill that cuts a special deal for Nebraska.
The prosecutors’ effort is led by South Carolina Attorney General ...
The Senate has passed the health care ("reform" = entrenchment-of-everything-bad-about-health-care-policy) bill. But is the battle over? From Dan Perrin at Red State on Jim DeMint's objection to conferee appointments:
because of the Senator DeMint’s objection, unless the House votes for the Senate bill unchanged — which is highly unlikely (see below) ...
