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Poll of the Week: Is our country in "a negative mood"?

Next week, there are going to be major gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. Many political observers will look at these races and will try to understand how their results foreshadow what the national mood will be in the midterm elections...

Published 10-30-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: health care reform, health care debate, John Hanlon

The Senate Split: Senators make their feelings clear about health care reform

Now that the full Senate is close to having a debate about major health care reform, Senators now seem to be making their preferences undeniably clear about certain parts of such a plan. This week, for instance, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went...

Published 10-29-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: health care reform, health care debate, John Hanlon, Senator Lieberman

Lieberman's Choice

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), once a minor player in the health care debate, has emerged as a major voice in opposition to a public health care option, placing liberals on the defensive in their pursuit of a government option. Earlier this week, the Senate...

Published 10-28-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: government option, health care reform, health care debate, John Hanlon

Fact Check: Is the Obama White House fighting for transparency in the health care debate?

As various news sources have reported, the Obama White House is now actively involved in the health care reform negotiations on Capitol Hill. As The Washington Times has reported, the White House has a representative at many of the meetings where a new...

Published 10-26-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: fact check, health care reform, health care debate, John Hanlon

Poll of the Week: Obama's Popularity Sinks

This week has not been a good one for advocates of massive health care reform. The Majority Leader of the United States Senate Harry Reid suffered a legislative defeat earlier this week when a health care bill he advocated that would have spent approximately...

Published 10-23-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: polling, health care reform, John Hanlon, poll of the week

Senator Reid's $247 billion dollar mistake

It looks like Senator Harry Reid of Nevada has suffered a major legislative defeat on the issue of health care with only a few weeks to go before the Senate is expected to vote on massive reform. As I wrote about earlier this week, some in Congress have...

Published 10-22-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: health care reform, John Hanlon, Senator Harry Reid

Whatever you do, don't call it a stimulus...

Several weeks ago, I wrote about a Rasmussen poll that showed how unpopular a new Obama stimulus plan is . In that piece, I linked to an NBC First Read article that stated that the phrase "second stimulus" was not being used by the White House...

Published 10-21-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: stimulus, John Hanlon, second stimulus

Fact Check: The Health Care Reform Cost that President Obama does not want to talk about

When the president talks about health care reform, he often takes about his price expectations for such reform. As many people who have followed the debate carefully know, President Obama said he will not supportreform that adds to our nation's deficit...

Published 10-19-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: health care reform, John Hanlon, Jake Tapper

Poll of the Week: Uncertainty Continues in the Job Market

Underscoring the fact that our economy has not yet fully recovered, a recent Gallup poll showed that many Americans have continued doubts about the availability of good jobs in today's job market. With the unemployment rate a little below ten percent...

Published 10-16-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: stimulus package, jobs, John Hanlon, job creation

Unanswered Questions about the cost of health care reform

In the battle over health care reform, there are still numerous questions about how much the final piece of legislation will ultimately cost. Recently, an early positive report from the Congressional Budget Office and a Finance Committee vote in favor...

Published 10-15-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: health care reform, John Hanlon, Senator Lieberman

More Momentum for the Baucus Bill? Will it last?

Senator Snowe's controversial vote in favor of the Baucus bill on the Finance Committee yesterday definitely created some additional momentum for advocates of massive liberal health care reform. However, that momentum may be as temporary as the momentum...

Published 10-14-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: health care reform, health care debate, John Hanlon

Fact Check: 'Deceptive' Bipartisanship?

Advocates for massive health care reform had a good week last week. In addition to the positive news stories about the Congressional Budget Office's report on Senator Baucus' bill , reform advocates also received endorsements from the right about...

Published 10-12-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: health care reform, John Hanlon

Poll of the Week: American People reject the idea of Obama Stimulus 2.0

As our leaders on Capitol Hill debate health care and the implications of Senator Baucus' health care reform bill, our nation's economy continues to suffer and some on Capitol Hill are discussing the jobs situation behind the scenes. NBC's...

Published 10-09-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: stimulus package, stimulus, John Hanlon

The Verdict from the CBO Report : Positive Views of the Baucus Bill

Yesterday, I wrote a piece about the consequences of a positive or a negative Congressional Budget Office report about Senator Max Baucus' (D-MT) health care bill. That report was released today and he represented a major victory for Baucus and for...

Published 10-08-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: health care reform, John Hanlon, Senator Baucus, Senator Snowe, Senator Rockefeller

Could the CBO report block Baucus' health care bill?

The cost of health care reform has always been an important part of the debate considering President Obama's promises on the subject and our nation's current financial situation. With that in mind, a favorable report from the nonpartisan Congressional...

Published 10-07-2009 7:00 AM by John Hanlon

Filed under: health care reform, John Hanlon, Senator Baucus

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