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 Majority Leader Harry Reid made a major announcement...
In the debate about health care reform, many liberals point to the number of people who are uninsured in this country to support a government option while conservatives point out that many people that do not have health care could afford coverage but choose not to invest in it. That choice and the question...
One of the big topics in the health care debate this weekend was Sarah Palin's statement calling ObamaCare "evil" and suggesting it would create "death panels" that could deny care to elderly Americans. There seems to be a lot of confusion over this statement and whether the bill...
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It has now been 190 days since the stimulus bill was passed. Back in February, President Obama spoke before Congress and stated , "the recovery plan and the financial stability plan are the immediate steps we're taking to revive our economy in the short-term ." Today, Vice President Biden...
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President Obama wants to add yet another czar, a Health Choices Commision czar this time, to the growing list of these unelected officials that are handpicked by the President and go through absolutely no confirmation process. A Virginia paper recently asked, " how many czars can fit into the West...
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Yesterday, in his weekly address, President Obama called on Americans to "summon the same spirit that inhabited Independence Hall two hundred and thirty-three years ago". This is one time when I can get behind President Obama's sentiments - although he may not like my reasons for it. What...
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On many of the Sunday morning news shows today, the debate about health care reform was a main topic for the shows' guests. With the ongoing debate on Capitol Hill about this important subject continuing each day and an important hearing happening this week, the discussions about subject will only...