It was only a few weeks ago that President Obama brushed aside an obvious question about what, other than higher taxes for the wealthiest Americans, people would need to give up in order for health care reform to pass . At the time, Obama seemed to geniunely believe that health care reform would not...
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John Hanlon
on 09-14-2009
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In last night’s major address on health care, President Obama spoke about many of the issues surrounding health care reform. In many ways, it was a solid speech and Obama delivered it well to both the Congress and to the American people. Unfortunately, with momentum and public polls standing against...
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John Hanlon
on 09-10-2009
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After a tough August and very little to show for it, President Barack Obama has now set the stage for a major speech next week. As Mike Allen noted on Politico.com , "The last time a president addressed a joint session of Congress that wasn’t a State of the Union, or the traditional first...
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John Hanlon
on 09-03-2000
Filed under: congress, health care reform, John Hanlon