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 health care reform bill is being written. However...
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John Hanlon
on 10-26-2009
Filed under: fact check, health care reform, health care debate, John Hanlon
During President Obama's appearances on the Sunday morning talk shows, he sought to advance his health care agenda amongst other things. One of his greatest obstacles in those appearances though came not from a host's frustrations with him or a tough question. It came from a quotation used by...
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John Hanlon
on 09-21-2009
Filed under: tax, fact check, health care reform
"But I'm happy to report that it has succeeded well beyond our expectations and all expectations, and we're already seeing a dramatic increase in showroom traffic at local car dealers." -Barack Obama President Obama recently used the aforementioned quote in declaring victory in the...
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John Hanlon
on 08-03-2009
Filed under: Cash for Clunkers, economics, fact check, John Hanlon
Last week while at my son's summer camp in West Virginia, a friend and fellow counselor told me he was recently offered a full-time job by the local school board that he has served as a technology consultant. He declined the offer for various reasons, chief among them being that the job was tied...
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K. Daniel Glover
on 07-29-2009
Filed under: stimulus package, jobs, fact check, spin, job creation