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...
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John Hanlon
on 10-02-2009
Filed under: government option, health care reform, public option, John Hanlon, poll of the week
The President sees his speech tomorrow night as an opportunity to make that closing argument that lawyers dream of -- one that will make his doubters see his case in a new light, his supporters reaffirm their faith in his version of the facts and the undecideds move to his side. But, the problem here...
After a tough August and very little to show for it, President Barack Obama has now set the stage for a major speech in front of the Congress 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,...
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John Hanlon
on 09-03-2009
Filed under: health care reform, public option, John Hanlon
The reason Democrats are losing the health care debate is because they don't have facts or strategy on their side. For many, including President Obama, the public option was not their first choice . But, so as not to scare people into thinking their insurance would be taken from them, they chose...