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Via tweets from @eddie_smith and @PrezMike2010 (SOA President Mike McLaughlin), I came across a blog post at Newsweek highlighting a difference between the House and Senate health reform bills which could be contributing to the unwillingness of House Dems to just vote for the Senate bill. It’s a factor which hasn’t received much attention in [...] 
Yes, the day job has been keeping me busy enough that I’ve been pretty quiet here lately. However, I did have to resurface to share the results of a Rasmussen poll: In January, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats fell another tenth-of-a-percentage point. Now the number of Democrats is at the lowest level recorded [...]
After a busy week aggravated by a quick transcon trip, I have a full reading pile I need to clear out. At KevinMD, the question is asked, “Why are so many patients referred to specialists”? The thesis: The fee-for-service payment system has something to do with the behavior, compounded with the tendency to practice defensive medicine. As [...] 
Wow. As seen in the New York Times: Senator Christopher J. Dodd, the embattled Connecticut Democrat who was facing an increasingly tough bid for a sixth term in the United States Senate, has decided not to seek re-election this year, Democrats familiar with his plans said Wednesday.[…] Mr. Dodd has been a fixture in the Senate since [...] 
We finished the Congressional term with both houses of Congress having passed their own version of health insurance reform. With the New Year passed, Congressional Dems will get to work reconciling the two bills. And with only 302 days until Election Day 2010, this article from Politico should come as no surprise: Republicans hope a push [...] 
Seen at CNN: Democrats see an opening to change the system now, because this is "a rare cycle of no apparent Democratic presidential nomination challenge" in 2012 as President Obama is expected to seek a second term, according to the "Draft Report of the Democratic Change Commission," discussed at the meeting.[…] A commission suggestion would be to [...] 
So, election day has come and gone. The GOP picked up a couple of governorships; a Congressional special election in a traditionally Republican district went to the Dems; and Maine voters decided to limit whom God may join together. The talking heads on the television and radio, and bloggers young and old will all surely be [...] 
Normally I wouldn’t cut-and-paste so much of someone else’s writing…but the sentiment needs to be repeated. Dennis Sanders at Republicans United opined: I’ve argued in the past that at some point, the GOP is going have to have to see that part of being fiscally responsible is to sometimes raise taxes. Other conservatives thought I had just [...]
It seems that not everyone got the memo about how Obama’s election was supposed to end “business as usual” in Washington. Last night, I noticed this gem at RedState: Since Pelosi and the Democrats regained control of Congress $2,029,208,621,639.09, or $2.03 trillion, has been added to the national debt. That is a 23% increase in two [...]
All the cool kids seem to be making their pre-election predictions…so I’ll join in as well. I think it’s going to be a fairly good night for the Dems. I’ll bet that Obama wins with 338 electoral votes, the Dems achieve 58 seats in the Senate (including Lieberman), and 249 seats in the House. |
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