Posted on 03/07/2010 9:36:04 PM PST by socialismisinsidious
Krauthammer: For Obama, health care show must go on
Memphis Appeal ^ | 05/06/2010 | Charles Krauthammer
Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 3:25:54 AM by sonofstrangelove
So the yearlong production, set to close after Massachusetts' devastatingly negative Jan. 19 review, saw the curtain raised one last time. Obamacare lives.
After 34 speeches, three sharp electoral rebukes (Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts) and a seven-hour seminar, the president announced Wednesday his determination to make one last push to pass his health care reform.
With or Without Reform, Private Healthcare Insurers Are Doomed
Examiner.com ^ | 03/05/10 | Rob Binsrick
Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 7:51:49 AM by Desperado67
Yesterday Barack Obama set a two-week deadline to get a deal on healthcare reform completed. Some Democrats have expressed hopes and others have expressed doubts that it will get done by Easter. Of course, previously it was supposed to be done by last Labor Day and then by Thanksgiving and then by Christmas and then…well, you get the idea.
The Antitrust Trap for Health Care Insurance
American Thinker ^ | March 5, 2010 | Andie Brownlow
Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 9:38:23 AM by marstegreg
There is a stealth legislative initiative flying below the media radar that will help enable the feds to drive private health care insurers out of business.
Alice in Medical Care: Part IV (Thomas Sowell)
Townhall.com ^ | March 5, 2010 | Thomas Sowell
Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 5:27:51 PM by jazusamo
Some years ago, one of my favorite doctors retired. On my last visit to his office, he took some time to explain to me why he was retiring early and in good health.
Being a doctor was becoming more of a hassle as the years went by, he said, and also less fulfilling. It was becoming more of a hassle because of the increasing paperwork, and it was less fulfilling because of the way patients came to him.
Obamacare worth the price to Democrats (GOP Will Not Repeal It)
http://www.ocregister.com ^ | March 5, 2010 | Mark Steyn
Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 7:09:43 PM by Para-Ord.45
Why is he doing this? Why let "health" "care" "reform" stagger on like the rotting husk in a low-grade creature feature who refuses to stay dead no matter how many stakes you pound through his chest?
Because it's worth it. Big time. I've been saying in this space for two years that the governmentalization of health care is the fastest way to a permanent left-of-center political culture. It redefines the relationship between the citizen and the state in fundamental ways that make limited government all but impossible. In most of the rest of the Western world, there are still nominally "conservative" parties, and they even win elections occasionally, but not to any great effect (Let's not forget that Jacques Chirac was, in French terms, a "conservative").
Nine House Dems Mull Health Care Backing (Voted no last time; might vote yes this time)
CBS ^ | March 1, 2010 | staff
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 2:12:18 AM by Sun
In interviews with the AP, at least nine of the 39 Democrats - or their spokesmen - either declined to state their positions or said they were undecided about the revised legislation, making them likely targets for intense wooing by Pelosi and Obama. Three of them - Brian Baird of Washington, Bart Gordon of Tennessee and John Tanner of Tennessee - are not seeking re-election this fall.
3 Dems unsure about changing votes for health care
Yahoo News ^ | 3-7-10 | DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, Associated Press Writer
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 3:03:14 PM by cajuncow
WASHINGTON – A top House Democrat said Sunday he believes Congress will pass a health care bill, but three fellow Democrats who opposed overhaul legislation last fall aren't committing themselves to backing President Barack Obama's late push.
'Trust' Gap Between House, Senate Dems Hurting Health Care Push
Fox News ^ | March 7, 2010 | Fox News
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 11:56:46 AM by InterceptPoint
House Democrats' distrust of the Senate is turning up as a major roadblock to passing health care reform. And they're playing right into Republicans' hands.
With President Obama pushing anew to pass the health care package through Congress in the coming weeks, several House Democrats have voiced concern that the Senate could betray them if they go along and pass its version of the health bill.
Obama's health care pitch to Democrats: Trust me (asks them to make 'a leap of faith')
AP on Yahoo ^ | 3/7/10 | Charles Babington - ap
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 12:46:48 PM by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – In private pitches to Democrats, President Barack Obama says he will persuade Congress to pass his health care overhaul even if it kills him and even if he has to ask deeply distrustful lawmakers to trust him on a promise the White House doesn't have the power to keep.
That, in a sometimes darkly joking way, is what the president is telling Democratic House members as he begins an all-out push to coax Congress into passing his proposals despite voters' misgivings and Republicans' dire warnings.
Bid for GOP Support Hampered Passage of Health Care Reform, Sebelius Says [BARF ALERT]
FoxNews ^ | 3/7/2010 | AP
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 12:52:37 PM by Servant of the Cross
WASHINGTON -- Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday that health care reform would have been "dead on arrival" if the White House had sent a finished proposal to Congress last year.
The secretary also blamed delays in passing the measure on President Obama having to spend "far too much time talking about what's not in the bill" and trying to counter "wild accusations" by Republicans.
There Won't Be Reconciliation or Easy Path to Repealing Obamacare
Rush Limbaugh ^ | March 5, 2010 | Rush Limbaugh
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 12:53:42 PM by opentalk
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EDITORIAL: The odds of a government health-care takeover--Public funding for abortion stands...
The Washington Times ^ | March 7, 2010 | Editorial
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 2:56:41 PM by jazusamo
Democrats are using the nuclear option to try to ram their government takeover of health care through the Senate. The fate of that legislation may come down to a dozen or so members of the House of Representatives opposed to government-funded abortions. Right now, the vote in the House couldn't be more closely divided.
Civics class: Where is the House-Senate health care conference committee?
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com ^ | March 7 2010 | Byron york
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 6:44:03 PM by Para-Ord.45
Democrats hunt for healthcare reform votes
The Financial Times ^ | Mar 7, 2010 | Anna Fifield and Edward Luce
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 8:20:16 PM by upchuck
Democrats do not have a firm grip on the votes needed to pass sweeping healthcare reform legislation in the House of Representatives, one House leader admitted on Sunday.
But the White House insisted that its reform efforts were “in the final chapter”.
Healthcare overhaul comes down to Pelosi and Obama (Head RATS don't have the votes)
LA Times ^ | 3/08/10 | Janet Hook and Noam N. Levey
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 10:52:46 PM by Libloather
A bill's fate depends on whether the House Speaker can land enough votes - and whether the president can take control of the debate, which Democrats complain he has not done.
Government health care — whether you want it or not (Real Americans don't want it)
Walton Sun ^ | 3/07/10 | Ron Hart
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 9:56:57 PM by Libloather
“If the bill loses ... it will, I think, by and large be the president's Waterloo, and I think a lot of Democrats understand that.” — James Carville
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Americans do not want this massive government takeover of our health care. Fearing that Cajun extraterrestrial James Carville is correct, Obama is intent on ramming it down our throats. This is not about what’s right; it’s about politicians perpetuating their power.
RP urged to maximize potential as medical tourism, retirement hub in Asia (Philippines)
The Business Mirror ^ | February 18, 2010 | Jonathan L. Mayuga
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 8:26:37 PM by 2ndDivisionVet
THE Philippines should maximize its potential as a medical tourism, wellness and retirement hub in Asia, experts said.
Medical tourism alone is projected to be a $188-billion industry by 2013, as more and more people seek quality health care overseas. Medical tourism in the Philippines is quietly but surely bringing benefits into the country.
“A showdown vote will occur before the end of March, and perhaps as early as March 16.”
http://www.capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/alert/?alertid=13157881&type=CO
On radio show, Massa says Dem leaders railroaded him because he voted against ObamaCare
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466343/posts
That Fabulous Cuban Healthcare (Part II)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466335/posts
Stupak’s Abortion Deception
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2466326/posts
DeMint Before Dinner
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466319/posts
Weiner All Wound Up
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466316/posts
Obama Bribes, Threatens, and Rewards Congress to Pass Health Care
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466315/posts
Hidden Dangers
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/03/08/hidden-dangers
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466312/posts
Weighing the Promise of Healthcare and Finding it Wanting
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466308/posts
Obama to appeal for public support on health care (Please make it stop!)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466307/posts
The end of the road for Barack Obama?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466306/posts
Health Care Is Heavily Taxed Now
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2466298/posts
Medicare Part B Therapy Caps: A Preview of Life under Obamacare
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2466295/posts
Altmire May Switch To Yes On ObamaCare Jason Altmire 202-225-2565, Aliquippa, 724-378-0928, Natrona Heights, 724-226-1304 (MAYBE)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466675/posts
(Missouri Rep.) Cleaver: Obama doesn’t have the votes to pass health care reform (201 out of 216)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466657/posts
Trouble for Mitt Romney? Mass. Health Plan Covers Abortion
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466630/posts
Specter: Democrats getting ‘angry,’ will pass healthcare bill
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466622/posts
New Jersey Women Hospitalized After Buttock-enhancing Surgery Gone Wrong
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2466612/posts
Guess Who’s Coming to Your House!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2466599/posts
Obama Targets GOP in Last-Ditch Pitch for Health Care Bill
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466597/posts
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: Counter-protest the Obamacare Road Show; St. Louis Oba-Kabuki event..
Obama’s Health Care Plan: What Do You Think? [Freep this poll.......]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466593/posts
Health Care A Right? More Like A Wish
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2466803/posts
Why Obama, Pelosi, and Reid Won’t Quit Pushing Health Care Reform
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2466802/posts
Stupak: Health bill abortion fight can be resolved (’optimistic’ on Commiecare™)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466792/posts
Dem congressman: We may have as little as 201 votes for ObamaCare
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/gop/2466791/posts
Obama Confuses Decades, Inflates Estimated Health Care Savings by $868B
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466777/posts
Obama is the Evil Insurance Company CEO He Rails Against (Medicare denied 6.85 percent of claims)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466763/posts
ABC News: Obama Seeks to Vilify Health Insurers, Give Them $336 Billion Check
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2466761/posts
White House Pegged Chances for Health Reform at 51%, Report Says (”less ballerina ... more LBJ”)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466733/posts
In final push, Obama stresses reforms will rein in healthcare costs. [BARF ALERT]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466713/posts
I know I missed many this afternoon....just got to busy.
Obamacare: The Bankrupting of America
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466712/posts
Obama Invokes His Death in Health Care Talks
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2466701/posts
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