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Latest on Fox News Neal Cavuto Show. There's a new proposal for it to be a federal fine of $25,000 and a misdemeanor punishable for not more than one year for not buying health insurance. This is one hell of a "Tax Hike" for the middle class, Isn't it?

As Congress debates the Obama health care plan, what lessons does the Massachusetts state-mandated health plan have for the rest of the nation? Several weeks ago a mini-documentary video was produced with Prof. Regina Herzlinger of Harvard Business School, author of the book "Who killed health care?" and Brian Camenker of MassResistance, along with Dr. James Floyd of Public Citizens Health Research Group to analyze it. The video was produced by Coral Ridge Ministries in Florida.

Why hasn't the Commerce Clause been read to allow interstate insurance sales? Last week, I asked South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn, the third-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, where in the Constitution it authorizes the federal government to regulate the delivery of health care. He replied: "There's nothing in the Constitution that says that the federal government has anything to do with most of the stuff we do." Then he shot back: "How about [you] show me where in the Constitution it prohibits the federal government from doing this?"

Doctors said I'd had a miscarriage and did nothing as my premature baby fought for his life Like all mothers, Sarah Capewell will never forget the first minutes she spent with her newborn baby. She told her tiny son how much she loved him, gently kissed his face and took photos of him wrapped in the pretty blanket she'd bought for his birth. Then she held him tightly in her arms and watched helplessly as his body grew cold and he finally stopped breathing. Sarah pleaded for help from hospital staff from the moment he was born, but none came....

Obama cites new data in making case for health care overhaul, pushes plan at Minneapolis rally

Obama sets stage for using budget maneuver to pass health reform By Sam Youngman - 09/10/09 05:19 PM ET President Barack Obama this week has been laying the foundation for Senate Democrats to use a controversial budget maneuver to pass healthcare reform. By offering Republicans olive branches during his address to Congress on Wednesday, Obama has set up a win-win situation. If GOP lawmakers embrace compromise, a healthcare bill would pass Congress easily. But the more likely scenario is that Republicans will continue to oppose Obama’s plan, and the president later this fall will be able to note he tried...

Red-state Democrats are being asked to risk their seats. Millions of Americans watched President Barack Obama's speech last night to a joint session of Congress. Much of it was familiar, having been delivered in at least 111 speeches, town halls, radio addresses and other appearances on health care. But his most revealing remarks on the topic came on Monday, at a Labor Day union picnic in Cincinnati.

UPDATED "The president's proposals would give unelected officials life-and-death rationing powers." Private Citizen Sarah Palin On The Obamacare Legislation Wall Street Journal Citizen Sarah Palin blasted Barack Obama's nationalized health care plan on the eve of his big Obamacare pitch to Congress. From her Facebook page: How can we ensure that those who need medical care receive it while also reducing health-care costs? The answers offered by Democrats in Washington all rest on one principle: that increased government involvement can solve the problem. I fundamentally disagree. Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often...