You Should Know About Harry Reid’s

Government-Run Health Care Experiment (more…)

After months working in secret behind closed doors, Harry Reid this week finally unveiled his 2,074-page government-run health care plan. His plan would increase health care premiums, increase taxes on families and small businesses by half a trillion dollars, cut Medicare by another half trillion dollars, and allow federal funds to be used for abortions. (more…)

Reid Has Unveiled His Government-Run Health Care Experiment, But Can He Get His Fellow Dems To Agree On The Right Formula?

Yesterday, “Reid, D-Nev., Summoned Members Of The Democratic Rank And File To A Late-Afternoon Closed-Door Caucus To Show The Bill He Has Spent Weeks Writing And Rewriting.” (David Espo, “AP Source: Reid’s Health Bill To Cover 31 Million,” The Associated Press, 11/18/09) (more…)

Editorial

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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“Any day now, the House is expected to vote on a $210 billion fiscal swindle that will prevent automatic cuts in Medicare payments to doctors. The entitlement’s price controls are scheduled to fall by 21.5% in January and another 2% every year afte r that under a formula known as the sustainable growth rate, and eliminating the SGR was the price the American Medical Association demanded in return for its endorsement of the House health-care bill that passed earlier this month. (more…)

Obama’s December Jobs Summit Won’t Be First Time He’s Tried To Distract Americans From Economic Reality

OBAMA HOLDING ‘JOBS SUMMIT’ NEXT MONTH: “[A]n event billed as a ‘Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth’ will be held at the White House on December 3rd. ‘The forum will be an opportunity for the President and the economic team to hear from some of the best and brightest CEOs, small business owners, and financial experts about ideas for continuing to grow the economy and put Americans back to work …’” (Brian Montopoli, “White House Jobs Forum Set For December 3^rd,” CBS News’ “Political Hotshee t” Blog, 11/16/09)

BUT OBAMA HAS LONG HISTORY OF USING ECONOMIC CONVERSATIONS

TO DISTRACT AMERICANS FROM ECONOMIC REALITY

MARCH 4: At First Meeting Of White House Middle Class Task Force, “Panelists Spent A Long Time Congratulating One Another On Their Good Intentions.” “Last Friday, Vice President Joe Biden and seven White House Cabinet members traveled to Philadelphia to kick off the inaugural gathering of President Barack Obama’s Middle Class Task Force … task-force members and panelists spent a long time congratulating one another on their good intentions before turning to the meeting’s single topic: green jobs.” (Claire Suddath, “Obama’s Middle-Class Task Force Has No Middle Class,” Time, 3/4/09) (more…)

Just Like The Stimulus, President Obama’s Auto Industry Experiment Continues To Fail Boding Ill For His Next Proposed Government Takeover

“General Motors Co. Says It Lost $1.2 Billion From The Time It Left Bankruptcy Protection Through Sept. 30…” (Tom Krisher, “GM Reports $1.2B 3Q Loss, Says It Shows Progress,” The Associated Press, 11/16/09) (more…)

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Sen. David Vitter: Cap and Farce provision cancels carbon credits (more…)

Obama Is Tapping Anita Dunn’s Better Half, Hyper-Partisan Election Attorney Bob Bauer, As White House Counsel

BAUER IS DEMOCRAT PARTY’S LAWYER OF CHOICE

Bauer Has Been Counsel To DNC, DSCC, DCCC, And Obama’s Presidential Campaign. “Bob is General Counsel to Obama for America and General Counsel to the Democratic National Committee, and he has been counsel for many years to the Democratic Senatorial and Congressional Campaign Committees.” (Perkins Coie Website, www.perkinscoie.com, Accessed 11/13/09) (more…)

2009 Election Results Show Americans Are Rejecting Obama’s Failed Policy Experiments

REP. JASON ALTMIRE (D-PA): “I do think that if the results show Republicans have a pretty good night, that probably is going to lead some Democrats to think that, going into next year, we need to take a second look at the way that we’ve done a lot of bills we’ve addressed up to this point …” (Michael O’Brien, “Blue Dog Says Dem Losses Would Strengthen Centrists’ Position,” Politico, 11/3/09) (more…)