Health Care
Obama’s Cantor smackdown
Conventional wisdom remains that our president is a wimp, spineless, etc., which flies in the face of jujitsu moments like this (hat tip Marc Cooper): And that’s not to deny that Obama, in his way, makes use of political theater, which is what that health care summit was. But taking the opportunity to call out Republicans on their nonsense for
Kill the bill?
Um, no, says Nate Silver, one of the most keen and thorough minds in progressive American politics. More of Silver’s case here. And here. Rather than rehash his analysis I’ll just quote his conclusion: that the Senate health care bill, even with all its considerable shortcomings, could be “the largest social welfare program to be implemented since the Great Society.”
Obama’s message
Now that was a speech. Called Sarah Palin a liar. Sweet music to these ears. Just as in the 2008 campaign, people are hectoring Obama about a lack of specifics, and yet there are specifics. So let’s take note of them below: If You Have Health Insurance,the President’s Plan: Ends discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions. Limits premium discrimination based
Health care in a nutshell, again
David Goldhill takes American hospitals to task, wondering: How can a facility featuring state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment use less-sophisticated information technology than my local sushi bar? And I’d add: How can the man working to change that situation be compared to Hitler?