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The Inkblot Test
An article that ran in Politico on Friday provided a Rorschach test for those of us following the health care reform debate. READ MORE >>
Do You See a House Majority in that Inkblot?
An article that ran in Politico on Friday provided a Rorschach test for those of us following the health care reform debate. READ MORE >>
Ben Nelson, At It Again?
Ben Nelson may be making trouble again. According to The Hill, the Democratic senator from Nebraska told a local radio station, KLIN, he's not sure Congress can still pass health care reform: READ MORE >>
A Quick Reconciliation Thought
Republicans continue to accuse Democrats of "ramming" or "jamming" health care reform through Congress by using the budget reconciliation process. Put aside all the familiar rejoinders--that Republicans used it all the time to pass their bills, that the reconciliation process merely allows a majority to pass a law, etc. The accusation is misleading in another respect. READ MORE >>
What's Coming in the Obama Proposal
When the administration proposes a final vision for health care reform, in advance of Thursday's bipartisan meeting, it will propose giving the federal government more authority to block exorbitant premium increases, at least for people buying coverage on their own (rather than through an employer). READ MORE >>
A Brief Reconciliation Primer
The health care debate is quickly going to focus on whether its passage entails some immoral act of partisan hardball or merely a common legislative procedure. Unfortunately, it seems that very few people understand the details of it well enough to form an opinion, and this includes reporters who cover it. READ MORE >>
Hearts and Minds
WASHINGTON--If you want to be honest, face these facts: At this moment, President Obama is losing, Democrats are losing, and liberals are losing. Who's winning? Republicans, conservatives, the practitioners of obstruction, and the Tea Party. READ MORE >>
A Long, Strange Post On Somebody You've Never Heard Of
Obama's Health Care Panel
'Finish the Kitchen'
WASHINGTON -- If President Obama gets to sign a health reform bill, as I believe he will, one reason may be Rep. Jay Inslee's difficult experience renovating his kitchen. READ MORE >>
