Peter Suderman
The Blind Spot in Romney's Economic Plan
A Setback for Obamacare? Or Vindication? How About Both
The Obama Administration is pulling the plug on CLASS, the long-term insurance program within the Affordable Care Act. The announcement came late Friday, most likely because administration officials hoped to bury the news. They did not succeed, as Republicans and their supporters were all over it. Here, for example, was Senator John Thune of South Dakota: READ MORE >>
Daily Deadline: Exposing Scott Brown
Yes, we've decided to add a daily aggregation feature to this blog. Why? Because we hope you'll read it. Also, I'm a very slow blogger. On most days I have about ten items I'd like to write -- and I get to one or two of them, at best. READ MORE >>
The Health Care Regulatory Race To the Bottom
The one health care proposal Republicans can agree on is to allow insurers to sell health insurance across state lines. Liberals object that this would create a regulatory race to the bottom. States would strip away requirements that insurers cover this or that condition, and the state with the most lax controls would end up as headquarters to most insurers, who would cherry-pick the market by peeling off healthy customers buying plans that don't cover chronic conditions. READ MORE >>
In Defense Of Washington
Professing hatred for Washington is part of the culture of living in Washington, so it's not surprising that Conor Friedersdorf's denunciation of Washington has won plaudits among some D.C.-based bloggers. Friedersdorf begins with by recounting an uncomfortable night at the movies: READ MORE >>
Save The Date
My fondness for Hitch notwithstanding, I'm with Peter Suderman in marveling that there are evidently a substantial number of people who will spend $125/hour for phone conversations with "dating coaches," and as much as $5,000 or $10,000 for a weekend strategy session. READ MORE >>
