Robert Reich explains the public option. Clearly and quickly
The public option is not mandatory. If you like your private plan, you can stay with it.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
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Obama. A major counter-attack coming?
This month is crucial. Yeah, he’s seemingly been getting hammered this past few weeks. But it was summer, and most people don’t pay much attention to politics until after Labor Day. So maybe he’s been playing rope-a-dope until summer ended.…
Health Care: Debate or Religion?
Asymptotic Life Most of us have no idea what options are on the table, yet our minds are made up: we’re going to support “our proposals” against “their proposals.” We don’t know what the proposals are, but we’re certain that…
Tumultuous town hall meetings about health care in wealthy, blue blood Connecticut towns
This is quite extraordinary, in-your-face town hall meetings about health care in the privileged, wealthy enclaves of West Hartford and Greenwich in Connecticut Look folks, I grew up in West Hartford, and we lived near there for a year recently.…
The Polizeros prediction on Obama and health care
Obama is about the launch a major offensive on health care, will turn the debate around and get a decent bill passed. (Not great, but decent.) As you may recall from the 2008 campaign, he likes to play rope-a-dope and…