Politico reports this morning that the White House is launching a new web site dedicated to setting the record straight on Democrats’ health care proposals. But, the site doesn’t stop there, it also links to social networking sites and provides talking points and material to be distributed via these sites, email, or whatever your choice [...]

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Tags: health care debate, health care reform

One of the big topics in the health care debate this weekend was Sarah Palin’s statement calling ObamaCare “evil” and suggesting it would create “death panels” that could deny care to elderly Americans. There seems to be a lot of confusion over this statement and whether the bill does create such a panel to oversee [...]

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Tags: comparative effectiveness, death panels, health care debate

For Rep. Anh Cao (R-La.), his vote against Democrats’ health care bill may just be “the death of [his] political career.” Rep. Cao represents an overwhelmingly Democratic district in New Orleans. Cao is one of seven Republicans whom Democrats have chosen to pursue strongly, hoping to convince him to change to his vote. They are [...]

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Tags: health care debate, health care reform, Role of Government

It has now been 190 days since the stimulus bill was passed. Back in February, President Obama spoke before Congress and stated, “the recovery plan and the financial stability plan are the immediate steps we’re taking to revive our economy in the short-term.” Today, Vice President Biden defended the stimulus, arguing it “was intended to provide steady [...]

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Tags: Government Inefficiency, health care debate, Role of Government, Stimulus

Unlike our President and many of our representatives in Congress, I’ve tried to read the 1000+ page health care bill a few times this week. As a lawyer, I’m used to dealing with tedious and confusing legal jargon, yet this monolithic bill is still too hard for me to understand. It proposes drastic reforms that [...]

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Tags: health care debate

Yesterday, in his weekly address, President Obama called on Americans to “summon the same spirit that inhabited Independence Hall two hundred and thirty-three years ago”. This is one time when I can get behind President Obama’s sentiments – although he may not like my reasons for it. What Obama failed to recognize in making that [...]

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Tags: Cap-and-Trade, capitalism, government spending, health care debate, Role of Government, Stimulus