Suspending Reason
Kim Strassel notes that support for ObamaCare seems to be, well, slight. The polling is atrocious. The Left has gone bonkers over the loss of the public option. The bill’s particulars are essentially...
View ArticleWhy Should They Applaud Corruption?
David Broder thinks we should be applauding a health-care bill that stinks. He nevertheless acknowledges: Forced to bargain for every vote among the 60 in his caucus, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...
View ArticleMaybe They Should Read the Fine Print
The Democrats have long insisted that ObamaCare can be sold to the public if only the poor, uninformed masses understood what was in it. But with every revelation about the specifics of ObamaCare, one...
View ArticleThe Perils of Professors
Obama is getting flack from his own party for lacking the common touch, failing to connect with ordinary voters, and struggling to identify with Middle America. The mainstream media is baffled because,...
View ArticleWhat Will They Run On?
This is from Hotline, not the Onion: “House Dems will spend the Pres. Day recess marking the one-year anniversary of the $787B stimulus act, embracing a bill that has them in some political hot water.”...
View ArticleThe Reconciliation Dodge
House Democrats should be wary, says Sen. Judd Gregg, who smells a set-up on “reconciliation.” He explains: “If you’re in the House and you’re saying, ‘Well, I’m going to vote for this because I’m...
View ArticleFlotsam and Jetsam
Eric Holder’s misstatements and gaffe-prone performance in front of Congress earlier this year lead the administration to … fire him? No! Delay the next round of testimony. Even before ObamaCare, the...
View ArticleFlotsam and Jetsam
But it was supposed to help the Democrats: “Gallup’s most recent polling of the generic ballot shows a net five-point bounce for the Republicans, post-health care passage. The poll of registered voters...
View ArticleVast Right-Wing Conspiracy, Redux
Some liberals — including the New Republic’s Jonathan Chait, who insisted in late 2008 and early 2009 that ObamaCare would be a great political success for Obama and the Democrats — continue to claim...
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