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Democrats Get Roasted At Home For ObamaCare Vote: A Preview Of The Banquet Of Consequences

Some Democrats went home for the holiday recess and encountered what Politico, to their credit, described as incivility and a forecast for rage. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and Rep. Paul Hodes,…

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More Surpises From ObamaCare: Preexisting Conditions Not Immediately Covered

In what is rapidly turning into a farce, Democrats in the House of Representatives are uncovering surprise after surprise in the ObamaCare legislation they just rammed through Congress. Last Friday…

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The Unintended Consequences Of ObamaCare: A Lesson In Incompetence

As a follow up to my post on ObamaCare Revealed readers should see the next article served up by the Wall Street Journal that reveals that Democrats are shocked (yes…

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ObamaCare and The Short-Lived Rehabilitation Of Speaker Pelosi

The Politico, anxious to write tomorrow's Republican obituary today, indulges itself in some magical thinking that may be a preview of the official ObamaApologism that frames the 2010 midterms. In…

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Democrats Hiding $371 Billion In ObamaCare Costs

As a follow up to Lorie's post below, Democrats may not be nearly so confident about the inevitability of ObamaCare passage on Sunday. A few thoughts. First, if Pelosi had…

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Obama On Fox: His First Real Interview [Update: Video added]

Amid the whipping and driving Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer are orchestrating in their attempt to get a simple majority in their own party to deem the Senate version…

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Could This Be The Best Way to Kill Obamacare?

It is being reported that President Obama will refuse to campaign for those voting "no" on Obamacare. This might just be the best strategy possible — for those wanting to…

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Obama Unhinged In Ohio

The President spent the day doing what he does best (or, more accurately, doing the only thing he knows how to do), speechifying in Cleveland to friendly audiences about ObamaCare….

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The White House Puts A Brave Face On A Monumental Disaster

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told the Sunday morning talk shows that this time next week we, "will be talking about healthcare not as a presidential proposal but I…

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Axelrod To Republicans: Make My Day

Presidential advisor David Axelrod laid down this marker on ObamaCare today when he dared Republicans to run on a platform of repealing the Senate bill to be voted on this…

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Ray LaHood: The President's New Lackey

It's become apparent today that counting votes on ObamaCare has devolved into an exercise of herding cats. The Hill is heroically trying to compile a whip count: House Democratic leaders…

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State's Rights could trump ObamaCare

Earlier this week, the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 1054, by Reps. Mike Ritze and Mike Reynolds, tentatively titled the "Freedom of Healthcare Choice Act": Modeled after…

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Will Democrats Fall On Their Swords For ObamaCare?

Kim addresses some of this below and here are my thoughts on the wobbling. In the ObamaCare debate that seems to have no end it appears that there may actually…

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In Stunning Reversal GM Asks Closed Auto Dealers To Reopen

A better example of government incompetence, stupidity and overreach could not be found than the just released news today that General Motors is going to reinstate 661 dealers that had…

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ObamaCare And The Irrational Behavior Of Incumbents

Kim posted below on Andy McCarthy's article at The Corner. I had prepared earlier a post on the same subject with a different take, so herewith on the issue of…

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Reach for it, Stretch!

Reach for it, Stretch!

Will Obama have the sense to pull back and save himself? Or will he instead stretch for the Golden Chalice dooming himself and his party?

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Long Overdue Pushback Arrives in Senate

The Senate still requires that Bills and Amendments be read on the floor. This requirement is almost always dispensed with via the Unanimous Consent of the chamber. Having been flooded…

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Obama/Pelosi Care Passes House 220-215

Obama/Pelosi Care passes House of Representatives on narrow (220-215) vote

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House Unveils Health Bill

Via AFP (emphasis mine): President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, remaking US health care, took another step closer to becoming reality Thursday as his top House allies unveiled sweeping compromise…

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The Audacity of Disagreement

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank spills lots of ink today excoriating Republican Senator Mitch McConnell for having the temerity to consistently and persistently object to the Democrats' plans to alter…

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Let’s Hear It For George

When I learned that President Obama was to appear everywhere on Sunday except for Fox News I assumed the obligatory genuflection of the President’s network cheerleaders would again be on…

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Senator Bob Menendez Vindicates Congressman Joe Wilson

It took just one week for a major power player in the Democratic caucus to agree with Representative Joe Wilson ( R-SC) . According to The Hill: Sen. Robert Menendez…

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The Price Of the Emperor’s New Clothes

The Left has been in a frenzy in the days following the ObamaCare pep rally outburst by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.). The “You lie” accusation not only elicited a totally…

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Does David Axelrod Have A Financial Conflict Of Interest In The ObamaCare Debate?

David Axelrod may have some explaining to do according to this report: Two firms that received $343.3 million to handle advertising for Barack Obama’s White House run last year have…

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Comeuppance For The AARP

There a many good things that may come about as a result of the demise of ObamaCare. Among them is a smaller and less influential AARP. CBS News reports: (CBS)…

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