Health Care

Denny Rehberg’s Action Plan for Health Care: Inane PR Stunts

October 29, 2009

It’s well-documented that American health care is a system in crisis. Rapidly escalating costs, personal bankruptcies, and families denied access to preventative care, all while Americans spend more than nation in the world on health care, represent a looming economic threat and an ongoing human tragedy for far too many of us. Given this crisis, [...]

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Fun with the Public Option

October 22, 2009

Fresh news that the public option may still be alive and kicking presents two opportunities to marvel at the craven nature of some Democrats in the Senate. We’ll start with Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu: Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), for one, dismissed recent polls that show public support for the idea, telling NPR, "I think if [...]

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It’s Tester Time. Where is Senator Tester on Health Care Reform?

September 8, 2009

Far better sources have already written about the incredibly weak and cynical proposal that Senator Baucus is floating on healthcare (on the slowest news day imaginable), and my position about the Senator has been clear for quite some time. [quote] What I haven’t written about, though, is Senator Tester, largely because he has been either [...]

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By All Means, Keep “Negotiating” with the Republicans, Senator Baucus

August 26, 2009

They’re certainly working in good faith with you: Mike Enzi, one of three Republicans ostensibly negotiating health care reform as part of the Senate’s "Gang of Six," told a Wyoming town hall crowd that he had no plans to compromise with Democrats and was merely trying to extract concessions. "It’s not where I get them [...]

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Dennis Rehberg on Health Care Reform

August 13, 2009

I’m glad that we pay Representative Rehberg $174,000 annually and fund a staff that costs millions. How else would we gain insight like this? Rehberg said that he is not advocating not reforming the system, and that he thinks changes will be made. “I don’t think anyone is saying it isn’t broken … ,” he [...]

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Another Craven Day for Senator Baucus

August 13, 2009

I happened to catch an excellent interview of Senator Baucus by a Montana Public Radio reporter as I was driving through another late afternoon hailstorm. Once again, Senator Baucus demonstrated the kind of courage that has come to characterize his efforts to “lead” health care reform: none at all. In the interview, Baucus echoed comments [...]

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Well played, Sarah, well played…

August 11, 2009

How you get the media to let you make wild claims without asking questions?  Accuse them of bias… Using a page from the 80s and 90s Republican playbook, Palin made her strategy clear: And first, some straight talk for some, just some in the media because another right protected for all of us is freedom [...]

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Great Moments in Wingnuttery

August 10, 2009

Via TPM: Investor’s Business Daily has the scoop: Steven Hawking would be KILLED under socialized medicine. How can anyone expect to debate these people about their ideas? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post [...]

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