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Health Care Reform is Critically Important, But Getting Americans Back to Work is More So
Presidents tend to overcompensate for the errors of their predecessors in the same party and in so doing sow seeds of their own mistakes. Bill Clinton wanted above all to avoid Jimmy Carter's fate -- losing re-election because the economy was heading south on Election Day. So Clinton made a deal ...
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Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to debate at Radio City
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to debate at Radio City
nydailynews.com — Don't expect a Steel Cage Death Match, but it will be a presidential duel for the ages: ex-President George W. Bush versus predecessor Bill Clinton , for one night only. The two ex-presidents have agreed to face off on the same stage as part of MSG ... (more) Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to debate at Radio City
Bill Clinton Laments Poor Treatment of Women on AMC's 'Mad Men'
newsbusters.org — Former President Bill Clinton was in Chicago yesterday, speaking at a fundraiser on the subject of the current health insurance overhaul. Somehow, some way, Clinton wound up talking about ethnic diversity, the Fort Hood murders, and – most ... (more) Bill Clinton Laments Poor Treatment of Women on AMC's ...
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ROBERT REICH: Forget healthcare, focus on employment. “Obama’s focus on health care rather than jo…
Instapundit — ... ROBERT REICH: Forget healthcare, focus on employment. “Obama’s focus on health care rather than jobs, when the economy is still so fragile and unemployment moving toward double digits, could make it appear that the administration has its priorities confused. While affordable health care is critically important to Americans, making a living is more urgent. Yet the administration’s efforts to date on this more basic concern have been neither particularly visible nor coherent.” ...

Robert Reich: ObamaCare Won't Cut Costs OR Improve Health Care
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... assistance, along with Medicare beneficiaries who will be paying more and receiving less." Maybe more importantly given Friday's announcement that the nation's unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent in October, Reich believe's President Obama is doing America a disservice by focusing all his attention on healthcare reform instead of trying to create jobs. Although Reich posted this at his blog on Sunday, I could find no major media references to his rather startling commentary (h/t Glenn Reynolds): I sincerely hope America gets ...

Obamanomics in Action: Double-Digit Unemployment
GayPatriot — ... unemployment.  Well, with the numbers announced today, we’re seeing just that. (Chart via Gateway Pundit.)  Maybe we’d be seeing a different graph if Obama had authored a different stimulus, removing federal regulation and cutting the corporate income tax. So, given that unemployment continues to climb, don’t you think the President would do well to adjust his priorities and follow the advice of a leading Democrat and “Forget healthcare, focus on employment.

Saturday morning links
Maggie's Farm — ... ROBERT REICH: Forget healthcare, focus on employment. “Obama’s focus on health care rather than jobs, when the economy is still so fragile and unemployment moving toward double digits, could make it appear that the administration has its priorities confused. While affordable health care is critically important to Americans, making a living is more urgent. Yet the administration’s efforts to date on this more basic concern have been neither particularly visible nor coherent.” ...

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