washingtonmonthly.com - 11/22/2008
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THE RIGHT, HEALTHCARE, AND POLITICAL SURVIVAL.... Hilzoy had a great overnight item that I wanted to add one observation to. U.S. News' James Pethokoukis and Cato's Michael Cannon believe that if Obama is successful in passing a national healthcare plan,...
cato-at-liberty.org - 11/22/2008
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cato-at-liberty.org —
Blocking Obama’s Health Plan Is Key to the
GOP’s Survival Posted by Michael F. Cannon Ditto Baucus’
health plan . And Kennedy’s. And Wyden’s . Why? Norman Markowitz, a contributing editor at PoliticalAffairs.net (motto: “Marxist Thought Online”), ...
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Blocking Obama’s Health Plan Is Key to the ...
correntewire.com - 11/24/2008
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correntewire.com —
Greetings! My name is Katie Robbins and I
am the Assistant National Coordinator for Healthcare-NOW! and I
will be "live blogging" right here on building the movement for single-payer national health care tonight, Sunday, November 23rd from 5pm -6pm! ...
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Live Blog Tonight at 5pm - Healthcare-NOW!
freep.com - 11/16/2008
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freep.com —
WASHINGTON -- A Congress, burned before by bailouts,
returns to work this week to consider a once
almost-unthinkable pitch: Put up billions of dollars in taxpayer-backed loans, and we just might save the domestic auto industry. Equally remarkable is ...
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Auto industry survival in hands of Congress | Freep.com ...
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I see it all through my window, it seems
The Sideshow —
... Why they'll fight us tooth and nail: "U.S. News' James Pethokoukis and Cato's Michael Cannon believe that if Obama is successful in passing a national healthcare plan, Americans will not only like it, but will reward Democrats for having passed it. As a result, Pethokoukis and Cannon conclude, conservatives need to block the reform effort, whether it's a good idea or not." ...
Craziest Republican of the Day: Ken Blackwell (again)
The Reaction —
... Blackwell's fears are a helpful example of politics at its worst. It's reminiscent of the memo Bill Kristol wrote for congressional Republicans in 1993, when he insisted that the GOP had to block any efforts to reform healthcare, because if Clinton and Democrats were successful, it would "give the Democrats a lock on the crucial middle-class vote." What helps Americans is nice, but what helps Republicans is what really matters. ...
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The Corner on National Review Online
Michael Cannon and James Pethokoukis have each recently written that the enactment of "universal health care" could strengthen the Democrats for a very long time. I have made the same point in the past, and it seems to be a point that is easily misunderstood. I tried to clarify matters in a ...
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