Archive for February, 2010

“Instead of forcing mainstream Republicans to woo them for their votes, the rightwingers are now bidding for power.”…Still they are trying to define who and what the Tea Party movement is; still they don’t know… Debra Medina, new star of Americas right, is firing up the race for Texas governor | World news | The Observer... »

Just as the stock markets are used to predict the conditions of the marketplace, the Intrade.com health care reform contract predicts the moods of those who are watching health care reform efforts in Washington.  It works like this knowledgeable people buy and sell these “bonds” that mature by June 2010.  If people think that Obama and... »

“We are going to propose reforms to the Congress next year to try to make sure we bring about fundamental change in the housing market and get ourselves in a position where the government is playing a less risky, but more constructive role in supporting housing markets,” Geithner said. “That’s going to be a... »

“Under the bill passed on Wednesday, health insurance companies will be subject to enforcement against unfair practices such as fixing prices at inflated levels, sabotaging competitors to gain a monopoly over a region, and dividing up territories among themselves.”…Yes.  It’s unfair that the insurance firms have the ability to raise their prices because their... »

“Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think the federal government’s become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens. Forty-four percent of those polled disagree.”CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive... »

“Health officials in Vancouver have already provided 100,000 free condoms to the roughly 7,000 ahtletes and officials at the Games. That’s about 14 condoms per person. But as of Wednesday, those supplies started running dangerously low.”… Have we really become such a shallow society that we think that the role of any government is... »

“Pelosi said she was working with Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on a way forward but invited Republicans to contribute more ideas to what would be the most sweeping shift of its kind in four decades.”…  No matter what happens they are determined to thrust their distorted view of Americana onto the People…Pelosi:... »

“By the end of the televised event, Mr. Obama had spoken for 119 minutes – nine minutes more than the 110 minutes consumed by 17 Republicans. The 21 Democratic lawmakers used 114 minutes, giving the president and his supporters a whopping 233 minutes, according to a “talk clock” kept by GOP aides.”…At summit, Obama... »

This is intended to give the FDA the power to control which supplements can be sold.  This can’t be good…- Beware of McCains Freedom-Destroying Dietary Supplement Regulatory Bill. »

“Positive statements by Sen. Evan Bayh D-Ind. and Sen. Mary Landrieu D-La. of late “are early signs the environment is already shifting a little in favor of revisiting health care.”… Beware of the ONE who has nothing to lose by not listening to the People….Exclusive: What happens next in health care – Mike Allen... »