There was a telling incident at a town hall held by Representative Gene Green, D-Tex. An activist turned to his fellow attendees and asked if they “oppose any form of socialized or government-run health care.” Nearly all did. Then Representative Green asked how many of those present were on Medicare. Almost half raised their hands.… Continue reading The Town Hall Mob
Arthur Laffer is against government take over of Medicare
If you like the Post Office and the Department of Motor Vehicles and you think they’re run well, just wait till you see Medicare, Medicaid and health care done by the government. URL: http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/04/qotd/index.html I am so glad there are brave people out there like Arthur Laffer; of Laffer Curve fame; protesting Obama’s plan to… Continue reading Arthur Laffer is against government take over of Medicare
Mass. bashers take note: Health reform is working
PUNDITS and politicians who oppose universal healthcare for the nation have a new straw man to kick around – the Massachusetts reform plan that covers more than 97 percent of the states residents. In the myth that these critics have manufactured, this state’s plan is bleeding taxpayers dry, creating nothing less than a medical Big… Continue reading Mass. bashers take note: Health reform is working
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher comes out of retirement to race again. I wonder if he’ll do the entire race with his left blinker on.
The Newsman Of The Millennials
by Chris Bodenner (Hat tip: GOOD) From: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/07/the-newsman-of-the-millennials.html
Is the threat of speculation a reason to shun cap and trade?
Any time you have a market, there’s some opportunity for speculation. Even if the good being traded isn’t storable, there may be a futures market, so you can bet on the future price. … For example, the fact that wheat is traded means that there’s also a wheat futures market; and because wheat can be… Continue reading Is the threat of speculation a reason to shun cap and trade?
No Size Fits All
Over the past 35 years, college completion rates have been flat. Income growth has stagnated. America has squandered its human capital advantage. Students at these places are on self-directed missions to reverse that, one person at a time. Community college enrollment has been increasing at more than three times the rate of four-year colleges. This… Continue reading No Size Fits All
Meet Bob at 5pm
People lined up to meet Bob. I’m sure the free Wine had nothing to do with. Bob was clearly the big draw.
The president is making sense
Why would it drive private insurance out of business? If private insurers say that the marketplace provides the best quality health care; if they tell us that they’re offering a good deal, then why is it that the government, which they say can’t run anything, suddenly is going to drive them out of business? That’s… Continue reading The president is making sense
Ahmadinejad reelected in Coup
A few thousand Iranian young people demonstrated in Iran on Saturday morning to protest the announcement by that country’s Interior Ministry that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won a second term by an overwhelming margin of 63 percent. The president’s rivals decried ballot fraud and many observers saw the results as a hard-liner coup. If the… Continue reading Ahmadinejad reelected in Coup