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The firm admits that it only looked at cost-increasing aspects of the bill.
Archive for October, 2009
October 13th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
Gov. Perry signed the death warrant of a man he could have known was convicted on bogus testimony, then fired the chair of the commission investigating the case. In the meantime, his aides were putting pressure on the chairman.
October 13th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
A South Dakota court so ruled in a custody case. Appalling!
October 12th, 2009
Category: Corruption in Washington, Democrats in Congress
Putting John Lewis in charge of Ways and Means until the ethics investigation of Charlie Rangel concludes can solve many problems at once.
October 12th, 2009
Category: Watching Conservatives, Wayward press
Now that the White House has stated the obvious and realized that Fox News is just a wing of the GOP, why should they have a skybox at the Democratic Convention?
October 12th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
If I represented an industry that turned families down for health coverage because their newborns are “too fat,” I’d be careful about double-crossing the President and the Chairman of Senate Finance.
October 12th, 2009
Category: Don't ask, don't tell, Politics and Leadership
Obama could in fact repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell in many (although not all) circumstances.
October 12th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
Not that it’s any surprise, but the PricewaterhouseCoopers “analysis” of the Baucus proposal, paid for by the health insurance lobby, is complete bullsh*t.
October 12th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
Chris Christie’s weight problem is not a legimate public issue; his corruption is.
October 12th, 2009
Category: Don't ask, don't tell
Yes, the President could suspend Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell by Executive Order: if he were willing to make a false finding to evade a valid law. Are we now in favor of abuses of Presidential power, just because one of ours is President?