▼ Author Community Vote 32 days ago Philip Klein How Murtha's Death Could Make It Harder to Pass a Health Care Bill - — As the Capitol reacts to the death of Jack Murtha and remembers his legacy, it's worth pointing out that the news will make it even harder for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to secure the 218 votes needed to pass health care legislation. 38 days ago Philip Klein Why Obama Is an Even Bigger Spender Than Bush - — In June 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama declared that President Bush had run “the most fiscally irresponsible administration in history.” At the time Obama made that statement, the highest deficit run up by the Bush administration was $412.7 billion. 51 days ago Philip Klein Frank Flip Flops - Could Now Vote for Senate Bill, Support Nuclear Option - — Barney Frank, who last night dealt what I described as a potential death blow to Obamacare, today backed away from his statement as overly pessimistic. Tonight, he told Talking Points Memo that he could vote … 52 days ago Philip Klein Barney Frank Deals Potential Death Blow to Obamacare - — Rep. Barney Frank is not a wobbly moderate in a marginal district, but a liberal Democrat who has been supportive of the health care push. And that's why this statement below, which essentially rules out all of the options being discussed … 58 days ago Philip Klein Report: Dems to Grant Special Exemption to Unions on "Cadillac Tax" - — In their latest effort to pass a health care bill by any means necessary, Democrats have struck a “tentative deal” with their big labor allies to exempt union benefits from a tax on high value health care plans, CongressDaily reports. 63 days ago Philip Klein Steele on GOP Chairmanship: "I Didn't Seek This Job" - — Michael Steele, who has been under fire for his string of idiotic statements, poor fundraising numbers, shameless self promotion, and telling Republican donors who disagree with him to “shut up” and “get with the program” … 77 days ago Philip Klein GOP: Dems Violated Senate Rules By Cutting off Reading of Sanders Amendment - — The Senate Republican leadership believes that the parliamentarian allowed Democrats to violate the rules of the Senate by allowing Sen. Bernie Sanders to cut off the reading of his single-payer proposal. 77 days ago Philip Klein Coburn Forces Reading of 767-Page Single Payer Amendment - — Sen. Tom Coburn has just demanded that the Senate clerk read the single-payer amendment offered by Sen. Bernie Sanders — and it's 767 pages. — Typically, Senators offering amendments will ask for unanimous consent to avoid reading … 93 days ago Philip Klein CBO: Senate Health Care Bill Would Raise Premiums 10-13 Percent - — In another blow to Democrats' health care claims, the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis on Monday projecting that the Senate health care bill would raise premiums by more than $2,000 on the average family compared … 107 days ago Philip Klein Obama Admin. Actuary Finds Unsustainable Status Quo Cheaper than Obamacare - — One of President Obama's primary justifications for pushing health care legislation has been that the status quo is “unsustainable” because of the skyrocketing cost of medical care in the United States.

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