How Obamacare Gives Docs the Shaft
The Dems' health reform plan is doomed unless it can protect the doctors who actually deliver care from cost-cutting insurers or payout seeking lawyers. I am not involved in politics and I don’t follow the ups and downs of the political world, but I do know as a practicing physician that this …Outspending Dems on Medicare is a Lose-Lose Game
Boehner's plan to repeal Obama's Medicare cuts is a no-win strategy. Trying to outspend the Dems could give tax hikers the upper hand or hurt the GOP at the polls. David Frum is right to say that John Boehner’s promise to hold a vote on overturning President Obama’s Medicare cuts shows that the …Obama Quits on Climate Change
Polls say the public supports strong environmental laws. So why won't Obama use his political capital to cut a climate deal with the GOP? President Theodore Roosevelt coined the phrase “Bully Pulpit” to describe the great opportunity provided by the presidency to rally the public to worthy causes. …The Midterm's Real Winners: GOP Centrists
Everyone's knows about the tea party's winners, but political watchers have overlooked the many moderate Republicans also headed to Washington. Many news organizations focused on tea party backed candidates who won on election night. But in the midst of all the numbers and narratives, some have …