In re-reading Hillary Chabot's column on Fehrnstrom's epic Etch A Sketch gaffe, I noticed that something was amiss. It was rewritten to benefit Scott Brown. When first posted, the story was titled Elizabeth Warren Etch A Sketches Sen. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 28, 2012
I *heart* Fehrnstrom, Etch A Sketch Linked to Scott Brown
Political strategist extraordinaire Eric Fehrnstrom is the gift that keeps on giving. Fehrnstrom provided the Warren campaign with a great analogy to compare Scott Brown's relationship with the oil industry, it something that could stick in … [Read more...]
Health care update: turns out that the severability inquiry is just really, really hard
Day three of the Supreme Court health care marathon focuses on two issues: severability - i.e., what happens to the rest of the law if the Court invalidates the mandate, and Medicaid expansion - i.e., can Congress require the states to go … [Read more...]
Insurance is Commerce
Somewhat like Bob, I am skeptical that the Supreme Court will actually decide this case on the merits as opposed to a pre-determined wished-for outcome. This is unfortunate, because it really is a very interesting legal debate. I'm not so … [Read more...]
Healthcare undone by lack of public option?
Tracking the the health care debate over the past couple of days, and especially yesterday with many SCOTUS-watchers predicting doom for the health care mandate, I can't help wondering if the mandate would have survived had there been a … [Read more...]