With the signing of the health care bill, we see a few things coming into focus: There is really nothing Romney won't do to please the Norquistites and the religious right. If he were the guy he claimed to be in 2002 -- a can do, make it … [Read more...]
Mr. Irrelevant: Romney to veto assessment
Well, it was speculated; he played Hamlet for a while, wondering if it was a tax or an assessment; was it animal, vegetable, or mineral, golly gosh ...Well, now Romney is going to use a futile, symbolic line-item veto against the $295 per … [Read more...]
Kuttner on health care
This was in Saturday's Globe, now also on The American Prospect's page:Is the new Massachusetts new health plan really a model for reform nationally? Advocates of universal health coverage feel they finally have their nose under the … [Read more...]
Gabbin’ with Gabrieli — at length!
David asked first: Why run for governor? Gabrieli notes (as does Christy Mihos) that Massachusetts is 46th in job creation. To Gabrieli, the economy is not just a source of opportunity for individuals, but also allows government to expand … [Read more...]
Ambivalently optimistic? Optimistically Ambivalent?
That's how I feel about the health care bill. I'm happy that more people will be covered under MassHealth (est. 92,500 by FY2009) or the new Commonwealth Care program (est. 207,500 by FY09); ambivalent, because the personal mandate … [Read more...]
Bruce is pissed about health care
"Differently Winged" friend Bruce at mAss Backwardsis upset about the moral hazard aspects of expanding health care, especially to the poor. I've been mixing it up on the comments to his post: take a look. … [Read more...]
Legislature approves health care bill
... almost unanimously: "The House approved the bill on a 154-2 vote. The Senate endorsed it 37-0.".I have to imagine Our Ex-Guv will sign it; with that margin, he'd really look pretty silly not to. (On the other hand, maybe that doesn't … [Read more...]
ACT! coalition says “Sign it!”
OK, I haven't had a chance to read more than the Conference Committee PowerPoint pdf for the health care bill, which is a cheery summary. But the pro-health care reform ACT! coalition has urged the legislature to sign the bill. Here's their … [Read more...]
Today is a good day: DeLay is done
Won't run for re-election.Taking defiant swipes at "the left" and the press, he said he feels "liberated" and vowed to pursue an aggressive speaking and organizing campaign aimed at promoting foster care, Republican candidates and a closer … [Read more...]
Congress to let Romney kill Cape Wind?
The Alaskans are still after Cape Wind: now they're proposing to let their little assistant (Our Ex-Guv) pull the switch on Cape Wind:The new language, floated by U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, would target the Nantucket Sound project … [Read more...]
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