Has Max Baucus had slurred speech and gone on extended rants like this before? Doesn't look good at all. … [Read more...]
Rally at John Kerry’s Boston Office
For months, conservative Democrats told us that that the public option could never pass through the Senate, and our President indicated his willingness to give up on the idea. But thanks to a groundswell of popular support, the public … [Read more...]
Hope! (Justifiable.)
The fight over the public option has been sucking up the oxygen in the health care debate ... and that's probably a good thing as an indicator of where the final compromise is headed: Progressives are playing on their own turf. Nancy … [Read more...]
Saving money, saving health care reform
Read Bill. Especially if you're a member of the media, go read Bill.There's a funny thing that's happening with health care politics: See, "moderates" of both parties want to be seen as pro-private sector. They certainly … [Read more...]
Health care JUGGERNAUT!
Things that are good: There's just amazing ferment in health care policy these days, hard to keep track: Chris Dodd says there will be a health bill in a few days from the HELP committee -- with a public option. Yow!Ted Kennedy … [Read more...]
Daschle, convictions, and cynicism
The news of Tom Daschle's withdrawal from consideration for the HHS and health-reform-czar is deeply unfortunate. It would be hard to say that the chance of health care reform didn't take a hit.I am forced to wonder that … [Read more...]
Health Care: Locked and loaded on the federal level
This week, Senate Finance chair Max Baucus released his preliminary outline of an eventual health care bill. This is significant because the Finance Committee spends the money, and that Max Baucus is not Ted Kennedy, who chairs the Health … [Read more...]