The so-called Democratic deficit-hawks based their vote on health-care reform on whether it paid for itself or not–never questioning if spending an additional $940 billion over the next ten years was a good idea. Thus all eyes were on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and what its final score–i.e. what are the projected costs of health-care–would [...]
More.....One argument made by President Obama and Democrats on why Congress should pass health-care reform is the polls say so. They concede that a majority of Americans oppose the overall bill, but they point out when you ask them about the individual aspects of the bill, a majority of Americans like each of them. So [...]
More.....President Obama gave the economy of Washington a big boost this past week. It was in the form of the 10,000 people who converged on the nation’s capital to attend the CPAC convention. Restaurants and bars, especially near the hotel where the convention was held, were packed throughout the three-day event. What they had in common was [...]
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