Category: Health Care

A black weekend in American history as Pelosicare passes House

On Saturday, by a vote of 220-215 with the support of just one Republican, House Democrats passed their version of health care reform, a $1.3 trillion (and that will be too low, and just for the first decade) monstrosity of taxes, penalties, bureaucracie… more »

Anh "Joseph" Cao: The Only Republican to vote for Democrats' heatlh care monstrosity

The only Republican to vote for Nancy Pelosi's disastrous health care bill was Joseph Cao, from inner-city New Orleans. I have two things to say to Mr. Cao: First, in supporting your vote, you argued that you did it because health insurance costs "ar… more »

Obamacare: This goes where???

I don't know who created this cartoon, but it made me laugh out loud.  The truth hurts, maybe literally... more »

GOP live 12-hour anti-Pelosicare/Obamacare program on now

For 12 hours, starting at 1 PM Eastern (11 AM Colorado time) on Thursday, the GOP is doing a live 12-hour broadcast explaining the disaster of the Democrats' proposed health care "reforms". You can tune in HERE, and please pass this around! H/T Miche… more »

Mike Pence: Let your voice be heard on health care "reform"

This speaks for itself... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT7xfoSiH5Q [video:youtube:CT7xfoSiH5Q] more »

Rep. Darrell Issa: The Democrats' legislative delusion

Over at Politico.com, Republican Congressman Darrell Issa (CA), has an article noting how the history of government-run health care in several of our states has been nothing short of a disaster, and wondering why they persist in pursuing repetition of th… more »

The Pelosicare fiscal trainwreck

Just like the Baucus bill, the health care "reform" bill which is being pushed by Nancy Pelosi (and which she might or might not have the votes to get through the House) is nothing more than financial smoke and mirrors, a massive tax and spend program wh… more »

Dems Health Care "Reform": The more you know, the less you like

I'd like to bring your attention to a few interesting articles from recent days which argue strongly against the Democrats' so-called "reform" of our health care system, particularly if you are not very old or sick: First, from Tyler Cowen in the New Y… more »

Swine Flu is not Obama's Katrina

I've heard some Republican radio personalities wonder aloud whether the H1N1 pandemic is going to be Barack Obama's Hurricane Katrina.  I'd argue it shouldn't be -- which is not to say it won't be. The late and undersized deliveries of the "swine flu"… more »

The wisdom of Thomas Sowell -- this time on health care

Good morning, all. As I have a sick wife and two sick children (all probably with H1N1), I'm going to take a day off from blogging my own thoughts (because I'm too brain-dead to have any right now). Instead, I would like to suggest you read two piece… more »