Posted August 19, 2009 3:45 PM by Mark Silva Misinformation has taken hold in the health-care debate. Most people surveyed by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal say it’s likely that the president’s health-care plans will provide insurance coverage to illegal immigrants, lead to a government takeover of the health system and use taxpayers’ [...]
Archive for August 19th, 2009
19 Aug
Why We Need a Reality Check
White House.gov Blog Feed 8/19/09 3:33 PM Jesse Lee Congress did not vote to exempt themselves from reform Linda Douglass of the White House Office of Health Reform answers a question from outside the recent town hall in New Hampshire on why Congress voted to exempt themselves from reform. This is a myth: there is [...]
19 Aug
PREPARING FOR THE FINAL HOURS
By Melinda Beck Wall St. Journal – August 18, 2009, 12:43 P.M. Et Forget about the health-reform debate for the moment. Should you have a living will specifying the kind of care you’d want at the end of life if you couldn’t speak for yourself? Doctors, lawmakers and ethicists have been urging Americans to fill [...]
19 Aug
Who Are the Uninsured?
Cato Daily Commentary 8/16/09 12:00 AM by Michael D. Tanner No single topic drives the health care reform debate like the number of uninsured Americans, variously numbered in speeches and ads at 45 million, 46 million, 47 million, or even 50 million. Unfortunately, most of what we think we know about the un insured is [...]
19 Aug
Health Care and the Circular Firing Squad
Posted by Joshua Holland, AlterNet at 4:28 PM on August 18, 2009. It ain’t that hard. This health care debate is bringing out the shallowest aspects of our political culture, and that’s been true across the ideological spectrum. So, at the risk of being repetitive (I know — that ship’s already sailed), let me say [...]
19 Aug
Keep Up Pressure for a Public Option
By Byard Duncan, AlterNet. Posted August 19, 2009. As the debate continues to heat up, pressure from you will make all the difference. Stand up for a public option today. In an extremely disappointing move, President Barack Obama on Saturday indicated that he would consider jettisoning a public option from his proposed health care overhaul. [...]
19 Aug
Is Obama Squandering Our Best Chance for Better Health Care?
By William Greider, The Nation. Posted August 19, 2009. After a brilliant beginning, Obama seems to be abandoning his principles on health care by hedging on a public option. After his brilliant beginning, the president suddenly looks weak and unreliable. That will be the common interpretation around Washington of the president’s abrupt retreat on substantive [...]
19 Aug
Palin Backed End-of-Life Counseling As Alaska Governor
By Jason Leopold The Public Record Aug 13th, 2009 ThinkProgress dug into the Alaska state archives and pulled out this gem that clearly shows Palin to be a hypocrite of the highest order: In recent weeks, right-wing groups have been pushing the myth that health care reform will somehow kill seniors. One of the most high [...]
19 Aug
Did Rove’s Testimony Reveal a Felony?
By Roger Shuler The Public Record Aug 17th, 2009 The next time Karl Rove’s doughy face appears on Fox News, you might want to allow this thought to enter your consciousness: “Is that man a felon, and if so, why is he getting time on a major network?” Documents released last week by the U.S. House [...]
19 Aug
When 1st and 2nd Amendment Conflict: Protests, Guns and Double Standards
By Dave Lindorff The Public Record Aug 19th, 2009 Let me state from the get-go that I’m no opponent of gun ownership (got my first rifle at the age of 12 and am still a crack shot). But something weird is going on when you have guys wandering around a political rally or protest site with [...]
