ObamaCare
*Why Democrats Believe They Must Pass Health Reform: Holy Grail, by Gary Andres.
*The President’s Imaginary Health Plan, at NRO.
*AWOL in the Bunning Battle: The GOP shows why ObamaCare is a good bet for the left, by Andrew C. McCarthy.
“In sum, Bunning’s battle gave Republicans a chance to make points about runaway deficit spending, the fraudulence of PAYGO posturing, the foolish redistribution of wealth to create expensive and unproductive government jobs, unemployment-benefit extensions that Democrats refuse to pay for and that actually increase unemployment, and the monstrous rationing that would be wrought by Obamacare. So, did Republicans rally behind Bunning? Not a chance…
…As it turns out, Republicans didn’t have the stomach for a fight over wealth transfers that plainly exacerbate the problem of unemployment. Why would anyone think they’d take on a far more demanding war, in which Democrats and the legacy media would relentlessly indict them for “denying health insurance to millions of Americans”?
Depressing, but important. Read the whole thing.
*Stupak says the 12 pro-life democrats will not pass the Senate bill.
*Deaf to America, by Dan Gerstein.
“The Democrats are going for broke (in more ways than one). The more salient question is when will the Democrats start connecting the dots–and recognize that the American people are not going to accept a government that is not willing to heed their doubts.”
This is from a Democrat, mind you.
*President Obama now bribing undecided House Democrats with Judgeships for family members. No, really:
“Tonight, Barack Obama will host ten House Democrats who voted against the health care bill in November at the White House; he’s obviously trying to persuade them to switch their votes to yes. One of the ten is Jim Matheson of Utah. The White House just sent out a press release announcing that today President Obama nominated Matheson’s brother Scott M. Matheson, Jr. to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit…”
Oh that Chicago machine.
*Unhealthy Hype, by Thomas Sowell.
*Paul Ryan vs. the President, at the WSJ.
Misc.
*No Allies, but Plenty of Enemies, by Victor Davis Hanson.
“If Britain is not considered an ally, then America no longer has real allies.
And perhaps that is the point after all. The Obama administration does not wish to see the world so divided between allies and the rest.”
ALSO by Hanson: Dronism
*The RNC continues to prove its stupidity and tone-deafness.
