ObamaCare
*Sigh. Stupak “more optimistic” on the bills passing then he was a week ago. But remember, the House has to pass the Senate bill as is before the abortion issue can be addressed, and it must be addressed in a separate bill that must pass both the House and the Senate. Does Stupak and the other (allegedly) pro-life dems believe the President and the Senate will actually address this? Do they even care, or do they just need a fig leaf?
*ObamaCare Means a Two-Tier Health-Care System, by James Lewis.
*Today in Health-Care Reform, by Mathew Continetti.
“Three outcomes spring to mind. One, Nancy Pelosi finds 216 votes for a pre-Easter Recess vote and health care reform becomes law. Two, the grinding stasis continues until the November elections and nothing passes. Or three, a major and unexpected event along the lines of Scott Brown’s election occurs and the process is scrambled once again. So the odds are still slightly against health care reform — and will be until the Democrats find a majority.”
Keep in mind, Intrade.com has the odds of ObamaCare passing by June at 64%.
*The Case for Repeal, by Rich Lowry.
*The WSJ warns that Health-Care won’t be the only thing included in reconciliation.
“Everyone knows Democrats are planning to use the budget reconciliation process to get ObamaCare through the Senate. Less well known is that Democrats are plotting add-ons to that bill to get other liberal priorities enacted—programs that could never attract 60 votes.”
Misc.
*Will Millennials Become the Chump Generation? By Robert Samuelson.
“Millennials could become the chump generation. They could suffer for their elders’ economic sins, particularly the failure to confront the predictable costs of baby boomers’ retirement.”
*Stimulus or Sedative? By Thomas Sowell.
“The theory is that, if one thing doesn’t work, it is just a matter of trying another. But, in an atmosphere where nobody knows what the federal government is going to come up with next, people tend to hang on to their money until they have some idea of what the rules of the game are going to be.”
*My Race is American, by Michelle Malkin.
