Just got this and thought I’d share. As advertised, the President’s plan focused on insurance reform first and foremost and then has a quasi-public option that leaves a lot open for interpretation about how we’ll get there. But don’t take my word for it…

That’s supposedly the takeaway from the prime time address to Congress, and I think it’s the right message to send. The public option has been the sticking point for nearly everybody. On the right it was tantamount to socialism. On the left, any modification of the plan was considered weak and worthy of scorn. So [...]

News Headlines for Independent Voters 9/9/09 Independent voters Read this article for a good straight-forward anti-socialist perspective on the health care debate. The conversation centers around whether we want a country with a spirit of collective work and collective good, or an “every man for himself” culture. What do you think? The Limits of Self-Hate [...]

If you’re not familiar with the word rescission, this is the practice of canceling policies because people didn’t reveal a preexisting condition. And it’s one of the key reasons why the health insurance companies can claim that there’s $100 billion in health care fraud every year. Here’s one example of what they consider fraud… “They [...]

“It is difficult indeed to maintain a reasoned and accurately informed understanding… on the part of our citizenry when many prominent officials, possessing no standing or expertness except as they themselves claim it, attempt to further their own ideas or interests by resort to statements more distinguished by stridency than by accuracy.” – Ike

Independent Voters According to the polls, independents are abandoning unions, Obama and the progressive agenda. Or did the unions, Pres. Obama and progressives abandon independents to the right? Labor Unions See Sharp Slide in U.S. Public Support-For first time, fewer than half of Americans approve of labor unions (by Lydia Saad, Gallup) Obama is fast [...]

As I said before, I’m completely and absolutely bewildered at how this even turned into a story. And, by the way, shame on all of you who needlessly fueled this fire. If you really want to set a good example for your children, how about teaching them to not jump to conclusions. Think that might [...]

This was one of those inexplicable policy hold overs from the Bush administration that many Obama supporters shook their heads at. But now, well, looks like they’ve found their way out of the woods. From USA Today: The new policy would begin in mid-September. Electronic visitor logs maintained by the Secret Service would be released [...]

Independent voters * Clarus Poll: 88 Percent of American Workers Are Happy With Their Jobs (Reuters press release) Party: Republicans, at 92 percent, were happier than Democrats, at 80 percent. Self-described independent voters were almost as happy as Republicans at 91 percent. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS207031+02-Sep-2009+PRN20090902 * Congress’s Rating in U.S. Drops to 24-Year Low, Pew Poll Finds [...]

As many of you already know, Obama is set to give a speech next week that will either save or scuttle health care. I think we can all agree on that much. The question is: what will he propose? Well, at least one unlikely Republican health care reform advocate is already floating his trial balloon [...]

Numerous reports are surfacing in the mainstream media that Obama is giving a speech to America’s students that will somehow brainwash/indoctrinate/cast magical spells over them. Why? Because the lesson plan asks the kids to think about what the President means by his speech. Basically, the White House is posing completely open ended questions designed to [...]

The rise in unemployment is slowing down and we’re pulling out of this recession sooner than expected. Why? The reason is clear to me: we stepped in, took action and did something instead of just allowing the markets determine our fate. WSJ explains… The U.S. economy is beginning to show signs of improvement, with many [...]

With the news that they’ve lost serious ground with independent voters, the damage control at the Obama White House is in full swing. And that could mean a distinct shift on health care. Here’s more from Politico: Obama is considering detailing his health-care demands in a major speech as soon as next week, when Congress [...]

George Will writes today that we should pull out of Afghanistan and instead focus on Pakistan. Even though I still think we should stay (and I’ll get into why), at this point he has my ear… U.S. forces are being increased by 21,000, to 68,000, bringing the coalition total to 110,000. About 9,000 are from [...]