Posted on 11/09/2009 8:06:11 PM PST by socialismisinsidious
Hatch vows House health bill will never pass the Senate
The Hill ^
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 10:32:11 AM by Sub-Driver
Hatch vows House health bill will never pass the Senate By Michael O'Brien - 11/09/09 09:57 AM ET
The healthcare plan approved by the House over the weekend will never pass the Senate, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) vowed Monday.
ObamaCare legislation in trouble
NY Post ^ | November 08, 2009 | DAPHNE RETTER
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 6:40:05 AM by RobinMasters
President Obama's victory dance yesterday for the House-passed health-care bill came as Senate foes -- mainly Republicans with one key Democrat moderate -- pronounced the measure mortally wounded, if not outright DOA.
Tough road ahead in Senate for health care bill
San Diego Union-Tribune (AP) ^ | November 8, 2009 | ERICA WERNER
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 11:12:17 AM by South40
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority though the road ahead in the Senate promises to be rocky.
The 220-215 vote late Saturday cleared the way for the Senate to begin a long-delayed debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress.
"The House bill is dead on arrival in the Senate," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday. "It was a bill written by liberals for liberals." A Democratic colleague, Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, predicted an overhaul would pass the Senate because "it's essential" to the country's economic success and people's quality of life. "It will take time," he added.
Barack Obama health care reform bill 'dead on arrival' at US Senate
Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | November 9, 2009 | Alex Spillius
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 3:44:02 PM by Schnucki
President Barack Obama is facing a tough battle to steer health care reform through the US Senate after his bill was declared 'dead on arrival' at the upper house.
Having proclaimed s "historic" approval by the House of Representatives at the weekend of a bill that will extend medical insurance to almost every American, the president consulted his senior advisers on Monday about how to negotiate the next hurdle in a prolonged effort to overhaul the health system.
Defending Cao ( Why was he the lone Republican to vote for the healthcare bill?)
American Spectator ^ | 11/8/2009 | Quinn Hillyer
Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 11:22:32 PM by SeekAndFind
Conservatives need to take a deep breath, relax, and stop bashing Joseph Cao. The man never claimed to be a fully committed economic conservative. He represents a district that is about 75 percent Democrat and 62 percent black (or thereabouts).
Republicans take aim at vulnerable Democrats in health war Politico ^ | 11/09/09 | ALEX ISENSTADT Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 12:13:27 PM by MissesBush Within minutes of Saturday’s historic House vote on health care reform, Republicans pronounced the political death of Rep. Thomas Perriello (D-Va.), pointing to the vulnerable freshman congressman’s vote in favor of the bill. And in the aftermath of the politically charged vote, Perriello wasn’t the only Democratic congressman whose fortunes were being reassessed. The GOP, which voted nearly in lock step against the measure, began crowing about the demise of various other vulnerable members and seized on the moment as a milestone in the path back to a House majority.
Trial lawyers could win bonanza in health care reform
CNN ^ | November 9. 2009 | David Frum
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 12:47:36 PM by listenhillary
(CNN) -- You've heard the saying: "In war, amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics."
The political equivalent: "Amateurs talk ideology -- professionals talk interest groups."
Small but sophisticated interest groups use big political battles to gain special advantages. Health care reform is, of course, the biggest battle of them all, with trillions of dollars at stake.
On Saturday night with the House vote in favor of the health reform bill, the trial lawyers sliced themselves a nice little piece of that bonanza.
It's Section 2531 of the bill -- to be precise Section 2531(4)b -- and it provides as follows:
The new health bill will empower the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states that reform their medical malpractice systems. There are just two conditions: Those reforms must not "limit attorneys' fees or impose caps on damages."
Democrat Who Voted No on Pelosi Health Bill Says It Will ‘Ultimately Lead to a Single-Payer System’
CNS News ^ | 11/8/09
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 12:56:16 PM by FromLori
Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.), who voted against the Pelosi health-care reform bill that was approved by the House yesterday, said he did so because it raises taxes and will lead to a single-payer health care system in the United States.
Pelosi was for three-day "read the bill" rule before she forgot it on Obamacare
Wahington Examiner ^ | 11/9/09 | Mark Tapscott
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 12:58:16 PM by Nachum
There are two ways to view this video of a 2005 floor speech by then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, condemning Republican leaders for not allowing members three days to read "a bill of thousands of pages" before voting on it.
The video is posted on Breitbart TV and is well worth watching in the aftermath of Speaker Pelosi's legislative blitzkreig of the past week to gain passage of her version of Obamacare at all costs. It was done with not even a token nod in the direction of allowing the sort of legislative transparency she promised voters during the 2006 campaign enroute to becoming House Speaker.
The most obvious and immediate take on the video is disgust with the unsurpassed hypocriscy of Pelosi in forcing the Obamacare bill through to passage despite its massive size, its gigantic implications for changing the daily lives of every American, and its enormous impact on the financial integrity of the government.
The 220-215 Health Reform Vote - What's Next? - DAVE RACER
AIPNews.com ^ | November 9, 2009 | Dave Racer, MLitt
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 12:59:53 PM by EternalVigilance
Everyone will have an opinion about the November 7 vote in the US House. Mine looks ahead to the remaining hurdles. Take heart. This is a long way from finished.
Senate and Conference Committee
HR 3962, passed by an embarrassingly slim five-vote margin, now moves to the U.S. Senate. Many national talking heads and elected officials are saying it is already dead there. We shall see. Frankly, I never believed the Democrats could pass it out of the House, given the rancor over abortion, immigration, resistance from seniors and the like.
Abortion an obstacle to health-care bill
Waashington Post ^ | 11/9/09 | yankee
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 1:09:44 PM by Yankee
Some Democrats vow to block final passage if amendment stays
By Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 9, 2009
President Obama and Senate Democrats sought on Sunday to generate momentum from the House's passage of health-care legislation, even as a new hurdle emerged: profound dismay among abortion-rights supporters over antiabortion provisions inserted into the House bill.
See how your Rep voted on Obamacare/Pelosicare
Click here for votes on Obamacare ^
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 1:26:46 PM by Gopher Broke
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml
Healthcare Reform is Economic Malpractice
House.gov ^ | 09 Nov 2009 | Ron Paul
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 1:35:24 PM by BGHater
As Washington continues debating healthcare reform the rest of the country is primarily concerned about jobs and the economy. It is still uncertain what policies will be implemented, but I am certain about one thing: It will only further devastate our economy and our dollar.
Advice For Obama: Knock Heads On Health Care
AP Report ^ | November 09, 2009
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 2:42:45 PM by Steelfish
Advice For Obama: Knock Heads On Health Care
He 'could take a few pages from Lyndon Johnson's book,' says Rep. Conyers
WASHINGTON - The most senior African-American in Congress offered some unsolicited advice Monday to President Barack Obama on how to get his signature health care bill through a balky Senate: knock their heads together.
DNC targets 33 Republicans on health care vote (Targeted GOPs listed)
Politico.com ^ | 11-9-09
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 2:44:06 PM by Justaham
With the Republican National Committee targeting a list of House Democrats in relatively conservative districts whom it will go after for backing health care legislation, the Democratic National Committee is making the opposite case, and says it will use the legislation against 33 Republicans whose districts went for President Obama last fall.
The ‘Costs’ of Medical Care: Government control of health care will shift costs, not reduce them.
The Woodward Report ^ | Thomas Sowell
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 2:55:36 PM by thisisthetime
We are incessantly being told that the cost of medical care is “too high” — either absolutely or as a growing percentage of our incomes. But nothing that is being proposed by the government is likely to lower those costs, and much that is being proposed is almost certain to increase the costs.
Twenty-Eight Blue Dogs Vote For Pelosi's $1.3 Trillion Health Bill
Human Events ^ | 11/09/2009 | Connie Hair
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 3:27:46 PM by rhema
House Democrats passed the 2,032-page Pelosicare bill on a near party-line vote Saturday night 220-215 (roll call here). The only Republican voting in favor of the measure was New Orleans-based Joseph Cao who has long ago proven to be a tax and spend (and spend and spend) liberal.
If ObamaCare is so good
Hot Air ^ | November 9, 2009 | Ed Morrissey
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 4:00:35 PM by Presbyterian Reporter
Greg Hengler picks his favorite moment from the House debate on Saturday as the moment that Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) asked the question that could easily have been asked twenty years ago today at the Berlin Wall. If the ObamaCare proposal is so good, why do you have to imprison people who don’t want to participate?
Pro-choice advocates furious over abortion amendment in Health care bill
NY Daily News ^ | November 9th 2009 | Meredith Kolodner
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 4:21:16 PM by An Old Man
Pro-choice advocates were furious Sunday after House Democratic leaders allowed a deal to ban insurance coverage for abortions to be part of their health care reform bill.
"It's time that women stopped believing that the Democratic Party is always on their side," said Marcia Pappas, president of New York State"s chapter of the National Organization for Women. "This is a horrific move."
ObamaCare: Politicizing Medical Decisions
Patriot Room ^ | 11-09-09 | Scott Martin
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 4:31:39 PM by Scott Martin
When has someone lived long enough that they are no longer worth certain treatments? We're about to find out the federal government's opinion on the subject. Read the following paragraph and then read it again.
Every decision of what to insure or not—when an MRI can be used, or whether a stage-four breast cancer patient can get Avastin or some future expensive drug—will become subject to political intervention over moral disputes or budget constraints. Heretofore, these decisions have largely been made between a doctor and patient. This is the real "right to life" issue.
Every single one of these issues will be decided by politicians. If you think we have problems getting new treatments and drugs approved today, what happens when we have lobbyists going to government to prevent it from allowing the use of a new, competing option? We are about to legislate a system than cannot work and will, necessarily, make health care worse in this country than it would be otherwise.
The health care debacle in 90 seconds
Doug Ross ^ | November 8, 2009 | Doug Ross
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 5:30:11 PM by nutsonthebus
Cost The CBO now estimates health bill spending at $3 trillion over 10 years. Since the CBO historically underestimates expenses, assume massive new deficits for a country that can ill afford them.
Personal Requirements You'll be required to buy a 'qualified' health plan. A family earning $102K a year will pay $1,700 a month in premium and out-of-pocket expenses. 'Willful' failure to buy a plan will result in a fine of up to $250,000 and 'imprisonment of up to five years'. Illegal immigrants are exempt from fines and imprisonment.
Obama: 'This is a Health Care Bill, Not an Abortion Bill'
ABCNews.com ^ | 11/09/09 | Jake Tapper
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 6:11:09 PM by OldDeckHand
President Obama said today that Congress needs to change abortion-related language in the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives this weekend that includes tougher restrictions on abortion funding but said there is more work to be done before a final piece of legislation gets to his desk.
"I laid out a very simple principle, which is this is a health care bill, not an abortion bill," Obama said. "And we're not looking to change what is the principle that has been in place for a very long time, which is federal dollars are not used to subsidize abortions.
Although House Passes Health Care, Most Voters Still Oppose the Legislation
Rasmussen Reports ^ | November 9, 2009 | Staff
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 6:53:35 PM by Bokababe
...The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. Most (52%) remain opposed.
Only 25% Strongly Support the plan while 42% are Strongly Opposed....
Cao Casts Lone GOP Vote for Health Care
CBS NEWS / WASHINGTON POST ^ | Nov. 9, 2009 | Perry Bacon Jr
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 7:49:34 PM by kellynla
When Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao won a stunning victory in a heavily Democratic district in New Orleans last December, the GOP was so thrilled that House Minority Leader John A. Boehner sent a memo to his colleagues headlined "The Future is Cao."
Resolution to rescind AMA endorsement of House health care bill voted down
Washington Times - Water Cooler ^ | 11/9/09 | Kerry Picket
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 8:37:23 PM by paltz
The American Medical Association House of Delegates voted for the American Medical Association to maintain its endorsement of the U.S. House of Representatives health care legislation H.R. 3962, according to David Cook, Executive Director of the Medical Association of Georgia.
The House's Expensive Medicine
Investors.com ^ | November 9, 2009 | DAVID GRATZER
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 8:57:13 PM by Kaslin
In 2008, three researchers decided to cost out the expense of insuring those in America lacking health insurance. The Health Affairs paper estimates the price tag at $120 billion a year.
The paper is flawed. First and foremost, the cost of health care to the nation's uninsured is assumed to be the same as the average for those who are insured. (Remember that the uninsured tend to be younger and healthier than the rest of the population, and not everyone necessarily needs full coverage.)
Obama pledges veto for any bill undoing Medicare cuts
The Hill ^ | 11-9-09 | Michael O'Brien
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 7:09:05 PM by Justaham
Any bills threatening to restructure Medicare payments contained within the health bills will be met with a veto, President Barack Obama pledged Monday.
Senate Abortion Foes Take Aim at Health-Care Bill
Wall Street Journal ^ | November 9, 2009 | NAFTALI BENDAVID and JANET ADAMY
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 9:55:33 PM by La Lydia
A key Democratic senator said Monday he will follow House colleagues in insisting on tough antiabortion language before he votes for a health-care overhaul bill, putting him on a collision course with Senate leaders even before debate on a final bill begins.
"If it isn't clear that government money is not to be used to fund abortions -- whether it's subsidies or direct payments or tax credits or something like that -- I will not support it," said Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, long seen as a swing vote on the Democrats' health-care legislation...
Candidate Obama on Mandated Insurance (Obama lied, people died!)
Campaign for Liberty ^ | 2009-11-07
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 10:32:44 PM by rabscuttle385
Throughout the primary campaign last year, Obama consistently said one of the genuine, important policy differences between him and Hillary Clinton was that he did not support an individual mandate to buy health insurance. I know people who voted for him in the primary on this one issue. One example of many:
Anyone else starting to smell a rat?
Typical wordplay by a conniving pollutician.
NOTHING the Houses passes EVER gets passed in the Senate outright.
The Senate will pass its own destructive plan and then the two bodies will get together to create and pass a super-destructive plan.
What an anus.
You want to see where this will all lead?
View this video on Stalin. You won’t be able to take your eyes away.My wish would be that you would pass this on to others. As many as you can.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9118985704353138889#
That one quote makes being on this ping list invaluable.
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