Posted on 04/01/2010 8:32:38 PM PDT by socialismisinsidious
NY Times: Obama Challenges Republicans on Health Care
NY Times ^ | April 1, 2010 | By PETER BAKER
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:19:25 PM by Oldeconomybuyer
PORTLAND, Me. — President Obama continued on Thursday what might be called his Go-for-It Tour, traveling to this Northeastern state — represented by two moderate Republican senators who balked at his health care overhaul — to dare the opposition party to run against it this fall.
Obama Jabs Media on Health Care Coverage (Obama upset at the media for finally telling some truth)
wall street journal ^ | 4/1/2010 | Laura Meckler
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 10:41:26 PM by tobyhill
At a raucous, campaign-style speech in Portland, Maine, President Barack Obama criticized Republicans who want to repeal the new health care law–but he also took aim at pundits and journalists eager to sum up public opinion on the measure.
VIDEO: Obama Ridicules Health Bill Critics: "You Try To Repeal It"
RealClearPolitics ^ | April 1, 2010 | RealClearPolitics
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 4:08:36 PM by ianschwartz
President Obama: "They're going to run on a platform of repeal in November. And my attitude is go for it, you try to repeal it."
Obama to Boehner: Where’s the Armageddon?
New York Times ^ | April 1, 2010 | David M. Herszenhorn
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:11:49 PM by reaganaut1
At a rally in Maine, President Obama pushed back a bit on Republican assertions that the new health care legislation would herald the end-of-days.
Health Care Reform Returns Us To Time Of Hobbes' 'Leviathan'
Investment.com ^ | April 1, 2010 | THOMAS MCARDLE
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:11:45 PM by Kaslin
There was a whiff of tyranny in President Obama's dare to Republicans to "go for it" and try to repeal health reform.
At the signing ceremony last month, he used the Alinskyite tactic of ridicule and mocked Republican warnings, looking up to see if the ceiling was falling in with the arrival of ObamaCare.
LA Times: Obama's still stumping for healthcare
LA Times ^ | April 1, 2010 | By Peter Nicholas and Michael Muskal
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:51:26 PM by Oldeconomybuyer
President Obama took to the road Thursday, telling an audience in Maine that the passage of the healthcare overhaul showed his administration's commitment to small businesses and the struggling middle class.
Obama's Private Army now law. Hidden in health care bill
FOX News ^ | March 31, 2010 | Judge Napolitano
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:51:59 PM by BornToBeAmerican
The brown coats are a comming
USAT/Gallup: Obama’s Disapproval hits 50% as 53% Say Dems Abused Power in Passing Obamacare
Centristnet ^ | March 30th, 2010 | CentristNet
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 12:09:34 AM by Blonde
As noted by Centristnet back over the weekend, President Barack Obama continues to sink in the eyes of the American people in the wake of the historic passage of Obamacare, with a brand new USA Today/Gallup released today showing Obama’s overall job approval underwater as only 47% approve while an all-time high of 50% of Americans disapprove of the job Obama is doing as President:
Post poll shows anger over health-care debate (Don't need a poll to tell us this)
MSNBC ^ | 3/31/2010 | Sandhya Somashekhar and Perry Bacon Jr./wp
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:11:53 PM by tobyhill
The health-care debate has generated intense levels of frustration among the bill's opponents, and those who say they are outright angry almost universally believe that the country is going in the wrong direction — some say toward an America they no longer recognize.
Would the Founders Love ObamaCare?
Wall St. Journal ^ | March 31, 2010 | DANIEL HENNINGER
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 12:13:43 AM by Steelfish
APRIL 1, 2010 Would the Founders Love ObamaCare? The resistance to ObamaCare is about a lot more than the 10th Amendment.
The ObamaCare tax hike that loses five times what it brings in
washington examiner ^ | 3/31/10 | David Freddoso
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 2:57:54 AM by Nachum
We turn to the Wall Street Journal for the math on what it will cost to raise taxes on corporations’ retiree prescription drug coverage. This is the provision that has caused several corporations to take markdowns recently.
The bottom line: by closing this “loophole” — which was originally created to dissuade companies from dumping retirees’ prescription costs into Medicare Part D — the government could lose more than five times what it brings in.
Obama Travels to Maine Thursday, Still Selling His Already-Passed Health Care Law
CNSNews.com ^ | April 01, 2010 | Julie Pace
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:27:31 AM by Man50D
President Barack Obama is promoting his health care law's benefits for small businesses as he tries to rally public support for the massive overhaul.
During a speech Thursday in Portland, Maine -- the second stop in a series of appearances to sell the reforms -- Obama was to focus on the plan's short- and long-term impacts on small businesses, many of which have suffered during the economic downturn.
our Michigan Pro-Lifers File Federal Lawsuit(Against Obamacare)
CNSNews.com ^ | April 01, 2010 | Christopher Neefus
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:46:04 AM by Man50D
Rest of Title: Saying Health-Care Bill Makes Them Complicit in ‘Grave Moral Disorder’ of Abortion
Four pro-life Michigan residents have thrown yet another constitutional challenge onto the pile of claims that have emerged since legal wrangling over the health-care reform law began last week.
U.S. Democrats lie low after healthcare victory
Reuters ^ | 01 Apr 2010 12:00:23 GMT
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:37:59 AM by BradtotheBone
LOS ANGELES, April 1 (Reuters) - The week after passing landmark healthcare reform and handing President Barack Obama an important victory, members of the U.S. Congress returned to their home districts for a recess to face constituents and justify their votes after the bruising legislative battle.
While Obama made flying visits across the country to tout the new legislation, a number of key Democrats, who led the charge for healthcare reform, seemed to keep a low profile and are doing little to beat the drum.
Democrats Lying Low Over Recess As Polls Show Rising Anger Over Obamacare
Newsmax ^ | APRIL 1, 2010 | Newsmax
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:06:23 PM by RobinMasters
LOS ANGELES – The week after passing landmark healthcare reform and handing President Barack Obama an important victory, members of the U.S. Congress returned to their home districts for a recess to face constituents and justify their votes after the bruising legislative battle.
Rep. Charles Rangel likens conservative foes of health care reform to racist
New York Daily News ^ | 4-1-10 | David Saltonstall
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:50:44 AM by radioone
Scandal-plagued Rep. Charles Rangel, long a target of the right, fired back Wednesday at conservative opponents of health care - likening them to racist foes of civil rights.
Against ObamaCare?--If you are, then you're a fascist racist hater
http://frontpagemag.com/2010/04/01/against-obamacare/ ^ | 4-1-10 | Larry Elder
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 7:34:57 AM by SJackson
Differences of opinion and ideology, passionately held, drive the opposition against ObamaCare.
Yet to shut down the effort to overturn ObamaCare’s unpopular assault on freedom and prosperity, the left resorts to a frequently employed tactic. They and their media co-conspirators find whack jobs holding stupid signs — or saying or doing stupid things — and say, “See! Right-wing intolerance, hatred and racism fuel this movement.”
New Video Reveals Use of "Agitprop" to Try and Discredit Anti-ObamaCare Protesters
Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | April 1, 2010 | Brian
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 7:52:27 AM by Federalist Patriot
Here is an outstanding video exposing the "Agitprop" used by Democrats and the Liberal Media to try and discredit those who protested against passage of ObamaCare.
Obama to promote health bill's business benefits (Obama now a certifiable lunatic)
AP ^ | 4/1/2010 | JULIE PACE
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 7:57:50 AM by tobyhill
President Barack Obama is promoting his health care law's benefits for small businesses as he tries to rally public support for the massive overhaul.
During a speech Thursday in Portland, Maine — the second stop in a series of appearances to sell the reforms — Obama was to focus on the plan's short- and long-term impacts on small businesses, many of which have suffered during the economic downturn.
'No' vote on health care costs Holden primary endorsement from AFL-CIO (Eating their own! Ha!)
republicanherald.com ^ | April 1, 2010 | DUSTIN PANGONIS
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:05:30 AM by pillut48
Pennsylvania's largest labor union voted Monday to refrain from endorsing a candidate in the primary election between U.S. Rep. Tim Holden, D-17, and challenger Sheila Dow Ford, dropping traditional support for Holden after his vote against the health care re-form bill.
"He's been good to us on a number of bread-and-butter issues, but this was a revolutionary, historical vote," Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Bill George said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
The Health Bill's Unemployment Implications (Will it Create or Destroy Jobs ?)
Real Clear Markets ^ | 04/01/2010 | Diana Furchtgott-Roth
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:31:42 AM by SeekAndFind
Democratic leaders of Congress took pains when they passed the health care reform bill to advertise to voters that they had not forgotten about jobs, the public's paramount concern.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared, "This, of course, was a health bill. But it was also a jobs bill." And, from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, "It will create millions of jobs and strengthen our economic security by keeping America competitive and igniting innovation and entrepreneurship."
Obamacare gives the government access to your bank account
Liberty and Pride ^ | April 1, 2010 | Conservative American
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:17:21 AM by csd
H.R. 3590 gives the federal government specific access to individual bank accounts and medical records as provided by that individuals health plan.
VIDEO: Sen. Alexander: There Will Be "Big Changes" In Health Care Law
RealClearPolitics ^ | April 1, 2010 | RealClearPolitics
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:30:40 AM by ianschwartz
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN): "And that's the debate we're going to have this year, and it's going to define every congressional race. I think the health care bill will be the biggest symbol of it. As a result of that debate, I think there going to be at least big changes in the bill."
Adventures in Gov't-Run Health (S)care: Tough Titties for 33-y.o. British Woman
Vocal Minority, via Mark Levin et al. ^ | 4/1/10 | EricTheRed
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:46:57 AM by EricTheRed_VocalMinority
Rhetoric: “In Britain, the government itself runs the hospitals and employs the doctors. We’ve all heard scare stories about how that works in practice; these stories are false. Like every system, the National Health Service has problems, but over all it appears to provide quite good care …” — Paul Krugman, NY Times, August 17, 2009
Reality: From yesteday’s U.K. Daily Mail:
Cancer survivor refused breast reconstruction operation after NHS officials dismiss it as ‘cosmetic surgery’ By Liz Hull | Last updated at 12:57 AM on 01st April 2010
Scott Brown still fighting against Obamacare
Examiner ^ | April 1, 2010 | Martha
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 12:24:57 PM by usalady
Although Obamacare was pushed through by the Democrats, Senator Scott Brown continues to work against it in what he describes as a "broken Washington."
Obamacare: The National Health ID Card
Liberty and Pride ^ | April 1, 2010 | Conservative American
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 1:11:23 PM by csd
The bill explicitly states that in order for any individual to be eligible for a health insurance plan and health claim status transactions, they will be issued a national health identification card. All operating rules set forth in the bill for health plan and claim eligibility must allow for the use of this ID card.
Timeline For Health Care Legislation Provisions
Human Events ^ | April 1, 2010
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 2:18:01 PM by COUNTrecount
Timeline For Health Care Legislation Provisions March 27, 2010 •
Repeat question of the day: Does the GOP have enough balls? (Going wobbly on ObamaCare)
Michellemalkin.com ^ | 4/1/10 | Malkin
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 2:52:44 PM by pissant
On March 4, I asked:
Does the GOP have enough balls to fight the Left or doesn’t it?
ObamaCare caused a bump, all right. For Republicans.
The Washington Examiner ^ | APRIL 1, 2010 | JOHN MCCORMACK
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:03:08 PM by RobinMasters
2 million eager for health care on parents' plans
Associated Press ^ | April 1, 2010 | Carla K. Johnson
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:25:37 PM by reaganaut1
Congress voted to overhaul the health care system on a Sunday. On Monday, Patti Lawson e-mailed her employer's human resources office to ask how soon she could get her 22-year-old daughter back on her health insurance.
In about six months, the new law will allow at least 2 million young adults to be covered by their parents' policies. These are the "millennials," those who came of age in the new century and now are struggling to get on their feet during the worst slump since the Depression.
Get your free Barack Obama commemorative health care reform certificate today! (Barf)
Washington Examiner ^ | 3/30/2010 | Byron York
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:40:32 PM by mojito
Organizing for America, the permanent Obama presidential campaign, is offering a free certificate to the “over one million supporters of reform that submitted their name [sic] as ‘co-signers’ of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.”
ObamaCare Will Shift, Not Lower, The Cost Of Being A Woman
IBD's Capital Hill ^ | 4/1/2010 | David Hogberg
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:46:53 PM by Slyscribe
A recent e-mail from House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer touted a New York Times story titled “Overhaul Will Lower the Costs of Being a Woman.”
Seriously?
Government policy does not reduce costs; it simply shifts them.
Congressman Walz (D-Mn) Discusses New Health Care Law(A Promise to Make Changes)
Fox Mankato News 12, keyc.com ^ | March 31, 2010 | Fox Mankato News 12
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:57:33 PM by Son House
While he looks forward to the bill's largest aspects starting up in 2014, not everything he wanted made it into the bill.
Congressman Walz says, "I said there were a few lines in the sand needed in order for me to support it. It had to have pay-for-value..."
Mass. rejects proposed health care premiums hikes
Boston Globe ^ | April 1, 2010 | Robert Weisman
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 4:34:18 PM by reaganaut1
Making good on Governor Deval Patrick's promise to reject health insurance rate hikes deemed excessive, the state Division of Insurance this morning turned down 235 of 274 increases proposed by Massachusetts health insurers for small businesses and individuals.
Health Care not for the health of the STATES
Supreme Court of the United States ^ | March 30, 2010 | Stevens, J.
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 4:47:08 PM by mikemoose
In a decision published March 30, 2010 (see link), the SCOTUS limited the grounds on which some whistle-blower cases are filed. In particular, in a 7-2 decision (Breyer and Sotomayor, dissenting), the majority held that the statute prohibited suits based on information already public "in a congressional, administrative or Government Accounting Office report, hearing, audit or investigation", stating that this section also prohibited suits against States as well.
Obama urges patience as health care law kicks in
Associated Press ^ | April 1, 2010, 3:47PM | JULIE PACE
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 4:57:08 PM by BradtotheBone
PORTLAND, Maine — Facing a public still wary of his massive health care overhaul, President Barack Obama urged Americans not to judge the nearly $1 trillion legislation he signed into law last week until the reforms take hold.
During an enthusiastic, campaign-style appearance in Maine's largest city, Obama mocked the pundits and pollsters who say he isn't getting a boost from his yearlong campaign to pass the sweeping reform.
Obama: Give Health Care More than a Week (The American People to the Commie Slime, NO!)
cbs ^ | 4/1/2010 | Stephanie Condon
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 5:59:49 PM by tobyhill
Polls suggest the nation is still divided over health care reform -- but it takes longer than a week for change to happen, President Obama told a crowd in Portland, Maine today.
Democrat Congressman – I Care More About People Without Healthcare Then The Constitution
Flopping Aces ^ | 04-01-10 | Curt
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:06:38 PM by Starman417
Whoa boy! Here is Congressman Phil Hare from Illinois:
Democrat on O-Care: “I don’t worry about the Constitution on this”
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/04/01/illinois-democrat-on-o-care-i-dont-worry-about-the-constitution-on-this/ ^
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:17:12 PM by HD1200
All things considered, this clip’s more depressing than the already legendary Hank Johnson clip from last night. Like Madam Speaker, not only does he regard the novel and crucial constitutional issue involved to be beside the point, he almost seems irritated to be asked about it. Reason 8,293,511 why Americans now feel such utter contempt for their representatives.
Alabama Senate Votes For Health Care Opt Out Bill
WKRG ^ | April 01, 2010 | AP
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:47:55 PM by mdittmar
Montgomery, Alabama - The Alabama Senate has passed legislation designed to the fight the federal health care plan.
Verizon, Exelon Are Latest to Record Charge (Obamacare)
Wall Street Journal ^ | April 1, 2010 | JOHN KELL
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:54:16 PM by Need4Truth
Verizon Communications Inc. said Thursday it expects to record a one-time noncash charge of $970 million in the first quarter, to account for the anticipated impact of the recently enacted U.S. health-care overhaul.
Verizon to take $970M charge from health care bill (Go straight to Principle Waxman's office)
AP ^ | 4/1/2010 | AP
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:08:23 PM by tobyhill
Verizon will record a $970 million non-cash charge in first quarter related to the recently passed health care bill.
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