[jazusamo]

Of course Obama says he still supports Berwick, if he didn't it would mean he was wrong in the first place.

Obama was wrong and Berwick will not be confirmed.

[DarthVader]

Obuggery can stand by Berdick all he wants. This slime will not be confirmed. Say bye-bye to the other czars too.

[rfp1234]

...and Berwick is leaning forward.

[Signalman]

Does confirmation require 2/3 of the Senate, or 51 percent?

[MamaDearest]

Sarah Palin was correct - government advocacy of death panels appears to be alive and well.

New York Times on Berwick's Continuing "Struggles"

Snip: “Two weeks after taking office, Dr. Berwick is still struggling to tamp down a furor over past statements in which he discussed the rationing of health care and expressed affection for the British health care system.”

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But here's what Britain has decided:

Britain plans to decentralize Health Care

Snip: Practical details of the plan are still sketchy. But its aim is clear: to shift control of England’s $160 billion annual health budget from a centralized bureaucracy to doctors at the local level. Under the plan, $100 billion to $125 billion a year would be meted out to general practitioners, who would use the money to buy services from hospitals and other health care providers.