Progressive Opinion

airamerica.com — According to a new Associated Press poll, when it comes to paying for a health care overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich.

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washingtonmonthly.com — The conventional wisdom last week was that Democratic lawmakers from competitive districts/states would be faced with a difficult challenge: how would they explain their vote in support of health care reform? he political establishment largely overlooked the obvious inverse — Americans have been waiting for health care reform for a long time, and there are some Republican lawmakers who'll struggle to explain their opposition to the bill.

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voices.washingtonpost.com — It is insane that the people who voted for the deficit-financed, $700 billion Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit are allowed to scream about fiscal rectitude this year. Just amazing.

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prospect.org — Obama inspired the country with his campaign, and now he must manage expectations of those swept up by his rhetoric.

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thenation.com — "That's the price of health care reform." That's what plenty of oh-so-well-meaning pundits have told those of us making a fuss over the Stupak amendment, the late-night attachment to the House health care reform bill that will leave virtually any woman accessing insurance through the health insurance exchange without abortion coverage. But both pro-choice and progressive health care reform leaders and members of Congress have come out swinging against the amendment, some going as far as to make it clear they'll refuse to support reform if Congressional Democrats decide to pay for it with women's health care.

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thenation.com — Plenty of oh-so-well-meaning pundits have told those of us making a fuss over the Stupak amendment, the late-night attachment to the House health care reform bill that will leave virtually any woman accessing insurance through the health insurance exchange without abortion coverage, that "that's the price of health care reform." But some progressive groups are going as far as to make it clear that they will refuse to support reform if Congressional Democrats decide to pay for it with women's health care.

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washingtonmonthly.com — Over the summer, right-wing activists hung Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil in effigy outside his district office. It was a key signal of what's to come — the far-right Tea Party crowd's tactics go a little further than the usual political protests we're accustomed to in contemporary American politics. How far? Virginia Tea-Baggers plan to burn the representative and Speaker Pelosi in effigy at their "Fired Up for Freedom Rally."

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joepaduda.com — The chances of some variety of health insurance reform passing are looking more likely and big pharma is getting ready. By raising branded drug prices nine percent (so far) this year., and this at a time when the Consumer Price Index fell by 1.3%.

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huffingtonpost.com — Even if you completely ignore how critical it is to reform the broken American health care system, most of the 39 Democrats who voted against health care reform in the House last week made a political mistake. Here's why.

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dailykos.com — It's bad enough that in this country 45,000 people die every year because they are uninsured. It's criminal that 2,266 of them are veterans, the men and women who sacrificed so much.

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