by Bill Scher | Aug 18, 2009 | Blog
Let's recap the day's health care developments. The #2 Republican in the Senate called the attempted co-op compromise a "Trojan Horse" and "a step towards government-run health care in this country." The head of the House Republican Study Committee called co-ops...
by Bill Scher | Aug 18, 2009 | Blog
NYTimes.com today highlights a clip from my regular "The Week In Blog" feature at Bloggingheads.tv where Politics Daily's Matt Lewis and I discussed the desire of the conservative protesters to kill any attempt to reform health care. If you haven't watched our...
by Bill Scher | Aug 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. No One Can Say How Co-Ops Would Actually Work NYT explores the difficulties co-ops would have, including current insurer monopolies BECOMING co-ops: "The...
by Bill Scher | Aug 17, 2009 | Blog
The NY Times lede today said the White House "willing to compromise and would consider a proposal for a nonprofit health cooperative being developed in the Senate." Compromise with who? What Republicans have said he or she will vote for health care reform if it...
by Bill Scher | Aug 17, 2009 | Blog
As noted in today's Progressive Breakfast, the White House's stance on a public health insurance option is not new. The President and his staff have always made a strong argument for a public option, but have always refrained from refusing to sign legislation that...
