by Bill Scher | Jul 29, 2009 | Blog
Pundits keep saying that the President is more popular than his policies, undercutting his mandate to take bold action. But on health care, the opposite is true. Last week, I noted that one W. Post reporter repeated the knee-jerk conventional wisdom, when in fact, his...
by Bill Scher | Jul 29, 2009 | Blog
Last week I noted that right-wing Birther conspiracy theorists were simultaneously fueling right-wing rage against health care reform, distorting perceptions of public opinion in Washington and making current legislation appear less popular than it actually is. Today,...
by Bill Scher | Jul 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
Health Care Jaw Jaw Continues Bloomberg on the state of talks: "Democratic Senator Max Baucus, leading the talks among six Democrats and Republicans on the finance committee, said they made progress and will meet again today. House Democrats have failed to reach a...
by Bill Scher | Jul 28, 2009 | Blog
It looks like the small 6-member subgroup of the Senate Finance Committee is close to an agreement on health insurance legislation. It looks like it will be bad. It will likely not only ditch a public plan option, but also include what Angry Bear's Robert Waldmann...
by Bill Scher | Jul 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Bipartisan Deal Drops Public Plan, Adds Regressive Tax AP reports Baucus bipartisan compromise will lack public plan and employer mandate: "After weeks of...
