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Boehner To PhRMA: Please Be Greedier

Almost as telling as the fact that a whopping 62% of Republicans think the federal government should stay out of Medicare is the following vignette. First, let's make sure everyone is up to speed on the so-called "PhRMA Deal", which was essentially a detente agreement...

You Can't Compromise Away What Is Not In The Bill

The new NBC/WSJ poll is being interpreted by some as evidence that opposition is growing against the President's health care plan, but reading the whole poll tells a different story. And unlike other news outlets in recent weeks, kudos to NBC for actually telling the...

Health Care: Let the Majority Be Heard

The editors of the Wall Street Journal say that the public option in health care reform has been "sent to the death panel." Obama "concedes" the public option, reports the Financial Times. Even liberals seem to agree. The public option is "all but gone," writes Bob...

The Day In Bipartisan Futility

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...

China Is Being Smart On Trade. Will We?

Trade is not complicated. Trade is just an exchange of goods. You trade something for something. I buy something from you, and in exchange you buy something from me. It is simple. It is a win-win bargain because we both end up with something we needed. The wealth of...

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