CBO Rains On Reform Parade…again
July 26th, 2009
As you know by now I am obsessed with the Blue Dogs, the group of 52 fiscally conservative Dems in the House. Most of the infighting within the Democratic Party is of course led by the Dogs themselves and centers on the cost of health reform, specifically the balance between cost savings and new taxes and the overall [...]
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Top Dog: “I’ve been lied to…”
July 24th, 2009
It’s really getting ugly. From The Hill: House healthcare negotiations dissolved in acrimony on Friday, with Blue Dog Democrats saying they were “lied” to by their Democratic leaders. The main culprit appears to be Henry Waxman, the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee: The seven Blue Dogs on the Energy and Commerce Committee [...]
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With Congressional and Public Support Wavering, Obama Ratchets Up Pressure and Rhetoric on Reform
July 20th, 2009
Judging from the tone and tenor of President Obama’s statement on Friday and his stinging weekly radio/internet address on Saturday, it was not a good week for health reform…the President is not a happy man. But he is a smart man, and he senses the momentum for health reform slipping away. He is siezing control of the agenda big time, [...]
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Where is the Luv??? Obama Live @ 3:15 Today (Friday 7/17)
July 17th, 2009
The President will end the week with a 3:15 press event on healthcare. For sure, not the way he was hoping to end the week on his top domestic policy. The week started with the President’s return to the states and his re-engagement in the health reform push. Momentum from the release of the House [...]
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Blue Dawg Growls
July 17th, 2009
Mike Ross, Blue Dog in chief on health reform re: Dems opposition in House. Don’t mess with the Daawgs…. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102×3972671
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