http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog We Are Trailblazers in the World of Employee Benefits Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:40:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/the-hits-just-keep-on-coming/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/the-hits-just-keep-on-coming/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:39:54 +0000 Bill Carew http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=171 Share|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 … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/the-hits-just-keep-on-coming/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/top-dog-%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99ve-been-lied-to-%e2%80%9d/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/top-dog-%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99ve-been-lied-to-%e2%80%9d/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:03:20 +0000 Bill Carew http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=167 Share|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 … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/top-dog-%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99ve-been-lied-to-%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/with-congressional-and-public-support-wavering-obama-ratchets-up-pressure-and-rhetoric-on-reform/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/with-congressional-and-public-support-wavering-obama-ratchets-up-pressure-and-rhetoric-on-reform/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:23:18 +0000 Bill Carew http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=129 Share|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 … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/with-congressional-and-public-support-wavering-obama-ratchets-up-pressure-and-rhetoric-on-reform/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/where-is-the-luv-obama-live-315-today/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/where-is-the-luv-obama-live-315-today/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:08:14 +0000 Bill Carew http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=122 Share|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 … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/where-is-the-luv-obama-live-315-today/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/blue-gog-growls/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/blue-gog-growls/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:17:09 +0000 Bill Carew http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=118 Share|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]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/blue-gog-growls/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/beware-of-blue-dogs/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/beware-of-blue-dogs/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:47:35 +0000 Bill Carew http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=106 Share|We have all heard the deafening rhetoric from the extreme political right and left that accompanies any major legislative initiative.  On the health reform issue, the piercing calls from the left for a “Single Payer Plan” or a “Public Option” are … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2009/07/beware-of-blue-dogs/feed/ 0