Another blow to the Democrats after Evan Bayh announces that he will leave the Senate “I DO not love Congress,” Evan Bayh declared on Monday February 15th. “I will not, therefore, be a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate this November.” Mr Bayh, Indiana’s two-term Democratic senator, warned ...
A procedural vote in America's Senate brings Barack Obama's health-care reforms closer IT NOW looks certain that Barack Obama will get what he wanted for Christmas—a health-care reform bill passed out of the Senate, probably just a few hours before Santa begins his rounds. Republicans, who have been fighting tooth-and-nail ...
A health-care reform bill gets to the floor of the Senate. A rowdy debate will followDEMOCRATS in the Senate defeated a Republican attempt to block their health-care bill on Saturday November 21st, just days after Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, unveiled the long-awaited legislation, which amalgamates proposals from various ...
There appears to be a simple two-pronged strategy for killing healthcare reform. One of those prongs involves, of course, delaying reform until it's too late....
"I'm bitter," Sir Knavely told me. He raised his glass and drank. His furry chin went deep into his Tiger's Milk. Then he set it...
Before I begin with the serious stuff, I'd like to indulge in a little gratuitous media-bashing first. If that sort of thing isn't your cup...
Most people think in binary - black and white; good or bad. "If you're not with me, you're against me." If you are against...
President says he is sanguine about missed deadline but fears about $1tn plan continue to dog himThe US Congress will not meet next month's deadline to pass sweeping healthcare reform as concerns about how to pay for the $1tn (£609m) plan continue to dog ...
When Senators are looking for "bipartisan" solutions to health care, and need more "time" to work on a "bipartisan" compromise, what they're really looking for is a way to kill real health care reform.
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Republican party is accusing President Barack Obama of conducting "risky experimentation" with his health care proposals, saying they will hurt the economy and force millions to drop their current coverage. ...
Much to the dismay of just about everyone who breathlessly follows politics, the Senate hearings on the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor turned out to be...
"Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends..." All week long, this line has been running through my head. It's from an Emerson,...