One thing that struck this writer when Obamacare was debated was how readily the liberals dropped the notion of universal health care covered by the government. Of course, I soon realized that Obamacare was a backdoor way of achieving that goal. By making it financially unfeasible for employers to offer insurance, for example, Obama and company knew full well these people would be dumped onto | Read More »
Entitlement reform will be the main prong in the Democratic attack on Romney and Republicans this year. Whenever the subject of Social Security reform is mentioned, I am always struck by these words: “We shall make the most orderly progress is we look upon Social Security as a development toward a goal rather than a finished product. We shall make the most lasting progress is | Read More »
As the special election NY-26 illustrated, the Democrats will come after the eventual Republican nominee for President with all guns blazing. In that race, according to most pundits, the defining issue was entitlement reform, specifically Medicare. Framed by those on the Left as a referendum on Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan, a more likely factor in the Republican loss was the presence of a third | Read More »
Perhaps the only bright spot for Republicans in New York was the 26th Congressional District. The only thing that kept that district out of Democratic hands was an ill-advised topless photo of the incumbent Congressman on Craigslist. The result of yesterday’s special election put only the fourth Democrat since 1857 in Congress to represent this district, according to Think Progress (a liberal website). They, | Read More »
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