If you actually wanted to reduce health care spending you need to reduce how much we are actually paying for health care products and services. Not only do we spend way more than the rest of the industrialized world on administrative costs, we also pay way more for the exact same drugs and treatments. Forcing [...]
The Stupidity of the “Skin in the Game” Theory for Controlling Health Care Costs |
| By: Jon Walker Thursday January 12, 2012 9:56 am |
McCain’s Solution When Airstrikes Fail: More Airstrikes |
| By: Jon Walker Monday April 18, 2011 3:30 pm |
As was entirely predictable, the “airstrikes only” campaign in Libya failed to bring down the well-armed and well-financed regime of Moammar Gadhafi . So, what is John McCain’s solution? Even more airstrikes. From the Hill: McCain, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the U.S. should revive its air attacks to incapacitate [...]
Health Care Law as Popular as a Pepperoni and Broken Glass Pizza |
| By: Jon Walker Friday March 11, 2011 2:01 pm |
For some reason, one of the most bizarrely persistent myths on the left is that the specifics of the new health care reform law are actually popular. The myth was again brought up today by Ezra Klein: You saw this a lot during health-care reform, where the specifics of the law were popular but the [...]
In Tax Deal with GOP, Obama Didn’t Win as Many Concessions as Advertised |
| By: Jon Walker Friday December 10, 2010 1:59 pm |
President Obama seems remarkably proud of himself for the many “concessions” he won from Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as part of their deal to extend all the Bush tax cuts for two years. The administration has really tried to spin the “success” of this deal by claiming Obama got $238 billion in spending while the [...]
Day Three Of Senate Debate: Two Amendments Offered, No Votes Yet |
| By: Jon Walker Wednesday December 2, 2009 8:03 am |
We are now entering day three of the Senate debate on health care reform. So far, only one amendment has been offered by the Democrats. It is an amendment from Barbara Mikulski meant to reduce cost sharing for some preventive screening for women. Republican John McCain offered a motion to recommit. It would have sent [...]
McCain Attack Ad Links Obama to Mysterious “Black Community” |
| By: Lindsay Beyerstein Wednesday October 15, 2008 4:05 pm |
Jay Smooth of Ill Doctrine has obtained an exclusive copy of John McCain’s hard hitting attack ad which reveals Barack Obama’s longstanding ties to an entity known as “the Black community.”
Diddy Scared by McCain’s “That One,” Calls for People to Vote |
| By: Lisa Derrick Wednesday October 8, 2008 5:39 pm |
John McCain scares Sean Diddy Combs even more than Sarah Palin. And he’s right, we all should be scared of McCain’s verbal slips. This time in his video blog the rapper/entrepreneur is righteous, not goofing. Diddy saw McCain’s use of "That One" referring to Obama as an grave and deep insult: This is 2008, not [...]
McCain Plays the POW Card At Home (Video) |
| By: Lindsay Beyerstein Monday September 8, 2008 1:51 pm |
See more funny videos at Funny or Die One of John McCain’s many homes is an apartment and his roommates are sick of the Hanoi Hilton routine. Watch.
Video: Pork Baron Ted Stevens Endorses Sarah Palin |
| By: Lindsay Beyerstein Friday August 29, 2008 10:26 pm |
“I have great respect for the Senator,” Palin said, “He needs to be heard across America. His voice, his experience, his passion needs to be heard across America–so that Alaska can contribute more.”
She added, “There’s a big difference between reality and perception regarding our relationship.”
John McCain Was For Choice Before He Was Against It |
| By: Lindsay Beyerstein Thursday August 21, 2008 2:53 pm |
When John McCain appeared on stage at the Saddleback Church last Saturday, he gave the audience of 5000 evangelical Christians the answer they wanted to hear on abortion:



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