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David Frum / The New Majority:
What if We Win the Healthcare Fight? — What would it mean to “win” the healthcare fight? — For some, the answer is obvious: beat back the president's proposals, defeat the House bill, stand back and wait for 1994 to repeat itself. — The problem is that if we do that... we'll still have the present healthcare system.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
After Victory — David Frum contemplates conservative victory in the health care fight and doesn't like what he sees: … These are good points. There's a difference, of course, between a political win and a policy win. A policy win for conservatives would probably not be to block Obama's proposals …
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Zandar Versus The Stupid
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Obama Reverses Stand on Drug Industry Deal — WASHINGTON — Caught between a pivotal industry ally and the protests of Congressional Democrats, the Obama administration on Friday backed away from what drug industry lobbyists had said this week was a firm White House promise to exclude …
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
August Is the Cruelest Month — Protesters are following members of Congress around this summer, disrupting their constituent meetings and shrieking about socialized medicine. They claim to be following the great American tradition of dissent. This must refer to the time back in colonial days …
Jonathan Cohn / The Treatment:
Have You No Decency? — Harold Pollack is a professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and Special Correspondent for The Treatment. — Governor Palin issued the following statement on her Facebook page yesterday. I quote it in its entirety so you can judge for yourself.
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The Moderate Voice, Winds of Change.NET, Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo, Grasping Reality … and TPMDC
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Democrat screams at constituent for asking tough question on health care — And by “constituent,” I of course mean crypto-Nazi political terrorist. You'll find the full unedited exchange right here but I'm giving you the news segment because it provides important context.
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Gateway Pundit:
Hundreds Show Up to Protest SEIU Thuggery & Violence In St. Louis (Video) — ST. LOUIS TEA PARTY PATRIOTS DENOUNCE SEIU THUGGERY & VIOLENCE— St. Louis Tea Party Patriots ask the ACORN-SEIU Union— “Don't Tread On Me!” — Gadsen Girls, talk radio host Dana Loesch (left) …
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
House Health-Care Reform Bill Oversteps on End-of-Life Issues — The House Bill Skews End-of-Life Counsel — About a third of Americans have living wills or advance-care directives expressing their wishes for end-of-life treatment. When seniors who don't have them arrive …
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Power Line, The Daily Dish, The Volokh Conspiracy, DailyHowler.com and The Campaign Spot
Randy Krehbiel / Tulsa World:
Sullivan blasts Obama plans, says bipartisanship needed — First District Congressman John Sullivan said Friday that the nation's big problems can't be solved without bipartisanship, but that didn't prevent him from scorching President Barack Obama and the Democrats.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Sotomayor Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice — WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor took the judicial oath on Saturday, becoming the first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the Supreme Court in United States history. — At just past 11 a.m., Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administered …
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
SHUT UP, HE EXPLAINED: … Thug-in-chief? What would the reaction be if a Republican President said this?
Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers' Global-Warming Trip Hit Tourist Hot Spots — Penguins, a Rocket-Propelled Airplane (and Tax Dollars) Also Involved — WASHINGTON — When 10 members of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject: They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef.
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Beyond Beltway, Health Debate Turns Hostile — The bitter divisions over an overhaul of the health care system have exploded at town-hall-style meetings over the last few days as members of Congress have been shouted down, hanged in effigy and taunted by crowds.
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