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Mark Steyn / The Corner on National Review Online:
Happy Dependence Day! — By: Mark Steyn — Well, it seems to be in the bag now. I try to be a sunny the-glass-is-one-sixteenth-full kinda guy, but it's hard to overestimate the magnitude of what the Democrats have accomplished. Whatever is in the bill is an intermediate stage …
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David Frum / FrumForum:
Waterloo — Conservatives and Republicans today suffered their most crushing legislative defeat since the 1960s. — It's hard to exaggerate the magnitude of the disaster. Conservatives may cheer themselves that they'll compensate for today's expected vote with a big win in the November 2010 elections.
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Howard Fineman / Newsweek Blogs:
Health Care Reform's Winners and Losers — It doesn't take a rocket scientist—or even an alleged expert such as this reporter —to see that the big political winner in tonight's House vote is the president of the United States. After a year and a half of fitful but increasingly focused effort …
Associated Press:
Health bill to bring near-universal coverage — McCain says debate not over, angry Americans will challenge the law — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has scored the biggest victory of his presidency as Congress approved his signature health care reform bill, bringing near-universal coverage …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fear Strikes Out — The day before Sunday's health care vote, President Obama gave an unscripted talk to House Democrats. Near the end, he spoke about why his party should pass reform: “Every once in a while a moment comes where you have a chance to vindicate all those best hopes …
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
The Future After Health Care — Regardless of what you think about health care, tomorrow we wake up in a different political world. — Parties have passed legislation before that wasn't broadly publicly supported. But the only substantial instances I can think of in America are budget bills and TARP …
New York Times:
House Approves Health Overhaul, Sending Landmark Bill to Obama — WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval on Sunday to legislation that would provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and remake the nation's health care system along the lines proposed by President Obama.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Analysis: Political lift of health bill uncertain — WASHINGTON - The initial blush of President Barack Obama's health care triumph immediately gives way to a sober political reality — he must sell the landmark legislation to an angry and unpredictable electorate, still reeling from the recession.
The Politico:
History in sight for Democrats
History in sight for Democrats
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The Politico:
Stupak called ‘baby killer’ in House — A health care debate marked by episodes of ugly rhetoric took another turn for the worse late Sunday night when a voice on the Republican side of the House shouted “baby killer” at Rep. Bart Stupak. — Stupak - a leader among anti-abortion Democrats …
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The Huffington Post:
‘Baby Killer’ Yelled At Bart Stupak During Health Care Debate (VIDEO)
‘Baby Killer’ Yelled At Bart Stupak During Health Care Debate (VIDEO)
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Pelosi Sausage Factory
Bruce Kesler / Maggie's Farm:
Healthcare Bill Will Stir The Next Greatest Generation
Healthcare Bill Will Stir The Next Greatest Generation
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Special Editorial: Repeal — The editors of National Review sensibly counsel conservatives, in the wake of last night's victory for Obamacare: “'Nil desperandum'—never despair.” I agree, though I'm more inclined to the mock-Latin motto of the Harvard band: “Illegitimi non carborundum”—don't let the bastards get you down.
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Paul Ryan Is Not Ready to Give Up on Health Care — 'This is the closing of the first chapter of America's health-care saga," Rep. Paul Ryan says from his office, which is adorned with reminders of contests of the non-political kind: hunting mementos and a Green Bay Packers helmet. "
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John / Power Line:
Silver Linings — With Stupak's collapse, passage …
Silver Linings — With Stupak's collapse, passage …
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James Randi / James Randi Educational Foundation:
How To Say It? — Well, here goes. I really resent the term, but I use it because it's recognized and accepted. — I'm gay. — From some seventy years of personal experience, I can tell you that there's not much “gay” about being homosexual. For the first twenty years of my life …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Barack Obama — First time tragedy, second time farce. — After his 1851 coup d'état, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, nephew of the real Napoleon, pronounced himself Napoleon III. It was the rise to power of this great-man-wannabe that prompted the famous opening …
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sba-list.org:
Stupak Stripped of “Defender of Life” Award — Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund Pledges to Drive Out Pro-life Betrayers in November — WASHINGTON, DC - In response to Rep. Bart Stupak's announcement that he and other self-labeled “pro-life” Democrats will vote in favor …
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Stunner... Pro-Life Democrat Stupak Was Lying All Along- Will …
Stunner... Pro-Life Democrat Stupak Was Lying All Along- Will …
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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Ten immediate benefits of HCR — Here are ten benefits which come online within six months of the President's signature on the health care bill: — Adult children may remain as dependents on their parents' policy until their 27th birthday — Children under age 19 may not be excluded for pre-existing conditions
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Romney: ‘Unconscionable abuse of power’ — Extremely strong language from Mitt Romney, who the administration and his Republican rivals love to note gets some credit for the shape of the health care plan. — Now, Romney is positioning himself as a leader of the charge to repeal it:
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Michelle Malkin:
Attorneys general launch lawsuit backlash against Demcare — In January, I blogged about the first line of defense against Demcare by the states: Opt-out initiatives. — The backlash continued over the last several weeks with state attorneys general signaling plans to sue the feds.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Perspective — Now that it's done, Barack Obama will go down in history as one of America's finest presidents. It's always possible of course that, like LBJ, he'll get involved in some unrelated fiasco that mars his reputation. But fundamentally, he's reshaped the policy landscape …
Bloomberg:
Obama Pays More Than Buffett as U.S. Risks AAA Rating — The bond market is saying that it's safer to lend to Warren Buffett than Barack Obama. — Two-year notes sold by the billionaire's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in February yield 3.5 basis points less than Treasuries of similar maturity, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Has Germany just killed the dream of a European superstate? — So after weeks of Euro-bluff it looks ever more like an IMF rescue for Greece after all, and hence for any other eurozone nation driven to ruin by the wrong monetary policy. — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has little hope …
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