On Wednesday, Congressional Democrats successfully voted to adjourn until after the midterm elections – without passing a budget or addressing the Bush tax cuts which are set to expire at year’s end. How much will Dems suffer for pushing off this vote? Will moderate Dems avoid a backlash for opposing the effort to adjourn? We ask John Gizzi of Human Events, who will also offer his thoughts on the Pennsylvania Senate race and major political changes in Britain and North Korea.
Archives for September 30, 2010
Tip of the Obamcare Iceberg
This week, Harvard Pilgrim announced it would be dropping its Medicare Advantage program and McDonald’s is reportedly considering dropping coverage for hourly workers because of burdensome mandates on insurance carriers. So is this the tip of the iceberg that critics of the new laws warned about or just a couple of isolated incidents? Is this what the sponsors of the new laws expected or even wanted to happen? What do these stories tell us about the infusion of bureaucracy the health plan is bringing in? And are President Obama’s recent efforts to boost support for his reforms doing any good? We ask Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute.
Could the Bluest State Turn Red?
Rhode Island is one of the most solidly Democratic states in America, but voter frustration with the status quo is impacting the Ocean State as well this year. Republican John Loughlin is surprising a lot of experts by making a strong run for the seat held by retiring Rep. Patrick Kennedy. So why is he doing better than expected? Can he really win? And how is Loughlin distinguishing himself from his Democratic opponent? We ask John Loughlin.