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Um, “Deem and Pass” that is, although the American public, of whom only 25 percent polled actually want the existing version(s) of ObamaCare (and a CNN poll at that!) might one day argue to the Democrats’ demise that it was “Demon Passed” — given the amount of obfuscation and chicanery Democrats are exhibiting to enact [...]

“We are held hostage at any given moment by health insurance companies that deny coverage or drop coverage or charge fees that people can’t afford.” — Barack Obama, Aug. 14, 2009. “We’re seeing this at the same time where not only is there an economic downturn around the country, but we know that insurance companies [...]

Here’s Charles Krauthammer on how the liberal masses have reacted to their lost Senate seat in Massachusetts: Liberal expressions of disdain for the intelligence and emotional maturity of the electorate have been, post-Massachusetts, remarkably unguarded. New York Times columnist Charles Blow chided Obama for not understanding the necessity of speaking “in the plain words of [...]

Dick Morris brought up the differences between health care cost and quality a little while ago, and one fact stuck out big time: “In 2008, Britain had a cancer death rate 0.25% while the United States had a rate of only 0.18%.  The UK cancer death rate was 38% higher than in the United States.” [...]

Let’s review some basic principles of supply and demand: If a government policy increases the demand for a service, the price of that service tends to rise. If the government prevents prices from rising, shortages develop. The quantity provided is then determined by supply and not demand. In the presence of such excess demand, the [...]