Head of CBO rips Dem medical care plan. They overreached.
At Althouse, a commenter re the rushing of the Dem plan:
This is arguably the fourth time that Obama and the Democrats have pulled this off, if they indeed do succeed this time. The previous examples were: the "stimulus" bill; the budget; and cap and trade. The "stimulus" bill was rammed through the House less than 24 hours after being disclosed - and then Cap and Trade was rammed through based on amendments to the bill that had not be consolidated, so no one, even those running the House, actually knew what was in it.
It was one thing to do this when the "stimulus" was urgent. Of course, we find that most of the "stimulus" won't be spent for years to come, but... Again, Cap and Trade was absolutely urgent, since if Congress didn't act immediately, parts of New York City might (if you believed Al Gore) be under water by the end of the century. But health care reform? Someone might die if it isn't enacted immediately, a victim of some evil insurance company denying a worthy claim. (Of course, Obama doesn't mention that the difference is that under a government payer system, those denied treatments have no recourse).
Related: Make Congress sign up for the government plan. Related: A pdf of the House Bill, with other info, at Classical
Biden: We need to spend more money so we don't go bankrupt. Ummm, will that work for me too?
A reckless Congress will take US taxes higher than France's
In the USA, this case would be a $50 million malpractice suit but it seems normal in the UK
Not satire: Britain building ecotowns in the countryside. Destroying beautiful countryside in the process.
Not satire: Britain has "I am not a pedophile" cards
Not satire: The O's Science Czar used to be a global cooling fearmonger. Just a typical nutty crank.
Not satire: Minneapolis has a Department of Walking. Where would we be without government's wisdom?
A confession from a climate-changer in a book review at Am Thinker:
"We need to ask not what we can do for climate change, but to ask what climate change can do for us." According to Hulme, climate change can do a lot: "Because the idea of climate change is so plastic, it can be deployed across many of our human projects and can serve many of our psychological, ethical, and spiritual needs."
Speak for yourself, shmuck.
Meanwhile, global cooling attacks the Northeast
Re Black Studies:
"If I couldn't study something that's about myself then I wouldn't want to be here," the black sophomore once told me, explaining how crucial to him it was to be able to major in African-American Studies.
I'd recommend math or physics. It's not about you, Mr. Young Student.
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