Author: BooMan

House Passes Health Care Reform

Some people wonder why I am not a fan of Dennis Kucinich and don’t take comfort when I look along the trench and find him fighting by my side or, especially, carrying my banner. Well, he voted against health care reform...

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Casual Observation

I never thought I’d be feeling ambivalent about the House passing health care reform. I knew I’d have big problems with the bill. I didn’t know I’d actually hate it this much. It’s a good thing the...

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House Health Care Debate

You should watch C-SPAN. Rep. Tom Price of Georgia is yelling “I object” over and over again to prevent to the House from being able to proceed, or even talk. Update [2009-11-7 13:22:34 by BooMan]: The House is now...

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Price for Health Care, Women Under Bus

So, it turns out that the price of passing health care reform in the House is selling women down the river. There will be a vote on the Stupak Amendment after all. And, no doubt, that amendment will pass. Private insurers will...

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Pathetic Democrats

Ezra Klein has a good breakdown of the three types of Democratic hold-outs in the House on health care reform. But it’s a bit more than three types. There are anti-choicers who want to cordon off federal funds from...

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