Author: BooMan

The problem with trying to ram home a public option at Stage Two is that it can’t be done unless all 60 Democrats vote for cloture to start debate and to finish debate and vote. With Lieberman promising to filibuster any...

Thanks to Ezra for reminding us that this health care reform debate, despite some recent progress, is still about preserving the employer-based health care system. And that system is terrible. That’s one reason that...

Even after watching Bill Kristol’s act for all these many years, it’s still a bit hard to take his effort to ridicule Republican elites and espouse their marginalization in favor of Palinites, Huckabeeans,...

“A new government-run plan would underpay doctors and hospitals rather than driving real reforms that bring down costs and improve quality,” America’s Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Karen Ignagni said in a statement....

Congratulations to everyone who has been working tirelessly to see that a public option is included in the Senate bill. Harry Reid listened to you. Apparently, the Democratic members of Congress listened to you, too, because...