Single payer seems dead legislatively in California, not just as a bill but as an issue. It died not due to insurance industry opposition but due to the outrageous bullying tactics of its supporters. Nice job, BullyProgs.

As the HCR debate continues there are still some prevailing myths that prevail over the ACA law. Most myths are slanted right but key myths slant left as well.

Step right up! Try Republican Ryan’s Remarkable Remedy! It’s just the thing for what ails ya! One taste of this and whatever you were concerned about before will become the least of your worries!

Our congress has made known one path to a balanced budget and what they refer to as “prosperity” for the American people.  It is a path that is wrought with pain and sacrifice for the vast majority of Americans and extreme wealth and comfort for the rest.  The proposal calls for tax [...]

As some people know my biggest issue is healthcare for personal reasons. I just want to share with people the journey I went through learning about healthcare systems to try to figure out what real improvement would look like. Most of my initial perceptions of what a healthcare system needs [...]

Today’s opinion and news from around US-opolis.

Today’s opinion and news from around US-opolis.

Today’s opinion and news from around US-opolis.

Despite the baseless memes, President Obama has an astounding number of accomplishments in just two years in office. Here is just a partial list of them.

While I am happy that Gabby Gifford was able to receive the help she needed, I’m disturbed by the story of the boy who was not provided

We now have what amounts to another debate on HCR and we need to be better prepared for it this time.
Let’s make this argument be based on facts and reality.

Dazed, I turned only to see said chorus approaching, grinning, with one of them rapping the words “Slam Slam Cinderella.” To add to the surreal quality of the event: I didn’t feel humiliated.

Yesterday morning, I opened my copy of The Guardian to learn that various tranches and services of the British National Health Service were being outsourced to private providers and, leading the fray for tenders, was none other than our old friend, Humana – AKA Bill Frist Inc. I was drinking [...]

Come November, the Republican Party may need to change their mascot from the elephant to the lemming. In the aftermath of Scott Brown’s upset election in January, the GOP redoubled their bets on the failure of Health Care Reform. As they had for the last year, they showed no hesitation [...]

A person I work with wears his libertarianism on his sleeve. He rails constantly at the workplace about liberals, hippies, taxes, Obama, etc. He has literally said in the workplace that Obama is evil. Well, about a year ago, he got into a massive motorcycle wreck. He had been drinking [...]

Rep. Zack Space  (D-OH18) was the only Ohio Democrat to vote against the  The Affordable Health Care for America Act March 21, 2010.  As an Ohioan, I was puzzled by his decision and wondered what his motivation might be, flying under the radar as it were.  Mr. Space ran for the seat vacated [...]

Watch the live feed below of The House’s historic vote on the HCR Bill and join the live blog below (I keep one window open with the feed and blog in a second window, minimizing them to put them side by side):

You know how you can “smell” rain when it’s about to fall? It is completely premature but I can “feel” history coming on Sunday. Oddly, that doesn’t diminish how anxious I am for it to be tomorrow at 2 pm EST. In the meantime, here is a remarkable speech Pres. [...]

House leadership is looking at passing the Senate HC bill in one step instead of two. Basically since many House members simply don’t want to vote for the Senate bill the Democratic leadership is looking into a procedure called “deem and pass”. Instead of voting on the Senate HC bill [...]

Well, looky here: a Public Option in the first draft of the House reconciliation bill (un-numbered yet), pg. 116, Subtitle B, Public Health Insurance Option. http://budget.house.gov/doc-library/FY2010/03.15.2010_reconciliation2010.PDF I suppose, if you are like me and favor a Public Option, we shouldn’t get too excited: the vote is a whole week away [...]

Well well, I hope he is right and this definitely sets the end game for HCR which is hardly a game at all. Obviously President Obama is all in on HCR. I admire his persistence and toughness which his critics always underestimate. If Congressional Democrats want to block HCR now [...]

What is the REAL problem with health care in America? I believe the lack of socialized medicine is not the problem. Or, more precisely, socialized medicine is not the cure. Here’s one tiny example of how private health care can actually work.

Yes this ad trying to destroy the democratic process was actually linked on a so called progressive website. I could be wrong but I doubt even people who want to kill the bill out of principle on the left don’t want to block the democratic process. I really don’t know [...]

I read the latest update on the HCR talks. Based on the president’s latest push and congressional responses, I’m now in the cautiously optimistic category that HCR will pass but that’s not the only news that caught my eye. It seems that Dem leadership is trying to put a major [...]

OK I refuse to watch Beck but from what I heard about Massa’s interview with him it was just strange in some ways. I know very little about Massa and he’s innocent until anything is proven but wow one of his answers sounded just like the excuses men who harass [...]