The death this week of longtime Democratic Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy means one of two things for the troubled health care reform plan proposed by President Obama: Either the plan has lost one of its most powerful advocates or now its supporters have an emotional rallying point to successfully push for passage. Only time will tell.
Is it or isn’t it – in the health care reform bill proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats? The public option, that is.
The second week of August turned into one of the toughest yet for the still new Obama Administration.
Now the health care reform debate begins in earnest.
President Obama had perhaps his roughest week yet as Congress put his chief legislative initiative on hold and he tried to put an unexpected racial controversy to rest with the so-called “beer summit.”
President Obama’s key policy initiative – a massive overhaul of health care in America – appears stalled in Congress, and the likelihood of both the House and Senate approving it this month as hoped is virtually nil.
There’s been a lot of concern about the financial industry going bankrupt since last fall, but now Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have announced big profits after enjoying taxpayer bailouts and cheap government financing.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Republican Party, and the jockeying already has begun to determine who its standard-bearer will be in 2012 - even though the first primaries are 30 months away.
Mark Twain is credited with warning that “no man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” You’d think Twain was speaking for many Americans from some of the survey results this past week, although they would broaden it to include the actions of the government in general.
Mark Twain is credited with warning that “no man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” You’d think Twain was speaking for many Americans from some of the survey results this past week, although they would broaden it to include the actions of the government in general.
Much of the action was overseas this past week, with Americans assessing their place in the world amidst global events beyond their control.
To paraphrase an old slogan in Washington, D.C., government is on the grow these days - whether voters like it or not.
Most voters continue to approve of the job President Obama is doing, but, as is often the case, the devil is in the details.
Who knows what tomorrow may bring? But for now at least it looks like President Obama’s on track with his first nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Remember, if it’s in the news, it’s in our polls. And was it ever this week.
Health care reform, one of President Barack Obama’s top priorities, was in the news a lot this past week.
Government, government everywhere, that seems to be the sign of the times.
What the heck’s happening on the Hill? Capitol Hill, that is.
Nearly 100 days into Barack Obama’s presidency, Americans are making a distinction between the man and his policies.
The kettle began to boil a bit last week, with “tea parties” all across the country to protest the high level of government spending coming out of Washington.
