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Obama Health Care

The Mugging of the Common Good

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

These next months are the reckoning. The president and the Congress will step up to the reforms the country needs -- or they will fail the nation in a time of peril. We cannot afford another lost decade.

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Fallon And The Roots Make The Health Care Debate Sexy With A Slow-Jam (VIDEO)

Posted 11.15.2009 | Comedy

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Jimmy Fallon and the Roots sexualized the health care debate last with a sensual slow jam about reform. "Bipartisanship means everyone can partay," th...

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Health Care By Sound Byte

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

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Alison Rose Levy

If media outlets, pundits, and commentators were seriously concerned about the health of Americans, why after the President's speech, would media coverage land upon a single word shouted by an idiot--rather than the substantive realities of American health care reform?

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Congressman Elijah Cummings: It's Our Moral Responsibility

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

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Kathleen Wells, J.D.

I talked extensively with Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and what is apparent is the Congressman's passion to reform our nation's health care system.

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Dare Devils: Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Death Panel

Rachel Farris | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

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Rachel Farris

Since when do conservatives care about anyone dying? The most disturbing example is Cameron Todd Willingham, was sentenced to death after refusing a plea-bargain for life in prison in Texas.

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What It Will Take to Win the Healthcare Debate

Roy Ulrich | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

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Roy Ulrich

Most Americans are schizophrenic about their views of government. They hate red tape, bureaucracy, and waste, but they want the airlines they fly, the products they use, and the food they eat to be safe.

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Has the Tea Party, Under a New Name, Found Its Leader?

Patt Morrison | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

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Patt Morrison

Shouting and catcalls are part of the culture in the Commons. But rules that go back more than a century-and-a-half enjoin members from making accusations about lying or being drunk.

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"Yes We Can" Returns: Obama Leads Campaign-Style Health Care Rally

The Huffington Post/ AP | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

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MINNEAPOLIS - President Barack Obama assailed critics of his health care initiative Saturday, seeking to grab the megaphone from his opponents and boo...

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A Pimple on the Ass of Progress

Richard Zombeck | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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Richard Zombeck

If this had happened during a speech by Bush the airways would be flooded by the likes of Limbaugh screaming for the guy's head and Beck frothing at the mouth with anti-American accusations.

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The Din of Democracy

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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Joe Peyronnin

One has to wonder just how appealing the din of American democracy is when heard from across the ocean. Rather than a "Beacon of Hope" it may seem more like a third rate "Battle of the Bands."

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Joe Wilson: Just Another Heckler in the Crowd

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

Once you've spent day after day among the constituents -- hearing the president being called a Nazi, a commie, a socialist tool, a terrorist mole -- calling Barack Obama a liar must have seemed almost quaint.

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Congressman Raul Grijalva's Response to the President's Speech

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Congressman Raul Grijalva, a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, sits down for an interview about President Obama's health care speech.

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Get It Off Your Chest -- Create A Layer Over Joe Wilson's Webpage

Mike McCready | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy

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Mike McCready

Wilson's official web site has been taken down to prevent those of us who would have liked to send him a message from doing so. Well, you still can!

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Have You No Decency, Sir? At Long Last, Have You No Sense of Decency?

Evan Handler | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Evan Handler

Last night's eruption reminded me of the famous quotation from Joseph Welch, who admonished Senator Joseph McCarthy, and exposed him as a bully, now largely regarded as a blowhard.

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Moving Forward with Meaningful Health Care Reform

Rep. Maxine Waters | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Maxine Waters

The President hit a home run last night. The time for bickering, myths, and flat out lies by those who want to block reform is over. We will move forward with health care reform and get it done this year.

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Red Is the New Pink

Jamie Frevele | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Jamie Frevele

Full disclosure: I didn't watch President Obama's speech last night. For one thing, I know where I stand on healthcare reform (in favor). For another,...

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Obama's Preventive Care Pitch

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

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Dr. Jon LaPook

This week I underwent a colonoscopy with cameras rolling in an attempt to remind people that a screening colonoscopy can save your life.

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Much to Like. More to Come?

Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

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Dr. Andrew Weil

There was much to like in President Obama's health care reform speech to a joint session of Congress. But we need to remember that medical insurance reform of any kind is doomed without medical content reform.

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Rep. Joe Wilson Heckles Great Moments in History

David Kronke | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy

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David Kronke

What if Wilson was like Forrest Gump? (I mean, like Forrest Gump in his preternatural ability to be present at great historical moments, not in his ability at being a functional moron.)

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In Defense of Rep. Joe "You Lie" Wilson

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Robert J. Elisberg

People across America were stunned that Rep. Joe Wilson could be so rude, so thoughtless, so disrespectful. Not me. I just figured he thought he was at a Democratic town hall meeting.

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Health Care Reform: Still An Original And Simple Proposal

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Dr. Paul Toffel

Whose plan gets my nod, for bipartisan reality and feasibility, to save and improve our unique, innovative American health care system and not saddle our country with unsustainable debt? I vote for Senator Max Baucus.

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Dan Froomkin

A Turning Point For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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What is now more obvious than ever is that Obama is not a traditional liberal. Yes, he shares a lot of liberal values but when push comes to shove, he cares more about finding common ground than pretty much anything else.

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Future of Health Care Is Nasty, Brutish and Short

John F. Wasik | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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John F. Wasik

Right now, weak state regulators not only turn a blind eye to the worst practices of the health care industry, they greenlight most rate increases. I know because I've been a victim of these abuses.

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Barack Obama: President of Policy Ends, Not Ideological Means

Zack Cooper | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Zack Cooper

From here forward, the health care bill that the President will sign should be named 'The Character of Our Country Health Care Reform Plan'.

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Obama Health Care Speech Reaction From Huffington Post Readers

Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Last night we asked Huffington Post readers to share their thoughts about President Obama's health care speech. A huge number of people responded, exp...

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