tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post1576393002435154725..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Obama's "De-Regulation"Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-74792104722763943752011-01-19T10:55:54.718-06:002011-01-19T10:55:54.718-06:00Kelleyn,
In one sense, the GOP ceded this round w...Kelleyn,<br /><br />In one sense, the GOP ceded this round when they failed to call it a "patient-killing" bill, and again when they stopped using the term "killing" in deference to the unjust charge that conservative rhetoric "caused" a maniac to fire shots into a crowd in Arizona.<br /><br />I won't say it CAN'T happen, but between the Dem Senate and Obama, I'm not sure the bill gives us anything more than a feel for just how bad the GOP's arguments presently are. (I'd love to be proven wrong on that score.)<br /><br />On the bright side, the buildup to the 2012 elections offers a much better chance for real debate. <br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-39410437474525808022011-01-19T07:08:18.966-06:002011-01-19T07:08:18.966-06:00Unfortunately, economic and utilitarian arguments ...Unfortunately, economic and utilitarian arguments are about the only ones I'm seeing used in support of (PDF warning) <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr2ih.pdf" rel="nofollow">H.R. 2</a>. The opening debates yesterday afternoon focused on <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/138559-opening-healthcare-debate-focuses-on-cbo-scoring" rel="nofollow">CBO scoring</a>, and it is being spun as a "jobs" bill. It makes sense that House Republicans would want to be expedient, and hopefully, the moral arguments can be put forth during the time the bill's passage buys us.kelleynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765375080995281395noreply@blogger.com