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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 17th, 2009
Warning: Dramamine required. House Democrats insisted today that the “public option” (read, socialized medicine) is an essential part of Obamacare. Notes Bloomberg:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said a health-care overhaul should include a government-run insurance program, reiterating her backing for the plan after an administration official suggested the president may back down.“There is strong support in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 17th, 2009
From Politico:
Following a furor over how the data would be used, the White House has shut down an electronic tip box — flag@whitehouse.gov — that was set up to receive information on “fishy” claims about President Barack Obama’s health plan. E-mails to that address now bounce back with the message: “The e-mail address you just [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 17th, 2009
As I noted below, comments made by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on CNN’s Sunday “State of the Union” program seemed to indicate that the administration was willing to compromise on the “public option” (a government alternative to private insurance companies, i.e. socialized medicine) of Obama’s health care agenda. Not so according to former DNC Chairman [...]
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves the Church as an editor at the denomination's publishing house. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Health Care Ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas? and How Do You Start a Fire with Water? and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.