There might be a lot of whining, wailing and gnashing of teeth over the deficit now, but if you want to see some industrial-strength payback come election day, just cut 30 million people off unemployment and other help while the economy still has no jobs, even lousy jobs, for most of them.
Posts Tagged ‘Democrat fumbling’
Democrats seem oblivious to need for speed
Reforming the nation’s health insurance and care system is a massive undertaking, and not something accomplished quickly, especially with Republicans working to sabotage the effort every step of the way. Even so, it’s critically important for President Obama and congressional Democrats to get cracking on this at something better than the speed of continental drift. [...]
Dealing with Snowe cost time and much more
“As I look back it was a waste of time dealing with (Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Me.) because she had no intention of ever working anything out.” —Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, commenting on health care reform negotiations undertaken in hopes of gaining at least token bipartisan support, from a yet-to-be-published New York Times Magazine article, [...]
