The pivotal quiet Kucinich decision: ‘Claims of government takeover a joke’
Medicare payment hitch not addressed in health bill
With President Obama having signed an enormous, $938 billion health reform proposal into law Tuesday, it’s tempting to imagine that the long-drawn and ubiquitous debate over health care legislation is over for a while. If only it were so.
Peter Boyles promotes the Jihad Watch line: Among Muslims, extremism is mainstream
Axelrod dismisses political and legal challenges to health care legislation
NYT: Legal precedent on side of health care legislation
Anti-health care reform suits face steep hurdles
The moment that the House of Representatives passed the health care reform bill, 10 Republican state attorneys general were ready for it. Early Monday morning, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced plans to sue on the grounds that the federal government was abusing its “power to regulate interstate commerce” by passing a personal mandate for health care. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum agreed, calling the mandate an attempt “to fine or tax someone just for living.” On the surface, conservative opposition to universal health care had dusted itself off and charged right back into the fight.