Posts tagged Democrats

Obama: Healthcare reform can't wait...

By ToPhOrN on February 27, 2010
Obama: Healthcare reform can’t wait a generation

Two days after a healthcare summit that produced no Republican converts, Obama used his weekly radio address to try to rally public support for a Democratic bid to press ahead with reform legislation, with or without bipartisan agreement. The White House said Obama would announce... [+]

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27Feb

WellPoint Raising Rates By Double...

By ToPhOrN on February 24, 2010
WellPoint Raising Rates By Double Digits – Spent 27B on Executive Retreats! GOP so what!

If Democrats move to pass health care reform after tomorrow’s summit, their newfound momentum can be at least partly attributed to WellPoint’s decision to drastically increase premiums in California’s individual health insurance market. The rate increases highlighted the broken health care system and pressured lawmakers... [+]

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24Feb

Obama Health Care Summit: Democrats...

By ToPhOrN on February 12, 2010
Obama Health Care Summit: Democrats Skeptical Of Meeting With GOP

First he called congressional Democrats’ yearlong march toward health care overhaul an ugly process. Now President Barack Obama wants to talk directly with Republicans, the very people his Capitol Hill allies call obstinate and uncooperative. It’s no wonder Democratic lawmakers are less than enthusiastic about... [+]

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12Feb

Obama Tells Conservatives Dems To...

By ToPhOrN on February 3, 2010
Obama Tells Conservatives Dems To Grow A Pair

Just as President Obama’s appearance before the House Republican caucus last Friday gave him an opportunity to push back against some of the most outlandish conservative caricatures of his presidency, his visit with Senate Democrats on Wednesday morning allowed him to confront, head on and... [+]

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03Feb

Democrats, Don't Despair

By ToPhOrN on January 25, 2010
Democrats, Don’t Despair

Things look bad now, and the party will lose seats this fall. But the economy will bounce back, Democrats will be united—and faith in government can be restored. Democrats win elections by convincing Americans that government can work. Republicans win elections by convincing them that... [+]

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25Jan