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Monthly Archives January 2008

OBAMA VICTORY WAS A DEFEAT FOR MANDATES

In the run-up to the Iowa caucus,  various surrogates for Barack Obama’s political opponents attempted to swiftboat him, ostensibly for his refusal to include an insurance mandate in his health care plan. As I said here, the mandate issue was really just a pretext, but it received a lot of play in the establishment media and the blogosphere.
Thus, the Democratic […]

Posted 05 January 2008 † Catron § Political BS ‡ Comments (0)

HUCKABEE ON HEALTH CARE

It never occured to me that Mike Huckabee had a prayer (pun intended) of becoming a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination. So, I haven’t bothered to do a post on his health care views.
Now that he has won the Iowa Republican caucus, and will probably win in South Carolina as well, I guess his health care views are worth […]

Posted 03 January 2008 † Catron § Political BS ‡ Comments (17)

PATIENT “RIGHTS” AT THE NHS

In the Orwellian world of government-run health care, words are often used in ways that turn logic on its head.  An illustrative example can be found in Gordon Brown’s use of the term “patient rights.” Per the Daily Mail:
Patients’ rights are to be spelled out in a new NHS constitution, Gordon Brown signalled today.
But there’s a kicker:
The contract […]

Posted 03 January 2008 † Catron § NHS BS ‡ Comments (4)

MITT’S MANDATES BITE

For Massachusetts residents with the effrontery to disobey their Boston masters in the matter of health insurance, the new year comes with a bite. As the Boston Globe enthusiastically phrases it:
The maximum penalty for those who flout the law and do not buy health insurance would be $912 a year, compared to $219 in 2007.
Notice the wording of […]

Posted 02 January 2008 † Catron § Insurance BS § Political BS § Universal BS ‡ Comments (2)

OBAMA TRASHES TRIAL LAWYERS: EXCELLENT!

My first impression of Barack Obama was not good. On health care, he at first seemed to be little more than a purveyor of tired bromides.
But when I noticed that Obama was drawing fire from a variety of faux-progressives on the grounds that his health care plan isn’t statist enough, he began to grow in my esteem. 
Then, Paul Krugman savaged him for having the temerity to […]

Posted 01 January 2008 † Catron § Political BS ‡ Comments (19)