Health Care

The Public Option Lives – For Now

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
By Mike Burns

For weeks now, nearly every political pundit on TV has at one time or another declared the public option dead. They just couldn’t see a way for Harry Reid and the rest of the Senate Democrats to gather enough votes to include it in the final bill. However, somewhere between the bluff and bluster... »

America Does Know The Difference Between Fact And Fiction

Thursday, September 17, 2009
By Mike Burns

In a somewhat surprising bit of news yesterday, a new poll conducted by Bloomberg News reported that the majority of Americans have rejected outrageous claims by conservative opponents of health care reform as nothing more than scare tactics. 63% don’t believe in “death panels”. 59% don’t believe that care would be rationed. 52% don’t believe that we... »

Maria Bartiromo Fails To Explain Her Mistake

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
By Mike Burns
Maria Bartiromo Fails To Explain Her Mistake

A quick update on the earlier Maria Bartiromo debacle where she seemed to not know that a person had to be 65 before they could go on Medicare. Today on Morning Joe, she made the claim that she hadn’t been talking about Medicare at all when she made her remarks. Instead, she was trying... »

The Deadly Consequences Of Republican Lies

Thursday, August 20, 2009
By Mike Burns
The Deadly Consequences Of Republican Lies

What are the consequences of the conservatives push to derail health care reform? 1. Higher costs for all Americans Nobody, on the left or the right, disputes the fact that health care costs are going to rise astronomically over the next ten years. Since the Republicans killed reform in 1994 and did nothing over the next... »

Why Not Have True Single Payer?

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
By Mike Burns
Why Not Have True Single Payer?

While the health care debate has focused on the question of public option or no public option it seems that idea of true universal health care has been forgotten. The only way to make sure that all Americans get access to the health care they deserve is to abandon the idea that insurance companies... »

Grassley Calls Obama Dishonest

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
By Mike Burns

Senator Grassley who has been stringing the Democrats along for months in the health care debate has been spending his August recess doing everything he can to derail the entire process. First he tells his constituents that they should “be afraid” of the Democratic plan and that it would “pull the plug on grandma”.... »