Tag Archive: health care

Do Republicans Have an Alternative to Obamacare?

With the Supreme Court likely to rule on the Affordable Care Act tomorrow, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about what will happen afterwards.

The Failure of Compromise

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Last week, in a post about redistricting, I noted that people are mistaken if they think that their vote actually elects their representative. Here’s another reason why your vote counts for less than you think: the representatives we send to Congress write very little of the governing law of our nation. Not that I’m trying to discourage you from voting or anything…

Health Care Rationing Is Coming

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The debate about health care continues, but there is one thing that’s certain: there will be rationing of health care in our future. Whether the rationing happens through government intervention, insurance companies’ policies, or individual rationing, there will be rationing.

2012 Republican Presidential Contenders

In order of their current likelihood that they’ll end up the Republican nominee, here is my list of potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates:

My first choice for Congress…

I don’t often campaign for people.  In fact, I’ve only ever done it for two people in my entire life (short, though it may have been so far).  When I lived in Wheaton, I worked for Peter Roskam’s first campaign, and he’s turned out to be a very good Congressman.  When I moved to Naperville,…

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