Republican Scozzafava Robocalling for Democrat Owens

Dede Scozzafava is in hot – ok boiling – water with her Republican Party, after bucking the GOP to endorse her former Democratic opponent in the race to represent New York’s 23rd congressional district. (Scozzafava’s endorsement yesterday – after she dropped out of the race on Saturday – threw what was already a turbulent contest [...]

How Much Does Health Care Cost?

A lot more than it does in other countries, especially if you are buying–as most of us do–a la carte. Ezra Klein has some eye-opening charts, showing average prices in different countries, which come to him via Kaiser Permanante CEO George Halvorson:

A New Poll in the NY 23rd

A new poll released this morning by Siena College shows the race for New York’s 23rd congressional district is still very much up for grabs. The poll taken Sunday – of 606 likely voters – showed Conservative Doug Hoffman with 41% of the vote and Democrat Bill Owens with 36%. But don’t take this to [...]

A Republican Health Care Plan

Better late than never, I guess. While individual Republicans have offered proposals (and hundreds of amendments), there has been no real GOP alternative to the various health care bills that are working their way through Congress. Now, John Boehner says they are going to produce one. But when you look at what the House Minority [...]