At the heart of President Obama’s drive to rein in health costs is a proposal for federal review and regulation of health insurance premiums, with a new agency empowered to block excessive rate increases....
The proposal has great political appeal. But experts see a serious potential problem: Federal officials will focus on holding down premiums while state officials focus on the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection.
And frankly, anyone who says protecting medical insurance companies' solvency is "the ultimate consumer protection" is a quisling.
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did you see this article on Artur Davis
Inexcuable Democrats
These Democrats are really just ridiculous sometimes. Some of them should just be completely ashamed of themselves. Today, we start listing them.
Artur Davis represents Alabama's 7th congressional district, in the central-west part of the state. He's very smart, went to Harvard somewhere along the line. A pretty serious policy person in my experience. A devoted centrist, as you'd expect from Alabama.
The problem is that now he's running for governor. So of course he voted no on healthcare reform back in November. And just yesterday his spokesperson reaffirmed that he will vote no again and he will be certain to be present for the vote, taking time off the campaign trail.
Whether Davis has a prayer of actually being elected governor of Alabama is a matter beyond my expertise. It would seem rather unlikely, in a state that if I recall correctly gave Obama his second-lowest white vote support of any of the 50 states, 11%. In fact, it would seem as if he occupying a non-Earth planet.
The district he represents is quite poor, average income around $27,000. I don't know where to find uninsured by congressional district. I'll look. But if the national average for uninsured is around 15%, then Davis' district has to be 25 to 30%, maybe more. And under-insured or provisionally or shakily insured would take us considerably higher.
But by cracky, he's going to make a special trip back to Washington to vote against the interests of his constituents and show all those white voters around the state that he can't be suckered in by that Obama socialism. Disgraceful.
I understand his political concern. But why didn't he resign the office in December or January when it became evident that this was how things were likely to play out? And why didn't Pelosi or Big Bad Rahm make him resign?
We'll profile other Democrats who should be ashamed of themselves over the coming days.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2010/mar/09/democrats-congress-artur-davis
Why does it feel like Davis
Why does it feel like Davis is descended from one of those few Black families that owned African slaves?
I just think he wanted to
he's a poseur, P6.
Great question 6!
LOL!! XD
As Lena James told Whitley Gilbert: It's his DNA - dem no good ancestors!