President Barack Obama has a daunting task ahead as he tries his hand at fixing a faltering U.S. economy. How and what he does will …  Read →

With all the custodial crews sweeping up confetti and deflated balloons from inaugural balls across Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Mayor Adrian Fenty has some clean up work of his own …  Read →

The New York Times, which doesn’t hide from its favoritism of all things Democrat and “liberal,” took to task the Senate in its softball-type approach in the first confirmation hearing …  Read →

According to the Washington Post, the failing economy is having a negative effect on how some states are dealing with Medicaid.

Lower tax revenue and higher unemployment rates are forcing some …  Read →

I really don’t want to get on an Obama-bashing kick. Truly, I don’t. In a few weeks, the man will be sworn in, and President Barack Obama will be given …  Read →

Previous posts had argued that Sen. Max Baucus might trump Sen. Edward (Ted) Kennedy in getting universal healthcare on the national agenda, while Kennedy himself tried to overstep President-elect Barack …  Read →

According to the Los Angeles Times and IFAwebnews.com, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus beat both Sen. Ted Kennedy and President-elect Barack Obama by being the first one out of the …  Read →

A new plan for national universal health care would cost taxpayers in the short term, according to Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), who unveiled the plan yesterday.

Max Baucus

“In the short …  Read →

Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy is a brawler, and as nice as he comes across sometimes, insiders have said that he is tough as nails and would just as soon step …  Read →

If there is one thing scarier than the recent economic meltdown, it is a Congress and White House controlled by one party, with veto-proof power to enact laws that can …  Read →