While no one is ready to declare that health reform initiatives being weighed by Congress are dead, Democrats and Republicans have very differing views of the condition of one final piece of comprehensive legislation.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters today (Jan. 21) that she does not “see the votes” in her chamber of Congress to pass the Senate’s comprehensive health reform bill without changes.

In a previous post, I wrote about President Obama’s proposed Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee, which is designed to make large banks — and the insurance companies that own banks — …  Read →

In a victory speech after his Democrat opponent conceded, Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown said that the voters of Massachusetts spoke for the rest of America in its repudiation of Congress’s …  Read →

If it wasn’t so serious, it would almost be laughable.

While voting today in the special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts that pits her against Republican Scott Brown, Democrat Martha Coakley …  Read →