The president, in his rush to get healthcare legislation through Congress before America figures out what’s really going on, is blithely dismissing the complaints of Congress members concerned that a government insurance plan would funnel federal dollars to pay for abortions. “Rather than wade into that issue at this point, I think that it’s appropriate for us to figure out how to just deliver on the cost savings and not get distracted by the abortion Read more

In hopes of avoiding price controls and reimportation agreements, Big Pharma made a deal with the devil last month, promising Congress $80 billion in help lowering costs for drugs for seniors. Guess what: They’re getting the price controls and the reimportation anyway — on top of the revenue reductions they’ve already promised, and on top of the higher taxes Congress wants to impose upon their operations.

The lessons of Atlas Shrugged Read more

I used to love fairy tales as a child, particularly The Book of Goodnight Stories, a now out-of-print collection that had all the familiar ones (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast) as well as some more obscure ones. I’d like to share one of those lesser-known stories, as it makes for an interesting analogy.

Once upon a time, a spoiled princess was out in the royal gardens and saw the sun shining on the morning dew, creating Read more

It said, “Do you want your healthcare run by the same people who run the DMV?”

I sure as hell don’t. I spent two hours in line today for a simple name change on my driver’s license — and I don’t even have my new license to show for it. (Unlike many other states, which will print you a new license on the spot, New York still insists on mailing them out, which takes two weeks.) I shudder to think of how long I’d spend in line if some government-appointed Read more