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Ed Markey Turns to Washington Lobbyists In Close Senate Contest

John Walker — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:20:47 +0000

Democratic Senate Hopeful Milks Special Interests to Try to Fend Off Gomez Challenge

Ed Markey, the long-serving Massachusetts congressman locked in a tight Senate race with Republican newcomer Gabriel Gomez, is turning to the most reliable source of campaign cash – the Washington lobbyists beholden to him for favorable votes.

The Markey fund-raising machine will vacuum up the cash tonight at a DC fundraiser sure to be packed with the legions of lobbyists who grease the wheels for members of ...

Obama Sinks into Denial on Healthcare Law

John Walker — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:15:07 +0000

The President Spins as Public Support Tanks

As public support for Obamacare falls to one of the lowest levels since the bill was passed, the president now shows serious signs of denial about the failures surrounding implementation of the law.

In a White House press conference Tuesday, Obama reacted to reports that a growing number of Democrats are growing nervous over the impact of Obamacare on their reelection chances next year.

The president pushed back hard, responding with a long-winded ...

Mainstream Media Finally Takes Aim at Obamacare

John Walker — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:15:21 +0000

We know Obamacare is on the rocks when the New York Times, the flagship of the mainstream media, is compelled to report growing concerns about implementing the complex and unpopular law.

In a headline Monday that deserves consideration for a Pulitzer Prize in journalistic understatement, the Times said, “Next Big Challenge for Health Law: Carrying It Out.”

The Times story was a balanced account of the pros and cons of Obamacare, careful to give both sides of the law’s chances ...

The Do-Something Disease Is Going to Kill Us All

John Walker — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:20:29 +0000

Runaway Federal Spending: Problems in Search of Programs

As taxpayers grow numb with the constant drumbeat of bad economic news and looming federal bankruptcy, occasionally a fact jumps out that still has the power to command attention.

“It’s estimated that the government will have spent as much in the first four years of the new decade as it did in all of the 1990s.”

That is one sentence from a story by Doug McKelway on Fox News. It drove home the alarming ...