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First, why disguise these proposals as “health care reform” when they concern only the federal takeover of health insurance? (more…)

Talk about personal responsibility is cheap. Legislating personal responsibility isn’t. Take the movement to require everyone to purchase (more…)

The Congressional Budget Office yesterday released its analysis of the Baucus health bill — and the numbers will breathe new life into the ObamaCare effort. (more…)

President Obama’s poll numbers have been falling, which is to be expected in difficult economic times. It was inevitable (more…)

Editor: Some think health policy is terribly complex. Some think all teachers lean left. Both notions are disproved by Kathy Kullback, (more…)

Here’s the most important question related to health care reform: if you were sick with a serious illness, where would you rather be? England, Canada or the United States? (more…)

Polls are showing (and Town Halls and Tea Parties are reinforcing) that America may have finally woken up this summer to the error (more…)

Our ongoing debate about government’s role in health care is proving worthwhile because it forces people to focus on the real tradeoffs (more…)

Editor: You thought blogging was inherently overheated? This coolly reasoned piece asks for our best as deliberative citizens sifting for truth (more…)

I had to do it. I had to get a look at Maurice Schwenkler for myself. Schwenkler is one of two vandals suspected of smashing 11 windows (more…)

Now that the vandalism at Colorado Dem headquarters is known to come from one of her own, albeit not “a good Democrat” (more…)

Dear Mr. President: I believe I can help you understand why the American people are rejecting your efforts at health care reform (more…)

The late Saul Alinsky and his writings are drawing much interest and study, in that the current President and Secretary of State were (more…)

Editor: More first-person color from a participant in Saturday’s presidential visit to Grand Junction. The author is Kathleen Baker of Denver. Hat tip (more…)

Editor: Colorado bloggers captured insights you didn’t see in MSM when the President brought his health care pitch to Grand Junction on Aug. 15. (more…)