Political Malpractice

By G. Wesley Clark, M.D. "Asserting that the many layers of government regulation have only served to produce our current crisis, they argue that constructive deregulation could resolve market distortions, reducing costs and enabling better informed, cost-conscious decision making by consumers, as opposed to arbitrary bureaucratic manipulation."

Wilson apologizes for breach of protocol

American Thinker "Please note that Wilson did not aver that he is wrong, that illegal immigrants won't be included under Obamacare: That's because he was dead on, 100%, right as Bill Jacobsen points out:..."

The News in the Speech

TNR "...And the public plan? He gives a lengthy, strong defense of the idea. It could have come straight out of the literature of groups like Health Care for America Now...But he also makes clear, to left as well as right, that he's open to compromise."

The convenient fantasies of President Obama

By Michael Barone "Liberal columnists have been attacking Republicans because some of their voters are "birthers," believers in the absurd charge that President Obama was not born in Hawaii and thus is not a natural-born U.S. citizen. But they have failed to identify any "birther" who occupied a position in the Republican firmament comparable to that of "truther" Van Jones in the Obama administration."

Halfway to Where? Answering the Key Questions of Health Care Reform

CATO Institute by Michael D. Tanner "...various pieces of legislation have made it through committee, and they provide a concrete basis for analyzing what the proposed health care reform would and would not do. Looking at the various bills that are moving on Capitol Hill, we can determine the following:..."

Obama's Big Political Gamble

By Karl Rove "...at a Labor Day union picnic in Cincinnati. There Mr. Obama accused critics of his health reforms of spreading "lies" and said opponents want "to do nothing." These false charges do not reveal a spirit of bipartisanship nor do they create a foundation for dialogue. It is more like what you'd say if you are planning to jam through a bill without compromise. Which is exactly what Mr. Obama is about to attempt. "

Say no to the supersized TV, EPA hints

CNET A TV can be too big? I smell a politically correct boycott.

SPEAKING OF CZARS

Neal Boortz "How much do you know about Obama's science czar John Holdren? Listen to this clip where Holdren explains how US exceptionalism needs to be snuffed out in order to redistribute the wealth and allow room for the poor to become more prosperous."

SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS ON OBAMA'S HEALTH SPEECH

By Neal Boortz "Unfortunately the story today will be the classless rudeness of S.C. Republican Joe Wilson rather than the gaping logic holes in Obama's speech. Usually that type of boorish behavior is reserved for liberals when a conservative is speaking on a college campus. Who will be the first to call Joe Wilson a racist?"

Biden says congressman's outburst was embarrassing

Yahoo "After the speech, Wilson apologized for the incident. Biden said he hadn't spoken with Obama, but was "sure he accepted the apology.""...."Wilson appeared to consult his Blackberry for much of the rest of Obama's speech. He shook his head defiantly after several of the president's statements. When Obama finished, Wilson bolted from the chamber."

Obama heckled by Republicans during speech to Congress Wednesday night on health care

Minneapolis Star Tribune "South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" after Obama had talked about illegal immigrants." Video here: Hot Air

What's Hidden in the Baucus Bill?

Rush Limbaugh "Well, he's going to move his bill with or without Republicans. All this talk of bipartisanship is BS. And Olympia Snowe is not on board. She's not on board the public option despite the reporting to the contrary. So Baucus is pretty much admitting this Gang of Six thing is nothing but spin. Ah, if I can't get Republicans I'm going to move it forward anyway. Stand by, folks. Get ready. They're ratcheting it up, and the news tomorrow is going to be, "Wow, great comeback. Great, great comeback. Oh, Obama pulled a rabbit. The old Obama is back." I just know it. In fact, it will probably be the case tonight after the speech. Be prepared"