Posts Tagged ‘rahm emanuel’

Hostile Rhetoric Sours Reform Debate

On his trip to Montana this week, President Obama reiterated the tired, partisan notion faulting already heavily-regulated  insurance companies for the problems in the health care system. Nonetheless, he expects the American people to believe that he, and the rabidly out-of touch U.S. House “leadership“, intend to let people keep their current health care coverage if they wish to do so. Instead [...]

The Congressional Presidency

Historically, it is not very frequent that we see an incumbent United States Senator get elected President of the United States.  It is even rarer that we see a U.S. Senator elected to both the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. Bucking this historic tradition, our President-elect and Vice President-elect are incumbent United States Senators.  And [...]