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An Admission of Failure

It is established practice in Washington that if you have to release bad news, it is best to do it on a Friday … the later in the day the better. So not only did the White House schedule the publication of the “Mid-Session Budget Review” for last Friday, but they then released it three hours late to ensure that as few reporters as possible were left in the nation’s capital to cover it. But Heritage’s dedicated budget team patiently waited the Obama administration out, and their analysis shows that this year’s mid-session review is nothing short of a complete admission of failure of the White House’s economic policies.
Continue reading from The Heritage…

Senate’s top Democrat to introduce scaled-down energy bill

Washington (CNN) — Democrats admit that when it comes to passing comprehensive energy and climate change legislation, they simply do not have the votes.

So in an effort to get something through, the Senate’s top Democrat announced that he will introduce a smaller bill in the coming days focusing on specific energy needs. Continue reading

FIRMS CANCEL HEALTH COVERAGE IN MASSACHUSETTS

THIS IS OUR FUTURE!…

The relentlessly rising cost of health insurance is prompting some small Massachusetts companies to drop coverage for their workers and encourage them to sign up for state-subsidized care instead, a trend that, some analysts say, could eventually weigh heavily on the state’s already-stressed budget, says the Boston Globe.  Continue reading from NCPA.

Administration Now Defends Health Insurance Mandate As A TAX!

WASHINGTON — When Congress required most Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, Democrats denied that they were creating a new tax. But in court, the Obama administration and its allies now defend the requirement as an exercise of the government’s “power to lay and collect taxes.”

And that power, they say, is even more sweeping than the federal power to regulate interstate commerce.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/18/in-stunning-reversal-administration-now-defends-health-care-insurance-mandate-as-a-tax/#ixzz0uoXr0WLY