07.07.2010
Want the Daily Wrap-Up sent to your inbox? Click here . The Daily Wrap-Up according to Adam Bitely : Good Wednesday Afternoon – Donald Berwick receives recess appointment to become “Rationer-in-Chief” . Realizing that Berwick would be a tough fight in Congress, Obama recess appointed Berwick to become Director of the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services. […]
07.07.2010
By Kevin Mooney — If the election results in Utah, South Carolina and North Carolina had gone differently in the June Republican primary elections, The New York Times would run headlines celebrating conservative setbacks. But because the establishment candidates went down, there is no mention […]
07.07.2010
A July 6 article in the New York Times should have been an eye opener for those that read it. This article tells the story of Scott Nicholson, a young college graduate from the suburbs of Boston who is unable to land his dream job. If the intent […]
07.07.2010
By Kevin Mooney — Within the academy and the news media, prevailing opinion holds that the Supreme Court’s decision in the 1873 Slaughter-House cases essentially negated the privileges and immunities clause portion of the 14th amendment. Even the more conservative members of the bench, have […]
07.07.2010
By Adam Bitely – Get ready for rationing. Donald Berwick was the recipient of a recess appointment from Obama to serve as the Director of the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services. Berwick, as we have mentioned in this spot time and again , is a supporter of Health Care rationing. As he said, “the decision is not whether or […]
07.07.2010
By Rebekah Rast – The mission statement of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to “protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water and land — upon which life depends.” Today the EPA does indeed have its opinions on protecting Americans […]
07.07.2010
“Senator Coburn, um…” That was all Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan could muster in response to what should have been a simple question from Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn. He was asking of Kagan, “Do we have the power to tell people what they have to […]
07.06.2010
Want the Daily Wrap-Up sent to your inbox? Click here . The Daily Wrap-Up according to Adam Bitely : Good Tuesday Afternoon – From everyone at NRD, we hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend. We are still catching up on everything, so here are some […]