Posted by hillbilly on January 23rd, 2008 in Politics General
The Truth About Health Costs
Public health programs account for almost half of the $2 trillion spent on U.S. health care, a Hoover Institution report says. An astonishing 80% or more of all medical-care pricing is based on government reimbursement rates set by Medicare.
As for private costs, they would be lower if government didn’t interfere in [...]
Posted by hillbilly on January 23rd, 2008 in Elections, Republicans
Rich Galen has written the best article yet on Thompson’s campaign and subsequent withdrawal.
At about 2 PM Eastern yesterday, Fred Thompson made it official when he had the campaign press shop issue the following statement:
“Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have [...]
Posted by hillbilly on January 23rd, 2008 in Politics General
A continuation of last night’s concerns.
Medvedev says would support U.N. and Iran
Russian presidential heir apparent Dmitry Medvedev, in his first major campaign speech yesterday, said he would seek to boost the power of the United Nations and would not sever Moscow’s ties to “problem states” like Iran, despite Western pressure.
Mr. Medvedev, chairman of the energy [...]
Posted by hillbilly on January 23rd, 2008 in Elections, Media's Political Role, Republicans
I thought I should take down all the links and blogrolls today but then I decided not to. According to KrellKrell, there’s something called leverage that be useful in the upcoming elections. At this point in time, I’m not sure what I’m going to do although it’s clear that the tradition of voting for the [...]