‘You Are Terrifying Us’

We have entered uncharted territory in the fight over national health care. There’s a new tone in the debate, and it’s ugly. At the moment the Democrats are looking like something they haven’t looked like in years, and that is: desperate.

They must know at this point they should not have pushed a national health-care plan. A Democratic operative the other day called it “Hillary’s revenge.” When Mrs. Clinton started losing to Barack ... Full Story »

Posted by Fabrice Florin - via Peggy Noonan
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Posted by: via Peggy Noonan - Aug 7, 2009 - 3:52 PM PDT
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by Fabrice Florin - Aug. 8, 2009

Interesting opinion about what may be causing the recent flare-ups in town meetings on health care. The author suggests that attitudes from Democrats in Congress and in the White House maybe fueling the flames of public discontent - and brushes aside allegations of misinformation and possible wrongdoing by Republican operatives. As a result, this piece provides insufficient context to get a full grasp of the issues at play here.

With all due respect to Peggy Noonan, her interpretation of events seems very selective. She picks facts that support her argument, but fails to ... More »

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by Terry Gamble - Aug. 8, 2009

This is an opinion piece consistent with Noonan's ideology.

I agree with Noonan on one point: the public and those in office will benefit when bills are consolidated and clarified. However, Noonan ignores ... More »

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