More “Too Big To Fail”
I came across this story on CNN.com the other day, a story about Pfizer Pharmaceuticals being fined over a billion dollars for illegally marketing the drug Bextra, a painkiller that was yanked from shelves in 2005 due to safety concerns. Apparently Pfizer received approval to market Bextra in small doses for the relief of arthritis [...]
In November, You Should Remember…
Gary Herbert wants to hang on to his position as Governor of Utah. In order to do so, he’s out amongst the base, thumping his chest, and touting his “conservative credentials.” The biggest parts of his conservative resume: no new taxes and joining in the lawsuit against the federal government’s health care reform. Here’s the [...]
Health Care and Public Outcry….
Congress has passed, and President Obama has signed, the most monumental health care package in the history of America. The year-long debate over this legislation has been one of the most contentious and acrimonious in recent political history. The legislation is gargantuan, in both scope and content, and most of us will never fully understand [...]
Partisanship and Legislative Chicanery
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on the Senate’s health care reform bill. The problem, however, is that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is afraid that she can’t get the 216 votes she needs from the 253 Democrats in the House. Pelosi’s proposed solution to the problem, according to CNN, [...]
On Political Will
On these pages I’ve made a number of posts about political decisions and the politicians who have made them. I’ve declared my own naivete in believing that President Obama would actually bring change to Washington, the way he did with his campaign, and I’ve spent a great deal of time explaining my own disappointment in [...]
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