Quick thoughts on a Monday. Springtime is the best season. By far. The first day of sundress season should be a national holiday.
Ahhhhh Sweet Spring
Anyone care to argue any of these claims?
1. The American health system has been broken for a long time.
2. This bill won’t improve quality of service.
3. It won’t decrease prices to patients.
4. It won’t decrease costs to doctors and hospitals.
5. It won’t reduce the deficit. It will follow ignominious history.
6. It isn’t constitutional.
7. The six-month enactment period will give lawyers for all conceivable parties AMPLE time to scout for plaintiffs, jurisdiction shop, and draft briefs and motions. This will lead to a period of litigation, lasting anywhere from three years to a decade.
8. If the Republicans do win control of either the House or the Senate, a bill will be introduced to repeal this law within the first two months of the new Congress.
9. Reihan Salam will be right: “Coming soon: the Democratic Dolchstoss strategy: “Of course it didn’t work. It was a moderate Republican bill! What we really need is …”
On Intrade, the prop bet that Republicans control the House after November has gained about 43% in just over a year. Given that, it’s bizarre that liberals are still haunted by the specter of libertarianism.
I watched the Maryland – Michigan State game in Baltimore in a bar full of Maryland fans, and it was heartbreaking. On State’s last possession, the clock didn’t start for about a half second. The buzzer beater went up with .4 on the clock. Brutal.
