Boston Last week while in Memphis, it was natural to start thinking about Senator Blanche Lincoln, the Queen of Eastern Arkansas directly across the mighty Mississippi and a long stone’s throw from the Bluff City. I found myself speculating about a race in Democratic primary between Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter and Senator Lincoln and …
Tag: Health Care
House Votes for Health Care
Springfield First vote on the US House passage was a full court press that worked. The Republican Cao from New Orleans was the only one of that tribe to vote for passage. Who says townhalls don’t matter! I flew on the US Air leg from DC to Hartford sitting behind Congressman Olver from the 1st …
Getting Leveraged on Heath Care
Washington Everywhere I go in Washington, just like the rest of the country, but more intensely, the discussion is about health care reform and whether there’s any chance of pulling through anything at this point that would really be reform. Disturbingly, it seems the White House and the Congressional leadership is getting leveraged by narrow …