I spent an hour on the phone earlier in a conference call with James Marple, senior economist with TD Bank. Here are my notes. They’re rough… I haven’t polished them up, but it gives you a pretty decent overview of what he views with regard to deficits, debt, and the current debate. Bullets: Overall: GDP [...]
Bobby Jindal’s remarkable article in today’s Washington Post makes a conservative case for health reform by outlining a 10-point plan that looks very much like the plan that President Obama outlined in his September speech to the joint session of Congress back in September. Let’s compare: Voluntary Purchasing Pools. Check. In the Democrats’ bill, they’re [...]
Oh, it never ends, except I’m mildly encouraged by this: They’re resorting to old, dead memes for new furors, which tells me they’ve lost traction on the majority of the health care reform lies. That much, at least, is good. Let’s just kill this right now, okay? Last October, Teresa Ghilarducci testified before the House [...]