No Painkillers For You!

Ready for another “War on Drugs?”
The federal government is taking its first steps toward rationing the use of popularly prescribed painkillers like Vicodin and Lortab by placing new restrictions on hydrocodone – the semi-synthetic opioid which forms the basis of these medications.
By a 19-10 vote, an advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [...]

Obamacare’s Taxing Problem

“MANDATE TAX” INSUFFICIENT FOR COVERING COSTS
U.S. President Barack Obama has a big problem on his hands as his second term gets underway … and it’s not just the ongoing sluggishness of the American economy.
In order for his signature socialized medicine law to work as planned, millions of Americans must be compelled to purchase health insurance. [...]

Barack Obama’s Broken Health Care Promises

… AND WHY MITT ROMNEY COULDN’T EXPLOIT THEM
There’s something missing from the vast majority of “post mortem” discussions that have sought to explain GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s surprising loss to Barack Obama last month.
Do you know what it is?  Here’s a hint …
While the mainstream media has predictably focused on the GOP’s regional and [...]

How Will Alan Wilson Respond?

AND WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE NIKKI HALEY DRAMA …
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson has some thinking to do …
As one of twenty-six Attorneys General who sued the federal government over the enforcement of its socialized medicine law, Wilson was both a winner and a loser last week. Obviously it’s clear how he lost – [...]

South Carolina Leaders Assail Obamacare Ruling

SUPREME COURT DECISION ROUNDLY REBUKED BY PALMETTO STATE LEADERS
South Carolina elected officials swiftly and strongly condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Barack Obama’s socialized medicine monstrosity – a.k.a. “Obamacare.” In fact the Palmetto State’s leading fiscal conservative – U.S Sen. Jim DeMint – urged governors across American to take steps to block [...]

Obamacare In Trouble?

U.S. President Barack Obama’s signature piece of legislation is in serious trouble – at least that’s the prevailing view after three days of “Obamacare” testimony before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
“I’m as upbeat as I have been in the whole two years and five days now since we filed,” said Virginia Attorney General Ken [...]

Santorum Slams Romney

Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum stepped up his health care attacks on former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney this week – standing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and calling his Republican rival “uniquely disqualified” to wage war against U.S. President Barack Obama’s socialized medicine plan.
“There’s one candidate who is uniquely disqualified to make the [...]

Rich: Deconstructing Obamacare

By Howard Rich || The stated objective of Barack Obama’s socialized medicine law is to expand access to quality, affordable health care in America – hence the statute’s title, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.”
As far as intended outcomes are concerned, greater access to lower cost health insurance is certainly a desirable objective. Shrinking [...]

Rick Santorum’s “Jesus War” Against Obama

We’ve never put much stock in the “birther movement,” nor do we pay particular attention when people try to convince us that Barack Obama is a Muslim.
Where Obama was born and what he believes is irrelevant to us …
Here’s the thing, though: Whenever attention is paid to either of these two “nontroversies,” Obama benefits. Not [...]

More Nikki Haley “Obamacare” Fun …

Three months ago, this website reported on S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s “flip-flop” regarding the creation of a statewide exchange in South Carolina for U.S. President Barack Obama’s socialized medicine law.
And while we were glad to see Haley (finally) wind up on the right side of this issue – a major controversy is brewing as it [...]

US Supreme Court To Tackle Obamacare

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will be taking up President Barack Obama’s socialized medicine monstrosity during its current term – setting up an election year showdown over an issue that has come to define the overreaching of the federal government and the unsustainable expansion of America’s entitlement culture.
The Court’s announcement comes [...]

Romneycare’s “Dishonest” Defender

In endorsing Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign this week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie refused to challenge the former Massachusetts governor’s health care hypocrisy. In fact, the rotund Republican took the proactive step of blasting Romney’s health care critics – saying they were being “completed intellectually dishonest” in comparing his plan with “Obamacare” (the socialized medicine [...]