“health care” on The Daily Caller

According to this NRO interview with Rep. Bart Stupak, the Democratic argument for funding abortion in the health care bill is purely Malthusian: (more)

Hot on the heels of some rumblings that she won’t be returning as House Speaker next year regardless of what happens in November, Nancy Pelosi today acknowledged a recent procedural ruling by the Senate parliamentarian that threatened to put a damper on her reconciliation plans. There had been some debate as to whether the parliamentarian’s decision required the president to sign the Senate bill into law before the reconciliation bill was voted on — as well as whether Democrats would try to circumvent the ruling. (READ ABOUT THE PROPOSED ‘SLAUGHTER SOLUTION’ HERE) (more)

Still waiting for someone to recognize the middle ground between Malkin calling this kid–11 years old, an orphan, forced to go on TV and jaw about his mom, whose death he’s probably still dealing with–”a new, dubious poster boy for Demcare”; and this: (more)

Jon Ward has a piece on Pelosi coming. Here’s a sample: (more)

UPDATE: The Daily Caller’s Jon Ward had this 30 minutes ago. Huzzah! (more)

Marcelas Owens, an 11-year-old from Seattle, headlined a press conference with Senate Democratic leadership on Thursday, telling a packed room of reporters that he wanted the president and Congress to come together and pass health insurance reform. (more)

Bluntly put, this is the political reality: (more)

Looks like President Obama’s graphic designers might need a spelling lesson. (more)

Two pro-life House Democrats did not sound optimistic Thursday about the prospects for reaching a compromise on abortion language in the health care bill. (more)

Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd, concerned that bipartisan talks are losing momentum, will unveil his own financial reform bill Monday without the full support of his Republican negotiating partners. (more)

As they push to finish health-care legislation by the end of the month, Democratic leaders in Congress are weighing whether to add another of President Obama’s priorities to the package: a popular proposal to overhaul the federal student loan program. (more)

Apparently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which P.J. O’Rourke immortalized in ‘Parliament of Whores’ as a bunch of friendly gearheads at the mercy of risk-averse consumers, is in line for a beating: (more)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered committee chairmen to postpone their hearings Thursday so lawmakers can meet to chart a course for one last sales job on President Obama’s signature health care overhaul. (more)

House Speaker Nancy Pelos’s office was contacted by a top aide to then-Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) in October with concerns about the lawmaker’s behavior toward young, male staffers, a congressional source with knowledge of the investigation into Massa’s actions said Wednesday night. (more)

The former presidential candidate was the featured speaker at a D.C. health care rally where more than 1,000 health care reform advocates, organized by Health Care for America Now, gathered. The march went from Dupont Circle to the Ritz Carlton hotel, where an association of health insurance companies was meeting. (more)

Democrat Rep. Jason Altmire wouldn’t commit one way or the other during a Wednesday meeting with Tea Party activists on how he will vote for President Obama’s health-care bill — and the now the group’s spokesman said he considers Altmire “a yes vote.” (more)

Not lyin’.  (more)

“Anyone who would stand before you and say well, if you pass health care reform, next year’s health care premiums are going down, I don’t think is telling the truth,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said on the Senate floor early Wednesday. “I think it is likely they would go up, but what we’re trying to do is slow the rate of increase.” (more)

The first week of pleasant weather in the nation’s capitol brought out swarms of residents, who brushed off the winter grime by marching on the streets of Washington, D.C.  More than 1,000 health care reform advocates, organized by Health Care for America Now, rallied yesterday in Washington D.C.  The march went from Dupont Circle to the Ritz Carlton hotel, where an association of health insurance companies was meeting. (more)

Washington (AP) – President Barack Obama said Tuesday he’ll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system. (more)