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Obamacare

Medicaid expansion enderscores irony of state ideology
09/26/2012 - 11:44am

The irony was heavy at the Capital Club’s penthouse suite as journalists and legislators ate, drank, relaxed and discussed the great issues of the day.

The big issue was Medicaid, possibly a billion dollars extra a year in money...

Using "right to privacy" ironic way to block Obamacare
07/25/2012 - 10:02am

There is a great irony in a Mississippi lawsuit that’s still trying to block Obamacare from taking effect.

The lawsuit, to which Gov. Phil Bryant added his name as a private citizen after it was filed in 2010, claims that...

Obamacare simply means more fed control
07/10/2012 - 12:03pm

Right after the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Obamacare came down, Holly Dean, an ad rep for the Northside Sun, walked into my office. As a wife and mother of three young children, she wanted to know what this meant for her and her family....

Tea Party energy helping to revive Republicans
07/06/2012 - 2:53pm

Leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement of its decision in the challenge to the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (The Orwellian name for the gargantuan health-care statute popularly known as...