Health Care

Krugman’s Attack on Paul Ryan’s “Roadmap” Perpetuates Entitlement Myths

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has offered  a comprehensive, highly detailed plan for financial and economic renewal that has inspired small government activists across the country. It has also earned positive media coverage from left leaning sources that are normally hostile toward free market concepts. But the New York Times is not part of this mix. Columnist Paul Krugman claims Ryan's plan is an unrealistic giveaway to the rich. Meanwhile, entitlement spending is sustainable and responsible? Colu...

Missouri Democrats Who Voted Against ObamaCare Complicate Media Efforts to Dismiss Results

Missouri's Proposition C, which is aimed at invalidated key provisions of ObamaCare, passed in Missouri with the substantial support of Democrats. In fact, it only fell short in two counties. Yet, the NYT continues to tell readers that measures lacks broad support beyond the confines of the conservative movement.  This is not mathematically possible given the percentage of voters who turned out... As momentum continues to build against the coercive, mandatory requirements of Obama-Care, The N...

NYT Attempts to Pre-Empt, Discredit Missouri Vote Against ObamaCare By Marginalizing Tea Parties

Tea Party activists have scored an important victory against ObamaCare in the state of Missouri where Proposition C passed by an overwhelming margin. In anticipation of  Tuesday's vote, the NYT sought to discredit the effort with snide suggestions about "conservative activists." Now that the ballot has passed, the news is buried. Big government activists knew they were going to lose this one going into it. On Tuesday, Missouri became the first of at least three states to vote on a ballot m...

Health Care Nominee “Personifies” Obama and Earns Whitewash

President Obama has selected a highly regarded medical professional to step in as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This individual "personifies Mr. Obama's determination to shake up the health care industry" and so naturally he earns praise from the NYT... Americans who are concerned about the pending government takeover of their health care services should know that top notch administrators will be in charge of the new bureaucracies that stand between them an...

GOP is Accused of Mischaracterizing Healthcare Legislation

Republicans could pay a political price for their"united stand" against ObamaCare, The New York Times warns in a front page report. This same article also says the GOP has offered up "mischaracterizations" of what the bill will do. But, at the same time, the report fails to include any specific challenges to the assertions made by the bill's critics within and outside of government... Republicans who are vociferously opposed to the healthcare legislation now signed into law have been complici...