WSJ: Who's ObamaCare's Daddy?

Now even liberals are denying paternity.
WALL STREET JOURNAL/OPINION, 8/21/2010 - "I know this is a tough vote," President Obama told House Democrats at a March pep rally merely hours before they passed national health care. But he added that he was "actually confident" that "it will end up being the smart thing to do politically because I believe that good policy is good politics." Apparently not, as even some liberal lobbies are now being forced to concede.

On Thursday, Families USA hosted a "messaging" conference call with Democrats and Democratic allies, admitting that ObamaCare has not in fact become more popular since it passed. Families USA called for a wholesale shift in how Democrats now attempt to sell its handiwork to the public, the central theme being that "The law is not perfect, but it does good things and helps many people. Now we'll work to improve it." Read more at WSJ... Read More......

Democrats may drag feet on 'unsustainable' budget for 2011

POLITICO, 4/12/2010 - Congress is poised to miss its April 15 deadline for finishing next year’s budget without even considering a draft in either chamber. ∴ Unlike citizens’ tax-filing deadline, Congress’s mid-April benchmark is nonbinding. And members seem to be in no rush to get the process going. ∴ Indeed, some Democratic insiders suspect that leaders will skip the budget process altogether this year — a way to avoid the political unpleasantness of voting on spending, deficits and taxes in an election year — or simply go through a few of the motions, without any real effort to complete the work. Read more at Politico... Read More......