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Trying Out A New Villain

As expected, Massachusetts' universal health care program (a.k.a. ObamaCare Lite) is running into problems. And the Boston Globe, desperate to find the magic formula to make it all work to justify their demands for it, is auditioning a new villain for the piece. And make no mistake -- they need a bad guy who they can blame for the current system's failures. They need to rally people's passions for "reform" and "change," and the easiest way is to pick a fiend for everyone to hate.
Thousands of veterans could have been exposed to HIV at Missouri VA hospital

If you think government run health care is higher quality or more equitable than privately run health care, think again. The Department of Veterans Affairs administers a health care system for our military veterans that is run and paid for by the US government. Unfortunately, it has become quite well known that it's an inferior system to the privately run health care system the vast majority of the American people enjoy. However, I don't think we understood just how inferior:
Busybodies, Lazy Minds: Obama declares war on sloth

Just when you were probably convinced that liberal Democrats didn’t believe in property rights, President Obama demonstrates that they do. The catch is that from his perspective, the property is you. Using his party’s recently passed health care reform as justification, Obama all but declared total war on the American individual in an executive order he [...]
The Ed Morrissey Show: Andrew Malcolm, Senator George LeMieux; Update: LeMieux floor speech added

Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Andrew Malcolm of the Los Angeles Times’ Top of the Ticket blog joins us by telephone today, as he is on the road. We’ll talk about the latest in politics and media, especially about the unfolding crisis between the White House and its commander in the main theater of war. We’ll also talk about the polling fallout of the Oval Office speech, and all of the rest of the headlines.
"General McChrystal Speaks Truth to Power"

That's what the headline would read if McChrystal had been the Commander in Charge of Afghanistan operations under George W. Bush, and was on the record saying things like this: McChrystal, the article reports, took control of the war, the article states, "by never taking his eye off the real enemy: The wimps in the White House."
Where he's coming from

When Eric Holder testified before the House Judiciary Committee last month, Rep. Lamar Smith asked Eric Holder whether "radical Islam" might have had something to do with the three notable terrorist attempts in the United States within the past year. Holder came off as a clown. Radical Islam? Don't say it, man!
MSNBC, Joke Network

This really has to be seen to be believed. We all know that MSNBC--Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow, etc.--is in the tank for the Obama administration, but I think this is the first time an on-air MSNBC personality has confessed to "working with the White House" on talking points; here, regarding the Gulf oil spill. The MSNBC employee in question is Mika Brzezinski, the daughter of Jimmy Carter's national security adviser. It's really pretty funny to see her reading the White House talking points on air:
Obmacare: Americans Hate it, But Are Some Getting Resigned?

It's interesting to follow the poll data on the Democrats' health care takeover. This chart, from Rasmussen Reports, sums it up well; it shows the percentages that favor and oppose repeal of Obamacare:
US House Evening Whip-Down, Wed., June 16, 2010

In a press conference today DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen attempted to use the oil spill to garner support for his politically motivated DISCLOSE bill.
Latest YouCut proposals from Rep. Cantor’s office

WASHINGTON D.C. — Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) and the House Republican Economic Recovery Working Group today announced a new round of YouCut proposals for the public to vote on. So far, more than 860,000 votes have been cast. As they’ve done every week since the project’s launch, House Republicans will bring the winning cut to the floor next week for a vote.