As a symbol of how Democrats have completely lost control of the tax debate in Congress, witness this display just now in the House. Basically, the House set up the terms for their debate today and their eventual adjournment this week. John Boehner called them cowards for running from extending the Bush tax cuts in [...]

We’re going to see the Affordable Care Act under trial in a court of law, based on the comments from the federal judge overseeing the case. A federal judge said Tuesday he will likely dismiss only parts of a lawsuit by 20 states challenging the Obama administration’s health care overhaul as unconstitutional, though he didn’t [...]

Howard Dean and Jacob Hacker, if you read the top-line reports, have been on the opposite sides of the reform debate which has exploded this week. Dean has marshaled opposition to the Senate health care bill, while Hacker gave his assent. If you actually read their statements or listen to their speeches, however, they’re actually [...]