September 16, 2013
Susan Page, USA Today: USA TODAY/Pew poll: Health care law faces difficult future
Opposition hits new highs. [rdbrewer]
John Fund: Congress’s Exemption from Obamacare
"Senator Vitter says the OPM ruling has removed “the sting of Obamacare” from Congress. 'Many Americans will see their health coverage dropped by employers, and they will be forced into the exchanges,' he told me last week. 'If Congress is forced into them on the same terms, it will be more likely to fix Obamacare’s problems for others.'" [rdbrewer]
Al Hunt, Bloomberg: Obama’s Syria Meanderings Border on Incompetence
President Barack Obama risks getting stuck with a rap as toxic as an unpopular war or a troubled economy: incompetence.... The White House says that what matters is the outcome, not the process. Yet the administration’s overall handing of the Syrian situation, particularly in the last two weeks, has friends and foes shaking their heads. The U.S. government’s response has been anything but measured, coherent and purposeful." Wait. That Al Hunt? [rdbrewer]
John Hawkins, Townhall: The 25 Most Influential People On The Right For 2013 [rdbrewer]
Why a Hillary Clinton victory in 2016 may be far from inevitable
"'On the other hand, among the weaknesses… I’ve talked to so many people who have met her and Bill. They all like Bill. None of them like Hillary,' Kengor continued. 'Bill comes in to a room, kinda lights up the room, he’s a good old boy and everybody likes being around him. Hillary comes in and you just feel like this cold wind....'" [rdbrewer]