Glacial Pace

Sen. John Ensign

Yes, in regards to the next two parts of my series on health care reform I'm moving about as fast as Congress, its pitiful really. But they're almost done, so I'll continue pretending that people read this and actually care.

It has been an important day however, so I had to make a few quick notes:

• The Congressional Budget Office released a report saying the Dems' health insurance reform plan would reduce premiums for the majority of people buying insurance on their own (non-employer based) and that little would change in regards to pricing for those getting it through insurers. Not perfect, but certainly a plus for the good guys (i.e. those fighting for health insurance reform... not the Dems as a whole). You can see the CBO's report here or read about it in the devious liberal media.
• John Marcotte's petition to add a proposition called the '2010 California Marriage Protection Act' to California's next voting cycle might sound like more conservative prejudice, but rather its a satirical attempt to ban divorce in California. You can see his website here.
• The Republican party continues to implode and John Ensign refuses to resign over his extra-marital affair for the most noble of reasons. Didn't he demand Clinton resign over the Lewinsky scandal? Oh, yes... yes he did.
  
• They're all guilty: I've never liked Nancy Pelosi. Add another reason to the list... she spends too much government money on flowers. Follow the link to see more examples of line items released in the quarterly listing of House office expenses.
• And lastly, God obviously blessed this year's Haji (I'm thinking he does that every year, but anyways) as the dreaded massive outbreak of H1N1 that was feared never materialized, with only 5 deaths attributed to the disease. Unfortunately, a new strain of MRSA has emerged with a mortality rate of nearly 50%.