Political Digest for July 25 2009

After Lawsuit, Obama Administration Releases Logs of Private Meetings With Health Care Industry Executives
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/07/after-lawsuit-obama-administration-releases-logs-of-private-meetings-with-health-care-industry-execu.html
The most transparent administration in history….when forced to be by the courts.

Pelosi Puts Onus on Industry
Deals Aside, She Says, Hospital and Drug Firms Can Do More
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/23/AR2009072303645.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter
Let’s see if the goose has more golden eggs.

Health Reform Deadline in Doubt
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/23/AR2009072303929.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter
As Oz meets Reality

Health Care Petition
www.freeourhealthcarenow.com
I doubt the effectiveness of Internet petitions, but what the heack.

Peer-Reviewed Study Rocks Climate Debate! 'Nature not man responsible for recent global warming...little or none of late 20th century warming and cooling can be attributed to humans'
http://climatedepot.com/a/2117/PeerReviewed-Study-Rocks-Climate-Debate-Nature-not-man-responsible-for-recent-global-warminglittle-or-none-of-late-20th-century-warming-and-cooling-can-be-attributed-to-humans
Note to Al Gore: Give the $100M you made on GW back.

Government Monopsony Distorts Climate Science
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=18244
But Al told me the debate was over….

Detroit: The Triumph of Progressive Public Policy
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=18245
Excerpt: In 1950, Detroit was the wealthiest city in America on a per capita income basis. Today, the Census Bureau reports that it is the nation's second poorest major city, just "edging out" Cleveland.

Dems Start To Push Back Hard To Prevent A 'Waterloo'
http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/hca_20090722_6620.php
A damn near run thing, I believe the Duke said.

DeMint escalates attacks on Obama plan
http://www.thestate.com/local/story/874136.html
Excerpt: DeMint, a Greenville Republican, labeled as "blatantly false" the Democratic National Committee ad's claim he "supports no (health care) plan at all," dispatching lawyers to warn TV stations running it in the Columbia, Greenville and Washington broadcast markets. In unusually pointed terms, DeMint turned the tables on Obama, accusing him of blocking health care reforms while Obama was a U.S. senator.

Democrats Censor Speech: Don't Say "Government Run Health Care"
http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/07/democrats_censor_speech_dont_s.php
Somewhere, George Orwell is smiling…..

BO: 30% strongly approve, 38% strongly disapprove.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/obama_approval_index_history
Somewhere George Bush is smiling….

Euro-liberals get big boot in elections - Hello Conservatives!
http://rmcpac.com/blog/euro-liberals-get-big-boot-elections-hello-conservatives
A bit old to be news, but not well reported in the US. I wonder why?

Quote
When a blind man bears the standard, pity those who follow. - French Proverb