Eighty-eight percent of Democrats want to press ahead as do 56 percent of independents. But Republicans favor giving up by 55 percent to 42 percent. Obama met with congressional leaders of both parties today and told reporters afterward, "Bipartisan can't... Full Article at Politics Daily

The majority wants to see sweeping reform passed. It will happen. half of independents say.... 56% say... and what 28% say. Isn't that 134%? Aside from that, the Dems gave in on almost everything in the Senate bill and after a year of wins like that, the Republicans... Full Article at The Daily Beast

...9 The Dog Ate My Vestiges "Extinct Ethnic Group Vestiges Discovered in Chihuahua"--headline, ArtDaily.com, Feb. 4 Now They're Both in the Dock for Forgery "Exonerated Man, Accuser Forge Rare Bond"--headline, CNN.com, Feb. 8 Questions Nobody Is Asking "Will... Full Article at Wall Street Journal

But the required insurance should be catastrophic, with coverage of annual checkups and an emphasis on wellness, and couple that with a good Republican idea - health savings accounts, which empower consumers to regulate the costs of their care. The Democrats... Full Article at HutchNews.com

Not only that: government is broke. The third-party-payment system certainly needs reform, AAPS believes. Government needs to enable cross-state purchase of insurance, association plans, expanded health savings accounts, and equal tax treatment of individually... Full Article at RedOrbit

And we have an obligation -- both parties -- to tackle this issue in a serious way. Now, bipartisanship depends on a willingness among both Democrats and Republicans to put aside matters of party for the good of the country. I won't hesitate to embrace a good... Full Article at The White House

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce told senators in a letter today that votes in favor of Craig Becker may be held against the lawmakers during their next election campaigns. Senator Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat, beat the Chamber to the punch, saying yesterday... Full Article at Business Week

That was the sixth year, not the second, that the Republicans held the presidency, and the president’s party nearly always loses that year heavily — Clinton’s 6th year being the only recent exception, due to GOP overreach on the impeachment issue. Furthermore:... Full Article at Balloon Juice

Maybe that's the kind of mistake someone makes when running for office for the first time? Who came up with this concept, anyway? (For the record, it was Republican media consultant Fred Davis, who also produced the McCain ad comparing Barack Obama with Paris... Full Article at NPR