Tragically, no one from either party is objecting to the health provisions slipped (into the stimulus bill) without discussion. These provisions reflect the handiwork of Tom Daschle, until recently the nominee to head the Health and Human Services Department. Full Story »
Posted by Subramanya Sastry
Unless I'm missing something, the hyperlink provided to " "H.R. 1 EH, pdf version" links to a version of the bill that is not paginated, making it impractical to follow the author's references throughout the remainder of the story. Perhaps they changed the online format after she wrote the story. Crosschecking her interpretations of these passages would have been made practical had she provided section and subsection numbers. I am downgrading my previous review after considering this and other research I have done on this since my original review.
(With apologies, I have moved these comments from the Notes section where I typed them in error. They are my personal views and should not have been entered as notes. [editing in brackets]) I have a hard time believing Obama would consciously do this as stated [I should have said implied] by the author [I should have said by the author's title and her reference to the bill in the article as the "Obama stimulus bill" ]. It seems like political suicide and goes against the transparency he has promised throughout the campaign. We shall see where this story goes, but I'm betting this is a hit job. See the author's Wiki bio in the link attached for background information that bolsters that conclusion.