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...month ago, Harvey knocked Nancy Pelosi because she "rubber-stamped" the stimulus package. He called on Congress to do its job and not "sit on the economic skillet and let the pork sizzle." This was mild stuff compared with a joke Harvey passed along to his listeners in September 2007 about an imaginary meeting of David Petraeus and Chelsea Clinton. The President's daughter asks the general if he's afraid of anything, and Harvey gives this reply: "I am afraid of three things. I am afraid of Osama, and I am afraid of Obama, and, Ms. Clinton...
...Admittedly, I may be just a bit self-interested here, but such cutbacks couldn't come at worse time, with the climate battle truly ready to heat up. (In his address on Feb. 24, President Barack Obama called for Congress to send him cap-and-trade legislation.) It won't be easy, but as Pooley argues, climate change is too important to be treated like a "disposable beat," even as the media itself seems increasingly disposable. Until that changes - until reporters embrace their roles as honest referees and their bosses give them the space and resources to do their...
...paper, Pooley examines coverage of last June's Senate debate over the Warner-Lieberman Climate Security Act, the first carbon cap-and-trade bill to get a real hearing in Congress. The main question posed by the bill was economic: how much would capping and bringing down carbon emissions cost the U.S., and could we afford it? (As Pooley writes, these days "the economics of climate policy - not the science of climate change - is at the heart of [the] story.") In the months leading up to the debate, both sides - those in favor of strong action on climate change...
...Although these tall orders might ordinarily lead to filibuster for other legislation, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 mandates “fast-track” legislative procedures—limiting debate times and even restricting amendments based on relevancy—to protect against that. This means that Congress will have no choice but to confront the new and controversial policies in Obama’s proposal—many of which have been avoided otherwise...
...more efficient, the overall insurance plan may not be. Some argue that many remain uninsured because they simply decide not to buy insurance—perhaps because of young age, for example. To avoid paying for those who can afford insurance, Obama’s team should encourage Congress to include a market mandate, which would require Americans to opt in to plans they could afford. This would help to avoid subsidizing those who do not need subsidies...