http://pfbblog.com Politics, sports, religion, pop culture, law. We root for controversy. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:23:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you want to fix the health care system, the solution is not tort reform. The solution is fixing waste and fraud inherent in the system. From Reader's Digest:Last year, a Senate report revealed that in the previous seven years, the federal Medicare program had paid as much as $92.8 ... http://pfbblog.com/?p=708 Cross-posted at CSPT. Conservatives love the Constitution, and specifically the Bill of Rights. While liberals may take an expansive view of the Constitution's terms, or subscribe to the idea of a "living Constitution," conservatives recognize that a Constitution that does not say what it means, or mean what it says, effectively ... http://pfbblog.com/?p=706 Cross-posted at Common Sense Political Thought. Despite the asinine inclusion of tort reform, there are some great ideas in the GOP bill. Absent from the republican proposal are key features of the democrats' own legislation, such as mandates for employers to insure employees. Such a requirement creates additional burdens on small businesses ... http://pfbblog.com/?p=705 The article would not be worth mentioning, due to its silly hyperbole (referring to conservatives as "Stalinists"), but for one comment that shows Rich's (and probably much of the liberal elite's) misunderstanding of what is happening in this country right now. Basically, Rich is pointing to New York's 23rd, where Repbublicans ... http://pfbblog.com/?p=704 Piece #1:I've always found it interesting that we label a doctor's choice to run MRIs and other sophisticated tests on patients as "defensive medicine." This is a label concocted by the insurance companies and their lobbyists to cause people to believe that the testing is somehow illegitimate or wasteful. The truth ... http://pfbblog.com/?p=702 Actually, I'm going to quote Cowherd, Jason Whitlock, and a number of other people, but I'll start with Cowherd. What a faux scandal. From October 13, 2009, approximately 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. CST. This is not precisely verbatim, but pretty close. Rush Limbaugh wants to own the Rams and I ... http://pfbblog.com/?p=701 From the AP:What could play a central role reforming the nation's health care system happens in a small conference room of the Aesculapius Medical Center — two patients learning the basics of managing their diabetes. The pilot program begun in 2003 aims to reach patients with chronic conditions, keep them healthier ... http://pfbblog.com/?p=699 More tort reform from the right. This time from Hot Air's Ed Morrissey. Nowhere does the post say how the federal government could constitutionally justify such an intrusion into the legal system, traditionally regulated by each individual state. In no way does the Constitution justify Congress' foray into tort reform. Nor ... http://pfbblog.com/?p=698 H/T to CSPT: The Federal Trade Commission will try to regulate blogging for the first time, requiring writers on the Web to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products. The FTC said Monday its commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the final Web guidelines, which had ... http://pfbblog.com/?p=697 Or so says a liberal who obviously can "look the other way" when the left acts the same way. Is it so easy to forget what life was like just last year?I have no problem with any of the substantive criticism of President Obama from the right or left. But ... http://pfbblog.com/?p=696