The New Republic:
Rube Goldberg Already Lives Here -- House Republicans today released a chart depicting what health care in America would look like if the House Democrats get their way. It's confusing, if colorful--full of boxes, lines, and all sorts of hard-to-say acronyms. Which, of course, is the point.
If all of this sounds familiar, that's because it is. The Republicans did the exact same thing in 1994, when President Bill Clinton unveiled his reform plan. That chart was, to be clear, relatively accurate. The Clinton plan really was very complicated. Just like the new plans moving through Congress...
discussion:
Republican Leader John Boehner: Republican Chart Outlines House Democrats' Government Takeover of Health CareDavid Weigel / The Washington Independent: The Return of the Chart — Jonathan Cohn says what needs …Jason Rosenbaum / NOW! Blog: What's the Republican plan again?Digby / Hullabaloo: Charts 'N GraphsJason Rosenbaum / Firedoglake: What's the Republican Health Plan Again?Brian Beutler / TPMDC: Boehner: Democratic Health Care Reform Proposal Is “Criminal Malpractice”
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
