President Obama labeled his health care announcement today a ‘way forward' but in reality his reconciliation plan is anything but a way forward for America - the president's plan is a very expensive parliamentary trick designed to pass an already rejected Senate government-run health care bill.

• The president claims that his government-run health care experiment deserves an "up-or-down" vote in Congress but the fact is that his plan has already received three "up-or-down" votes: rejections from Virginia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.

• What President Obama really wants to do is ram through his government takeover of health care with reconciliation, a parliamentary procedure that then-Senator Obama once said was "the wrong place for policy changes."

As Unions Grow Increasingly Frustrated With Obama's Stalled Agenda, They Call In Biden To Explain

Unions Feel They Put Up "Big Time In Money And Volunteers And Support" And Now They Are "Getting Thrown Under The Bus." "‘Here's labor getting thrown under the bus again,' said John Gage, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 600,000 workers. ‘It's really frustrating for labor, and a lot of union people are thinking: We put out big time in money and volunteers and support. And it seems like the little things that could have been aren't being done.'" (James Hohmann, "Labor Steams Over Dem Inaction," Politico, 02/10/10)

NOW VS. THEN

"Senate Republicans responded with restraint to the announcement yesterday, and their largely muted statements stood in sharp contrast to the fractious partisanship that has defined court battles in recent decades."(Shailagh Murray & Michael D. Shear, "First Latina Picked for Supreme Court; GOP Faces Delicate Task in Opposition," The Washington Post, 5/27/09)

GOVERNMENT MOTORS 
After Denying Any Interest In Running GM, Obama Prepares To Become Majority Stakeholder
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Obama: I Don't Want To Run GM

Obama: "The United States Government Has No Interest Or Intention Of Running GM." Obama: "Let me be clear: the United States government has no interest or intention of running GM." (President Barack Obama, Remarks About The Auto Industry, Washington, D.C., 3/30/09)

100 DAYS OF HASTE

After 100 Days, The Stimulus Has Produced Waste And Fraud, But No Jobs
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After 100 Days, The Government Has Spent Only A Fraction Of Stimulus Funds

JUDICIAL TEMPERAMENT

The History Of DNC And RNC Reactions To Supreme Court Nominations
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Howard Dean Immediately Called Alito An "Extreme Conservative"

WHERE'S THE PLAN?

Obama's Speech Was Long On Symbolism, Short On Leadership
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Obama's Speech Today Was A Defense Of His Plan To Close Guantanamo

WHAT 2 WATCH 4: OBAMA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADDRESS  
Will Obama Hit The Reset Button With The Left?
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Pelosi Accused The CIA Of Lying To Her In September 2002. Reporter: "Madam Speaker, just to be clear, you're accusing the CIA of lying to you in September of 2002?" Pelosi: "Yes, misleading the Congress of the United States, misleading the Congress of the United States. I am." (Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Press Conference, Washington, D.C. 5/14/09)

THE DRAIN IN SPAIN 
Obama's Model For A Green Economy Costs Two Jobs For Every Green Job It Creates
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