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To: Sully- who wrote (77934)	2/26/2010 12:46:51 AM
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Once Again a Majority of the Public Says, No Reconciliation By: Jim Geraghty The Campaign Spot I wonder if any lawmaker attending the summit will mention public opinion, as shown in the USA Today/Gallup poll today: <<< Suppose the two sides do not reach agreement on a bill. Would you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose Congress passing a healthcare bill similar to the ones proposed by President Obama and the Democrats in the House and Senate? 42% Favor, 49% Oppose Would you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose the Democrats in the senate using a parliamentary procedure that would allow them to avoid a Republican filibuster and pass their healthcare bill by a simple majority vote? 39% Favor, 52% Oppose >>> campaignspot.nationalreview.com

To: Sully- who wrote (77934)	2/26/2010 10:01:37 AM
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The Healthcare Job Tsunami By: Jonah Goldberg The Corner I keep hearing variations of this bit (video) from Nancy Pelosi about how if we only provided healthcare for everyone, businesses would be unshackled from unfair constraints. The "entrepreneurial spirit," in Pelosi's words, would be unleashed creating 400,000 jobs almost immediately and a total of 4 million jobs soon thereafter. Really? As one looks around the world at advanced industrialized nations, is there one -- just one! -- that provides universal healthcare that has anything close to America's entrepreneurial record? Pick a country -- any country -- over the last 40 years that has equaled the American record of job creation, growth and innovation. Sure some countries, Japan for example, have had great runs. But does Nancy Pelosi honestly believe Japan Inc.'s now-fading successes were attributable to its healthcare policies? corner.nationalreview.com