Many lay people have no idea about the number and scope of restrictions and regulations (no, not ALL regulation is bad) that health care professionals must abide by. The face of health care has changed tremendously just in the amount of time…
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Resurrecting Milton Friedman (or Rand Paul-ing Economics)
by Andy H • • 5 Comments

Rand Paul did something as revolutionary against our government’s over reach as the Magna Carta was to the Royal powers of Britain. He, in just under 13 hours, stood American politics on its head. To use a certain vernacular, he transformed America.…
The Cure For Obamacare Is Capitalism, Just Ask The Canadians
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
All we need to do is look to our northern neighbors to see the future of healthcare in the United States under Obamacare. Long wait times for procedures, rationing, and people dying while waiting for life saving treatments are all…
Embrace Obamacare?
by Lonely Conservative • • 7 Comments
Here’s an interesting post by James Pethokoukis at Ricochet. If you posit that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is here to stay, then what? One possibility for advocates of consumer-driven health reform is to embrace the health care…
Video: Free Market Health Care In Action
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments

Here’s an interesting video from Reason TV showing free market health care in practice. It’s a surgical center in Oklahoma City that actually posts the prices for surgical procedures online, so patients know up front what the cost will be.…
The Enemies Within
by Andy H • • 7 Comments

Who needs lying, anti-Constitutional Democrats when we have self titled “conservatives” who decide that the principles of conservatism aren’t all that important? Case in point – the ever appeasing Bill Kristol: From Breitbart.com: “Elections have consequences… The leadership in the…
Video: The Real Health Care Problem
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment

How many times have you heard liberals argue that a free market system won’t solve our health care problems, and that we need even more government involvement to control costs and make sure everyone is covered? It’s a tired old…
A Republican Plan for Health Care Reform that Won’t Break the Bank
by Lonely Conservative • • 19 Comments

The Supreme Court is still mulling over what to do about ObamaCare. Let’s hope they toss it out. Today another study came out showing that the dreadful law will increase the deficit by half a trillion dollars. The Democrats pooh-poohed…
James Pethokoukis: Republicans Can Win in ‘Stagnation Nation’
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
A few recent polls indicate President Obama’s job approval is ticking up because of the tepid economic recovery, and it has some conservatives nervous about what it could mean for November’s elections. James Pethokoukis has a piece up today that…
Russian President Calls for Scrapping Excessive Government and Centralization of Power
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
Wonders never cease. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently gave a speech calling for scrapping excessive government regulation and centralization of power over the economy, which he called a “tax on the future.” He also sang the praises of private enterprise,…
Hugo Chavez Undergoes Unscheduled Surgery in Cuba, Updated and bumped
by Unlikely Hospitalist • • 14 Comments
Update #2: Noticed a link on Instapundit this morning a blog called The Devil’s Excrement. In a post from May 29 he noted that Hugo Chavez had gone virtually silent. Unusual for a fellow who loves the sound of his…
Could a Calvin Coolidge Get Elected Today?
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
I found this historic video of President Calvin Coolidge, AKA Silent Cal, at Dan Mitchell’s blog. I love it! Mitchell believes Coolidge was the best president of the past century. After listening to this speech, and reading what Amity Shlaes…
GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt Takes Job With Obama Administration
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
Isn’t this cozy? President Obama today will name General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt chairman of the new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, the White House announced overnight. The Jobs and Competitiveness Council’s establishment signals that the president believes the economic…
Paul Krugman the Scrooge
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
Oh, there’s nothing better than the Syracuse Post Standard to spread a little Christmas cheer. This morning after the gifts were unwrapped I found myself with an hour or so to spare while the children built their little Lego® houses.…
