Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Land of Lincoln
You have, no doubt, heard the old saying, “Be careful what you pray for.” Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln must be thinking that as she and the Democrats advance in seniority, and will control the agenda of the United States Senate.
Lincoln beats the drum for agriculture and the elderly, but her enhanced position on the Finance Committee must come with its’ own target. This is the bunch that has first shot at fixing the Medicare Part D Drug Program. Small business health insurance is one of her areas of interest, and I am sure everybody, especially the uninsured, wishes her well. A former Arkansas first lady, Senator Hillary Clinton, has been promising to get busy on health care reform again, and that is good news. It is also politically dangerous.
I predict that, before long, Blanche Lincoln will be juggling political hand grenades. The Finance Committee also deals with taxes and there is plenty of discussion about raising taxes. A good place to begin is the inheritance taxes, which have been shamelessly reduced on behalf of the ultra-greedy top two percent. You better also get ready for the push to tax medical benefits as regular income.
Blanche Lincoln had best enjoy the post election glow. It won’t last.
(Broadcast November 15, 2006)
Lincoln beats the drum for agriculture and the elderly, but her enhanced position on the Finance Committee must come with its’ own target. This is the bunch that has first shot at fixing the Medicare Part D Drug Program. Small business health insurance is one of her areas of interest, and I am sure everybody, especially the uninsured, wishes her well. A former Arkansas first lady, Senator Hillary Clinton, has been promising to get busy on health care reform again, and that is good news. It is also politically dangerous.
I predict that, before long, Blanche Lincoln will be juggling political hand grenades. The Finance Committee also deals with taxes and there is plenty of discussion about raising taxes. A good place to begin is the inheritance taxes, which have been shamelessly reduced on behalf of the ultra-greedy top two percent. You better also get ready for the push to tax medical benefits as regular income.
Blanche Lincoln had best enjoy the post election glow. It won’t last.
(Broadcast November 15, 2006)
