Today, CNBC had Vince Farrell and Kris Jenner on to discuss how healthcare stocks would be affected by the election (click here to watch the video). Jenner believed that speculation at this point couldn’t be used to obtain specific stocks for either candidate, but Farrell seemed skeptical about Jenner’s belief. Either way they both seemed […]

A major problem with the Republican view that healthcare can be provided through the dropping of current plans to shop for new ones is that most insurance providers try not to offer coverage to those with pre-existing conditions.
He claims that by working closer with individual states with a “Guaranteed Access Plan” people with pre-existing conditions […]

Not too long ago, McCain was saying that he didn’t really understand politics. But now as the Democrats are having a slander war, McCain has used this time to play catch up, and it seems like he gets it now.
On Tuesday, McCain released a new economic plan. Much of it focuses on tax cuts that, […]

You probably have heard about Obama’s “elitist” comments on small towns, but chances are that you haven’t seen the entire thing. “They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” Does this look familiar? […]

All of us CNBC watchers were lucky enough to see clips from an in depth interview with Barack Obama on his detailed economic plan. The entire interview can be found here (part 1) and here (part 2), but here are some key notes from the speech.
His plan for restoring the economy:
- Modernize financial regulatory system
- […]

I read through an analysis of the Obama campaign’s economics plan by a UBS Investment Research team earlier today.
Interestingly enough, they made a link between Obama’s “Fix Our Health Care Crisis” plan and potential profits for large corporations. The idea, in general, would be that smaller businesses would have an especially hard time competing against […]

Giuliani goes for all those Fl delegates. Good move.
Can’t they just hire professonals to do this? Candidates are reaching out to supporters for campaign ads. Crap shoot?
Workers unite! IAFF supports Chris Dodd. That would be the Fire Fighters Union.
McCain does Jay Leno show. Better or worse than Jon Daley?
Hillary […]

No, all those things in the title aren’t related. They were just all covered in a Washington Post article, actually 4 articles in the A Section. It’s a good summary of what’s going on in politics today.

As everyone has probably heard (we even linked to an article in our Link Sandwich 7/31) Fred Thompson […]

Bob Dole assessed a few of the Republican Candidates in this piece by the LA Times Top of the Ticket.
Also in Top of the Ticket, Rudy Giuliani has put more detail into his healthcare policy.
The Stump submits: Fred Thompson has lower than expected fundraising numbers.
Many people wonder if White America will let Obama win […]

Health Care Reform will be one of the most important issues in the 2008 elections. If troops are coming home from Iraq before then, it may become the #1 subject in debates.
As baby boomers reach ages where health problems arise, their interest increases. Meanwhile, employers face rapidly rising costs. The big increases […]