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Obama refuses to yield on healthcare reform

  by Ken Feltman, Radnor Inc. President Obama's stubbornness is causing Congressional Democrats anxiety as he keeps pushing healthcare reform. Most Democrats are hearing from the voters back home and the voters are not happy. Voters assume that time spent on healthcare is time not spent on jobs. Expect Obama's favorable rating to continue to slip if he keeps pushing healthcare. Expect more and more Democrats to jump ship if the party leadership does not change the agenda. At this ...
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Bye Bayh, American pie

By Ken Feltman, Radnor Inc.Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her. Benjamin Franklin The retirement of Indiana Democratic Senator Evan Bayh stunned Democrats. Bayh, a moderate in a right-of-center state, has never been threatened in previous elections. He was ahead in the polls and had a huge war chest. He was expected to win but he tossed in the towel. He said, in effect, that the job was not fulfilling anymore. The primary reason most Democrats are retiring is straightforward: They ...
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