Point To Heaven

Weighty
Mr. Reid, the majority leader, who for years proudly curried favor with the National Rifle Association, will now be forced to weigh the relative merits and political implications of four new gun safety measures that have cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. (NYT, 3/1/2013)

Harry Reid is a gun rights supporter? There must be some mistake. As the Legitimate Media has told us time and time again: all Democrats want gun control, no Republicans do.

Why the next thing the Legitimate Media will tell us is that Mormon Harry Reid is pro-life....


Back to the Future
Big government likes big providers. That's why ObamaCare is gradually making the local doctor-owned medical practice a relic. In the not too distant future, most physicians will be hourly wage earners, likely employed by a hospital chain. (WSJ, 3/14/2013)

Don't believe it? Well here is a quick story for you about Vermont which is certainly philosophically aligned with the Democrats nationally on healthcare and, if anything, is further to the Left. A doctor friend described a conversation with Vermont healthcare officials before he moved to the state. He outlined his plans to buy a building, open a practice, grow it and hire more health care professionals, something he had done successfully in another state. There was a long pause before the official said: "well, we are not really encouraging that..."