“I don't really care what a public figure thinks. I care about what he does. Let God probe his inner heart.” ThinkingHeartDoeCareFiguresLetting GoI CarePublic Figures Author:Charles Krauthammer
“With our financial house on fire, Obama makes clear both in in his speech and his budget that the essence of his presidency will be the transformation of health care, education and energy.” CareHouseEnergyClearFireSpeechEssenceTransformationFinancialHealth CareBudgetsPresidency Author:Charles Krauthammer
“[Barack Obama failed to sell a health care reform plan to American voters] because the utter implausibility of its central promise - expanded coverage at lower cost - led voters to conclude that it would lead ultimately to more government, more taxes and more debt.” GovernmentCarePlansPromiseCostTaxesSellsDebtReformBarackHealth CareVotersCoverageHealth Care ReformAmerican Voters Author:Charles Krauthammer
“If you believe that health care is a public good to be guaranteed by the state, then a single-payer system is the next best alternative. Unfortunately, it is fiscally unsustainable without rationing.” IfsBelieveStatesCareNextAlternativesHealth CareIf You BelievePublic Good Author:Charles Krauthammer
“It’s not the advertising - it’s the dog food. Every time anybody has a look at it or has a lick of it, they don’t like it.” LooksCareDogAdvertisingHealth CareDog Food Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Why should we care about the coup? First, because we depend on Yemen's government to support our drone war against another local menace, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). It's not clear if we can even maintain our embassy in Yemen, let alone conduct operations against AQAP. And second, because growing Iranian hegemony is a mortal threat to our allies and interests in the entire Middle East.” IfsShouldFirstsWarGovernmentCareInterestSupportClearGrowingMiddleDependsThreatEastLocalsMortalsOperationsAlsAlliesMiddle EastNotableAl QaedaMenaceIranianDronesHegemonyCoupsArabianEmbassyYemenPeninsulas Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Winning control of the Senate would allow Republicans to pass a whole range of measures now being held up by Reid, often at the behest of the White House. Make it a major reform agenda. The centerpiece might be tax reform, both corporate and individual. It is needed, popular and doable. Then go for the low-hanging fruit enjoying wide bipartisan support, such as the Keystone XL pipeline and natural gas exports, most especially to Eastern Europe. One could then add border security, energy deregulation and health-care reform that repeals the more onerous Obamacare mandates.” WholeMightCareHouseWinningIndividualEnergyEnjoyNaturalWhiteSupportSecurityNeededRepublicanTaxesMajorsLowsEuropeAddFruitWideReformHealth CareCorporateRangeBordersGasAgendasWhite HouseSenateEasternNotableObamacareMandatesBipartisanPipelineEastern EuropeNatural GasKeystonesHealth Care ReformDeregulationTax ReformBorder SecurityCenterpieces Author:Charles Krauthammer
