The Politics Hour
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-06-29/politics-hour
The Supreme Court speaks, and the region reacts. Officials from Maryland and Virginia join us to reflect on the decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act. Also, a D.C. activist discusses the future of campaign finance reform in the District. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Guests
Tom Sherwood
Resident Analyst; NBC 4 reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspapers
Ken Cuccinelli
Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia (R)
Joshua Sharfstein
Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland
Bryan Weaver
Former Democratic Candidate, D.C. Council (At-Large, Ward 1)
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Joshua Sharfstein, Maryland secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, discussed what the state has done and still needs to do in order to comply with the Affordable Care Act. Sharfstein said Maryland is holding meetings, hiring more staff and building a website for consumers to purchase health insurance.
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All I am hearing for Dr. Sharfstein is "grant .. grant .. grant"
Where is that money coming from?
Why do journalists including Kojo and Tom appear intimidated by these politicians and get away with statements which are simply untrue. The VA attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli said that the stimulus spending by the federal government bloated the public sector. The public sector is not bloated; infact, it has shed over six hundred thousand employees nationwide since President Obama came in to the point where there are less teachers, fire fighters, and police on the payrolls. We now have larger class sizes, etc all over.
The media keep repeating disagreements over Affordable Care Act instead of educating the American people about how the act can help them. When c-section is considered a pre-existing condition, something is wrong.
The media is failing the people by not educating instead of fanning controversies and disagreements. People will always disagree based on agendas, opinions, etc. The same media then wonder aloud why the people are so ill-informed about the details of many important issues.
Ken Cuccinelli shows an awful lot of hubris when he claims that small businesses are stalled because of the Affordable Care Act. Businesses are in a holding pattern because obstructionists like Mr. Cucinelli rushed in to delay its implementation. If it weren't for him, small businesses would be much further along in understanding what the law means to them.
Shame on you, Mr. Cuccinelli, for deflecting the blame that should rest squarely on you.