American politics

Bringing down ObamaCare

Aug 9th 2010, 17:44 by R.M. | WASHINGTON, DC

AS MY colleague pointed out last week, the battle over health-care reform isn't over. In states such as Missouri, voters are trying to strike down aspects of the law through referendums. And in states such as Virginia, cases have been brought against the law's mandate feature. The battle over health-care reform also continues in Congress, where Republicans are mulling a new tactic to bring down the already-approved measure. In the most recent issue of the American Spectator, Philip Klein reports

Should Republicans regain control of Congress, they could theoretically use their new power of the purse to deny Obama the...