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Reauthorize PDUFA!

02/03/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Congress’ House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing yesterday on the reauthorization of the FDA’s Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which is set to expire later this year.  This is critically important legislation that needs to be…

Why President Obama Now Believes He Will Be a Two-Term President

Published on Forbes.com
Today’s jobs report that the unemployment rate has fallen from 8.5% to 8.3% while total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January is just one of many reasons why there  is an increasing air of optimism in the White…

The Supreme Court ruling: what’s at stake for health care?

02/02/2012 Published on Forbes.com
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about President Obama’s health care law next month, as the widely anticipated debate on the constitutionality of the law will finally come to a head.  These arguments have been awaited since September, when…

Onward Ho!

02/01/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Having overcome a huge hurdle by winning a commanding 15 point victory last night the Florida Primary, once again, it seems all but inevitable that Governor Romney will win the GOP nomination. But make no mistake; significant challenges still lie…

How to Fix Medicare, Redux

01/31/2012 Published on Forbes.com
The Republican Presidential primary’s shift down south to Florida has brought discussions of healthcare, particularly Medicare, back to the forefront of the national discourse.  With its struggling economy and sizeable elderly population, social welfare programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social…

What Mitt Romney Must Do to Win

Mitt Romney is now almost certain to win a commanding victory tonight night in the Florida primary – most likely by double digits. But he has a lot of work to do if he is to be as competitive in…

Beyond Florida

01/30/2012
Mitt Romney is now almost certain to win a commanding victory tomorrow night in the Florida primary – most likely by double digits. The latest NBC News/Marist poll shows Romney with a wide lead among likely Republican Primary voters in…

Resurgent, But Not-Yet Inevitable

01/27/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Winning Tuesday’s Florida primary –which seems very likely now following back-to-back debate wins in Tampa and Jacksonville–will make Mitt Romney the frontrunner in the GOP field. A new Quinnipiac Poll released this morning show Mr. Romney now leading Mr. Gingrich…

Four More Years! ….of Gridlock

01/25/2012
President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night was an artful demonstration of the politics of demonization, but one that lacked any effort to build consensus, conciliation, or a real plan for the future. Notwithstanding President Obama’s lofty rhetoric…

The RIGHT Strategy For Romney

01/24/2012 Published on Forbes
With the GOP primary race now wide-open days before the Florida Primary, one thing is certain. If Mitt Romney hopes to reestablish himself as the inevitable GOP nominee before Florida primary voters head to the polls on the 31st, he…