https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/09/13/sebelius-wh-tactics-on-obamacare-dissent-thuggery/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 10:17:30 -0400<![CDATA[Last week, I wrote about the threat from Kathleen Sebelius to lock out insurers who dared to dissent from the official ObamaCare line of lower costs and bigger benefits for all.  Today, both Michael Barone and the Wall Street Journal attack the White House and Sebelius for their &#8220;thuggery&#8221; in attempting to silence straightforward and rational criticisms as well as perfectly predictable increases in premium rates from accelerated mandates.  Barone calls this an example of &#8220;gangster government&#8220;:]]>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:55:36 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/09/13/sebelius-wh-tactics-on-obamacare-dissent-thuggery-n171603