Remembering Kennedy, Reid goes nuclear in the Senate, and is America made up of Republistan and Democravia? – US national blog round up for 16 – 22 November

Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from the Beltway. Our state blog round up will follow tomorrow afternoon. Roll-out of Affordable Care The controversy over President Obama’s flagship health reform the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) continued this week. On Saturday, The Foundry takes a close look at how Obamacare affects all Americans, saying that not only will it raise healthcare costs for many, but it will also burden future taxpayers with greater spending on insurance exchanges and Medicaid. American Thinker points out that the ‘yes we can’ generation of young people that supported Obama are unlikely to say ‘yes we will’ to Obamacare’s higher premiums.