Obama's HC Decision to Change Dems Forever

The Daily Beast by Peter Beinart | Mar. 15, 2010 (Opinion)

This week’s last-ditch health care push may or may not prove the defining battle of Barack Obama’s presidency. It may or may not prove a defining moment in the history of the American welfare state. But here’s a good bet: The Democratic Party will never be the same. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Mar 15, 2010 - 6:05 AM PDT
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 15, 2010

An interesting theory about Obama and the democrats. I'm not convinced of its predictive power, however. If Dems loose the Congress this year, isn't it possible Obama goes back to triangulation?

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