Ted Kennedy and the Death (Hopefully) of an Era

Reason Magazine by Nick Gillespie | Aug. 26, 2009 (Opinion)

There's a certain irony that Ted Kennedy has died just as President Barack Obama, who seems to very much grok the senator's mind-set, is pushing health care reform, the issue Kennedy called "the cause of my life." Virtually all Americans understand that if any sort of legislation actually gets passed, it will make their lives slightly more hellish when it comes to cost, bureaucracy, and quality of care. Full Story »

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by John Louden - Aug. 26, 2009

I found it curious that portions of the article were rife with links, while other assertions (see quote) were unsupported. In general, it's too heavy-handed for my tastes.

Indeed, upwards of 70 percent of Americans fear that a compulsory national system will diminish the quality of their care, and 77 percent expect costs to rise. Americans are not being ideological on the issue. They are simply being realistic.