Obama, They Want You to Fail
The pattern of belligerent Republicans and timid Democrats is now repeating itself on health-care reform. Democrats first excluded from the debate the one measure that probably could save significant money – a single-payer system – and they now appear poised to trade away Obama’s proposal for a “public option” to possibly garner a couple of Republican votes. Full Story »
Posted by Ben Ross
There is enough populist anxiety over health care for Obama to tap into it -- if in fact he really wants to pressure the Rs and the middle-of-the-road Ds into supporting a significant health care policy. One can only conclude that he doesn't really want to do this.