If Hillary wasn't in deep trouble right now, why would her supporters feel the need to troll online message boards insisting that she isn't? Kind of reminds me of Ron Paul.

Posted at February 13, 2008 4:13 PM in response to Carville: If Hillary Loses Either Texas Or Ohio, "This Thing Is Done"

Forget the economics of the problem for a second. The difference between the Hillary and Obama plans is in the politics.

Democrats will support either plan, but Republicans will see the Hillary mandate as a Life Tax (TM), and will actively campaign against it.

The Obama plan is really more of a blueprint at this stage. The details have yet to be worked out, but the structure is there. When Obama enters office, the negotiations will begin between the public sector parties and the private sector companies. The result will be a government subsidy for those who want health insurance and an appropriate penalty for those who do not.

In a perfect world, we would have single payer universal health care and we would all live forever. In this world we have to compromise with those we disagree with, and the Obama plan is just that, a compromise.

Posted at February 4, 2008 7:29 PM in response to Krugman Wrong on Obama and Mandates