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Well, my take on Obama is that we just do not know yet whether he will come through on some
I would agree with you if we were talking about a triggered public option, but this particular fall-back, while of
If Obama eviscerates health reform just for Snowe's vote, he will never get another check from me.
Publicity is what these folks want. They will keep doing it as long as you and others report it. Why
He was the leader of those threatening the DNC with fund withdrawal during the primaries -- pressuring on behalf of
Eric, This post is overblown. Most Americans don't care about all this insider debate. They will hear the vote happened
Clyburn should not have had to make a special personal effort on this -- and we should be careful not
Pelosi's gender makes her easy to demonize -- which has happened in spades. And even though I admire Obama and
You offer a sophisticated analysis and I hope you are right. The key, it seems to me, is a broad
I wish I were persuaded by this, but I am not. Obama can give a speech and turn a phrase,
That is right. I just called his office to complain. We can find other MA Democrats to elect to the
The Dee post is exactly right. TPM is joining POLITICO in over-hyping unrepresentative things. So far, at least, it looks
This is indeed the dilemma Democrats face: if they try to force people to buy costly insurance without adequate subsidies,
Come on, read my post. I did not say a universal mandate to unregulated buy private insurance was a good
This is a very thoughtful post and I do not disagree with much of it. I agree, or at least