--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchy...@...> wrote: > > "...Barack [Obama]...searches for common ground where none exists, > and...negotiations with himself lead to policies that are far too weak... > > The point is that if you're making big policy changes, the final form of the > policy has to be good enough to do the job. You might think that half a loaf > is always better than none but it isn't if the failure of half-measures > ends up discrediting your whole policy approach... > > Which brings us back to health care. It would be a crushing blow to > progressive hopes if Mr. Obama doesn't succeed in getting some form of > universal care through Congress. But even so, reform isn't worth having if > you can only get it on terms so compromised that it's doomed to fail." > > Not Enough Audacity > Paul Krugman 6/25/09
I agree. But it is tough given the state of our legislature pool. So write you senators and representatives and demand a public option and demand that everyone get covered. I mean it. Write. Enough people who show that they care will have an effect. > New York Times > > Read More: > http://tinyurl.com/lph4s7 > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/opinion/26krugman.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss >
