For our conservative-leaning readers, conservative columnist David Frum, on why the health care debate ended as it did: This time, when we went for all the marbles, we ended with none. Could a deal have been reached? Who knows? But we do know that the gap between this plan and traditional Republican ideas is not [...]
Archive for March 23rd, 2010
What Might Have Been
Posted in Flame Bait, Health, Politics on March 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Bad Tactics
Posted in Health, Politics on March 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is stupid: Liberal legislators are among those who cheered the loudest for the passage of the Democratic health care bill on Sunday—but they’re not done yet. Lynn Woolsey, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said after the vote that she would soon advance a separate bill for a strong public option. “I’ll introduce a [...]
Not Enough From the Pope
Posted in Church & State, Legal Issues on March 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »
This is not enough The letter was written in language that was at once impassioned, personal and sweeping. And the pope did take the relatively rare step of ordering a special apostolic delegation to be sent to investigate abuse in unspecified dioceses in Ireland. But even that decision raised questions among many who wondered what [...]
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