Tuesday, March 23, 2010
'They come to this debate with good intentions,' Part II
Via Dan, you may have already seen David Frum's spot-on analysis of Republicans' disastrous strategy on health-care negotiations. Do yourself a favor and read it if you haven't yet. I warned about this last August:
Update -- Another look at the GOP's 'no' strategy. ... David Brooks also has that gnawing feeling that the bill, while good intentioned, marks the end of something in America. ... I know Patrick Kennedy is still emotional about his father's death. But watch this video of him yesterday. We all know what we're all thinking beyond the empathy. He needs time off.
Via Dan, you may have already seen David Frum's spot-on analysis of Republicans' disastrous strategy on health-care negotiations. Do yourself a favor and read it if you haven't yet. I warned about this last August:
Conservative Republicans think not playing ball with Dems on health-care will deal a crippling blow to the Obama administration. But sometimes compromises are not only a way to achieve something, they’re also a way to head off something. I fear Democrats will come up with a truly Frankenstein-like health-care bill on their own, similar to the wretched stimulus package, partly because Republicans refused to accept the non-purist reality that Dems may well pass a bill on their own. Republicans have the opportunity to cement in place a largely private-insurance universal system. They may end up allowing the demise of a largely private-insurance system.The bill ended up a little more centrist than originally thought. But it could have been much better. ... More on bad negotiating strategies here.
Update -- Another look at the GOP's 'no' strategy. ... David Brooks also has that gnawing feeling that the bill, while good intentioned, marks the end of something in America. ... I know Patrick Kennedy is still emotional about his father's death. But watch this video of him yesterday. We all know what we're all thinking beyond the empathy. He needs time off.
