A Nobel Prize for Good Intentions?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 10th, 2009 4:31 am by HL
A Nobel Prize for Good Intentions?
Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Unemployment Looms Large
Irwin, Montgomery, Fletcher, Washington Post
So Much Happening in D.C., So Little to Show For It
Robert Reich, Salon
Baucus Bill is an Adventure in Wonderland
David Harsanyi, Denver Post
For Philistines like me, the mysteries of Washington can be both perplexing and wondrous. If you've been watching noted alchemist Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., conjure up health care gold this week, you probably know what I mean.Mercifully, House and Senate Democrats recently blocked amendments that would have required health care bills to be posted online for 72 hours before a committee vote, sparing us the needless irritation of grappling with fancy facts about the most consequential piece of legislation in recent memory. Receive news alertsNo need to get into the weeds for you and me. No…