This is hoping angainst hope; But what can we do????<\/p>\n
Maybe financial reform will happen, or at least set up a \u201cteachable moment\u201d battle with the GOP. But by letting health reform slide, the administration is abandoning one really big policy initiative that is just inches from happening. Let this go, and there\u2019s likely to be no achievements worth remembering.
\nBut don\u2019t blame Rahm Emanuel; this is about the president. After Massachusetts, Democrats were looking for leadership; they didn\u2019t get it. Ten days later, nobody is sure what Obama intends to do, and his aides are giving conflicting readings. It\u2019s as if Obama checked out.
\nLook, Obama is a terrific speaker and a very smart guy. He really showed up the Republicans in the now-famous give-and-take. But we knew that. What\u2019s now in question isn\u2019t his ability to talk, it\u2019s his ability to lead.
\nvia Cossack Rahm Works For The Czar – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is hoping angainst hope; But what can we do???? Maybe financial reform will happen, or at least set up a \u201cteachable moment\u201d battle with the GOP. But by letting health reform slide, the administration is abandoning one really big policy initiative that is just inches from happening. Let this go, and there\u2019s likely to … <\/p>\n