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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Dale Baker who wrote (118609)8/18/2009 11:16:33 AM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (2) of 541990
 
We may well differ on this point. I'm still watching and waiting, trying to decide how much is enough. Right now I lean toward a reading that says without some sort of cost disciplining mechanism, either a strong public option or some yet to be discovered strong surrogate, the opportunity for systemic change is lost. The politics are likely as good as they are going to get so, this argument goes, it's now or never.

As I say, I lean in that direction. The political decision is then how to advance that argument in a way that increases the probability of serious change either in this go round or the next one. James Carville argues, as I understand it, to pin the public option flag at the top of the flag pole and, while losing, lose in such a way that you are building a political movement for serious change. I understand that argument but am not yet there. Still waiting to see what happens this time around.
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