MB Civic

By E. J. Dionne | Monday, November 2, 2009 | The Washington Post

“…Barring astoundingly self-defeating behavior by Democrats, a decent bill will get to Obama’s desk. He and his party will then own the most sweeping reform of the American social safety net since the passage of Medicare in the 1960s and, arguably, Social Security in the 1930s. Both parties know this. That’s why much of the rhetoric you’ll hear in the coming weeks will not really be about whether to pass a bill. It will be designed to shape how the voters who will decide the 2010 elections — and, ultimately, the fate of health-care reform itself — come to view the new system….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/01/AR2009110101703_pf.html