MB Civic

By Fred Hiatt | Saturday, November 21, 2009 | The Washington Post

“…Whichever explanation appeals to you — and no doubt they all contain some truth — the perception of paralysis increases the urgency of passing health-care reform. Failure would damage the Obama presidency, and it would also deepen the fear, here and abroad, that America is stuck. Paradoxically, though, it also increases the urgency of doing health-care reform right. If Congress and the administration manage only to extend expensive new benefits, without improving the health-care system or controlling rising costs, it will be an achievement — but not one that will long reassure anyone concerned about the U.S. ability to get things done….”….BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/20/AR2009112002416_pf.html