Two Down, One to Go!

Working my way through openings

Almost Done

What Will Obama Say?

Getting ready to listen to Obama tonight... Here is my guess on the health care speech. That if Obama rejects a public option in an effort to pass something now, or if Obama retrenches and extends deadlines for passage, then he will have sacrificed some of the glamour of reformer, because to reject a public option is to pass on a potentially good idea and to retrench is politically embarrassing. However, in doing so he would also be putting results first, because to force the public option over Blue Dog Democrats trying to retain support in Republican leaning districts, over Independents skeptical of the legislation, and over Republicans via reconciliation is to pass legislation with the suppport of the left wing only and so sow doubt that reformers will proceed with moderation, with explanation, and with the hard groundwork of building support in the middle. That's my reading of his options. But what does he think? We are on the verge of finding out.

The River

While waiting on my carpenters...

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Mullet

Shelly

at work

Meeting

Me

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