The Narrative

The Narrative
[In which I vent about the ‘public mood’ by voicing the argument as it sounds to me.] “Why do we have all this bickering over health care? Obviously the real priority is the economy and jobs, which don’t have anything…


United StatesPoliticsHealthHealth careHealth Policy

The Enthusiasm Gap
I had dinner the other night with a Democratic pollster who told me Dems are heading toward next fall’s mid-term elections with a serious enthusiasm gap: The Republican base is fired up. The Dem base is packing up. The Dem…


DemocraticUnited States midterm electionPoliticsNancy PelosiUnited States