http://castlehom.com/onaneule We are the rationals - green is the new black Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:02:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://castlehom.com/onaneule/2009/03/08/jack-falt-for-owl-of-castlehom/#comment-191 Wilford Fafard Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:01:31 +0000 http://castlehom.com/onaneule/2009/03/08/jack-falt-for-owl-of-castlehom/#comment-191 I don't think it's naked political calculus that's driving Obama. I made an argument yesterday that HCR, whatever form it evolves into, will be the flagship of Obama's legacy. It directly addresses the largest unfulfilled portion of the progressive agenda as formulated a century ago. It also frames the debate about HC such that it can no longer be avoided by fallacies...the so called free market has produced health care that consumes an unsustainable 20% or more of GNP. I don’t think it’s naked political calculus that’s driving Obama. I made an argument yesterday that HCR, whatever form it evolves into, will be the flagship of Obama’s legacy. It directly addresses the largest unfulfilled portion of the progressive agenda as formulated a century ago. It also frames the debate about HC such that it can no longer be avoided by fallacies…the so called free market has produced health care that consumes an unsustainable 20% or more of GNP.

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