Legal Commentary

Perspectives On BaucusCare And Political Bargaining

By Big Tent Democrat

Matt Yglesias:

I’ve got a Daily Beast column noting that saving the public option wouldn’t resolve the biggest problem with Max Baucus’ health care plan—it just doesn’t offer enough financial help.

The problem with this analysis is not understanding the connection between the weak political bargaining on the pubic option urged by Yglesias and the weak political bargaining sure to follow on health care subsidies.

In other words, Yglesias demonstrates his sociopathic indifference on health care reform when he insists on better subsidies for health care. Why let the "better" be the enemy of the "not as better?" We can play this game right down to the end when all health care reform ends up being is mandates. How a smart person could not see this is beyond me.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 15, 2009 (boomark / email).