Here are two columns by Michael Kinsley. In this one, he continues his debate over stem-cell research…a subject near and dear to his heart as he has Parkinson's Disease. In this one, he discusses the outright dishonesty that was used to kill the fabled Hillary Clinton health plan of 16 years ago and how the same tactic may be used against current efforts.
Health care is an issue near and dear to my heart, as I've seen friends' lives completely destroyed by medical bills. In many ways, I think they're a greater threat to human life in this country than religious fanatics flying planes into skyscrapers. I also took the time to actually read most of Hillary's plan back then and came to the conclusion that it was defeated simply because its opponents outright lied about its provisions, and a large part of the American people bought those lies. It would be nice, if the new efforts don't succeed, for them to fail because of what's actually in the proposal, not because of fibs about its contents.