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WASHINGTON -- In 1950, Lionel Trilling could write, "In the United States at this time liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition." In 1980, as the Reagan revolution was starting, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan concluded, "Of a sudden, the GOP has become the party of ideas."
Where now is the intellectual center of gravity -- the thrill of innovation, the ideological momentum -- in American politics? Not in the party of Obama.
This failure of imagination was on full display during Barack Obama's address to Congress. In a moment that demanded new policy to cut...
Obama, Health Care and the Limits of Charm
The Nathan Plan has:
State Medical Insurance
Private Insurance Reform
Tort Reform
Increased Number of Doctors and Nurses
More Funding for VA & IHS
Some streamlining of FDA new drug approval
Reducing Long Term Care Costs
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