As Health Reform Stands #
January 24th, 2010 | In Worth Reading
It’s pieces like this that make me love David Brooks. Telling us what we don’t want to hear, but need to. The jumping off point:
Despite the Democratic triumph that month, [Galston and Kamarck] noted, public distrust of government remains intensely high. Historically, it has been nearly impossible to pass major domestic reforms in the face of that kind of distrust. Therefore, they counseled, the new administration should move cautiously to rebuild trust before beginning a transformational agenda.