Roosevelt considered it. Truman tried it--and failed. Kennedy was blocked, Johnson succeeded in part, Nixon nearly did it, Clinton was nearly destroyed in trying to do it. Now President Barack Obama wants to undertake the most radical act of his presidency, and bring us universal health care. If he succeeds, it will reinvigorate our society, ending a fundamental injustice in one of the wealthiest nations in the world. If he fails, it will spell the end of the yet short lived Democratic dominance of Washington.
If a candidate for President kicks off the general election by copying his opponent's slogan and his website, what does that mean?
Hillary Clinton said throughout her Presidential campaign that she opposed NAFTA in the Clinton White House--albeit secretly---but recently released White House records show this to be untrue. There is only one way for Hillary to resolve this!
Mitt Romney knows he's in danger of collapsing against John McCain today, so he has reinvented himself for the umpteenth time, this time as a populist leading a "citizen-revolution". But it's a bizarre kind of populism the likes of which the world as never seen--and will probably never see again.
The first results for Super Tuesday are already in and --so far-- it's a rout with Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton three to one.
The Clinton campaign appears to be playing defense heading into Super Tuesday.
Obama appears to have the big MO on his side at this point, with dramatic leaps in all state polls. The latest is Georgia.
Former President Jimmy Carter isn't going to make a formal endorsment in this election, but it's clear where his heart lies.
· IA-03: Former college wrestling coach to challenge Boswell (desmoinesdem)
· Tea Baggers Target Gore... (Cliff Schecter)
· Stimulus Watch (Jerome Armstrong)
· CREW seeks ethics inquiry of Bachmann (desmoinesdem)
· Did IRC help? (MN Campaign Report)
· 5 Worst cities for urban youth (desmoinesdem)
· "The Bishops' Huge Financial Stake in Stupak-Pitts" (desmoinesdem)
· Conservative group wants FEC to override state laws on robocalls (desmoinesdem)
· URGENT: Call these House Ds Saturday to oppose Stupak amendment (desmoinesdem)
· WI-08: Wingnut plans to run as "conservative independent" (desmoinesdem)
· 50 percent of southerners say Obama better president than Bush (desmoinesdem)
· What Yesterday Says About Young Voters (Mike Connery)