Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Ezra Klein roundup

I apologize for having lots of health care discussion here, particularly when I like to utilize this forum for local news and commentary, but, you know, it's kind of the biggest domestic policy debate the country's had in roughly 20 years.

That said, a few things worth reading from Ezra Klein, who is one of my favorite bloggers ...

- His take on 'Founding Fathers worship' in this day and age.

- ]The Liberal Revolt' and why this is a campaign for something and not a negotiation with someone.

- A handy flowchart that shows how non-complicated the actual reform proposals are (though there's a typo at the bottom as the those three times the federal poverty level or below are eligible for subsidies, not those above).

- Sen. Kent Conrad's inability to do math and why a public insurance option ought to just wind up on the Senate floor for an up-or-down vote, thus daring any Democrat to filibuster it.