Most of the provisions designed to fix what ails our health system dont kick in until 2014, which, one wishes administration officials had noticed, is two years after he has to win an election. – Eric Alterman
While history never repeats itself, political patterns do. – Eric Alterman
We live in a media world simultaneously obsessed with technology and personality. – Eric Alterman
More and more, Democrats are starting to worry they that they have a more um, colorful version of Jimmy Carter on their hands. Obama acts cool as a proverbial cucumber but that awful 70s show seems frightfully close to a rerun. – Eric Alterman
Giving governors more leeway in administering health care could represent a small, positive development in the ongoing saga of Obamacare. Unfortunately, instead of choosing flexibility, President Obama and his left-leaning advisers always default to rigid Washington knows best answers. – Fred Upton