I think that the millions and millions of young Americans, young Americans, who have health care today, who wouldnt have had it if the president hadnt acted are better off. – David Axelrod
Listen, I have a great affection and respect for Joe Biden. I think hes been a great vice president. Hes taken on a lot of tough assignments for our administration. – David Axelrod
But you say, does it represent change? The change is that we are fighting an insurance industry that has killed health reform for generations. Theyre spending tens of millions of dollars right now to defeat this bill, and were on the doorstep of winning a great victory for the American people. – David Axelrod
It is already possible to imagine a society in which the majority of the population, that is to say, its laborers, will have almost as much leisure as in earlier times was enjoyed by the aristocracy. When one recalls how aristocracies in the past actually behaved, the prospect is not cheerful. – W. H. Auden