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We are watching industries crumble, Wall Street firms disappear, unemployment spike, and unprecedented government intervention. And our designated opinion leaders want to know: Is Obama up this week? Is he down? And is his leadership style more like Bill Clintons, or Abraham Lincolns? – Thomas Frank

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Yes, Democrats can prove that America pays more for health care than other countries yes, they have won the dispute that private health insurance is needlessly expensive. But what theyve lost is the argument that we are a society. – Thomas Frank

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This aesthetic quality, then, is what politics is all about. Its authenticity that separates winners from losers, good politics from bad, and he-man leader-types from consultant-directed puppet-boys. – Thomas Frank

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What is at stake in the debate over health care is more than the mere crafting of policy. The issue is now the identity of the Democratic Party. – Thomas Frank

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