The 'Bipartisan' Trap In Health Reform
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
WashPost
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Where did we get the idea that the only good health-care bill is a bipartisan bill? Is bipartisanship more important than whether a proposal is practical and effective? And if bipartisanship is a legitimate goal, isn't each party equally responsible for achieving it?
This week, the health-care debate moved from general principles to the agonizing specifics of how much reform will cost, who will pay and which groups get what.
If this were a perfect laboratory experiment, Democrats and Republicans would enter such discussions agreeing on core goals and then argue over how to tweak certain provisions and spread the costs equitably.
(More here.)
WashPost
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Where did we get the idea that the only good health-care bill is a bipartisan bill? Is bipartisanship more important than whether a proposal is practical and effective? And if bipartisanship is a legitimate goal, isn't each party equally responsible for achieving it?
This week, the health-care debate moved from general principles to the agonizing specifics of how much reform will cost, who will pay and which groups get what.
If this were a perfect laboratory experiment, Democrats and Republicans would enter such discussions agreeing on core goals and then argue over how to tweak certain provisions and spread the costs equitably.
(More here.)
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