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Political greasing
The president should fill sought-after state-dinner seats with folks who aren't on his payroll - above all, members of Congress, governors, pundits and journalists, and lots and lots of big-time campaign financiers.
By Ken Adelman | November 23, 2009; 03:23 PM ET | Comments (0)
Stop the bleeding
To those who salute congressional leadership for cutting this health-care deal, I'd like to ask: Do you still call a compromise a compromise when you're the one who's bleeding?
By Daisy Wademan Dowling | November 13, 2009; 06:49 AM ET | Comments (15)
The ugly end-game
Critics on both sides will make Senate passage of the bill ugly, but those in the center have the main task: Getting the votes to enact health-care reform.
By Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr. | November 11, 2009; 11:21 AM ET | Comments (1)
A poor salesman
President Obama has not taken a strong leadership role on health care; he didn't use his bully pulpit to spell out clearly why the nation needs this reform.
By Yash Gupta | November 11, 2009; 11:06 AM ET | Comments (49)
Declining 'credibility capital'
Despite winning large majorities in Congress, Obama has found it extremely difficult to implement his vision, including a reform of health care.
By Michael Maccoby | November 10, 2009; 03:45 PM ET | Comments (2)
Game time in the Senate
Our Senators can no longer hide, threaten, or negotiate their own individual bill; no one gets a free pass for denying the American public a fair up-or-down vote on this bill.
By Andy Stern | November 10, 2009; 10:13 AM ET | Comments (5)
One step ahead
Much like the real "two-step," leadership is a dance that takes you forward and backward.
By Ed O'Malley | November 10, 2009; 05:59 AM ET | Comments (1)
The barest compromise
A 220-215 win on the House bill shows that Democratic leaders gave no more than they absolutely had to.
By Slade Gorton | November 10, 2009; 05:51 AM ET | Comments (2)
A realist's achievement
Leaders must always weigh and rank priorities because they can seldom get everything they want.
By Mickey Edwards | November 10, 2009; 05:44 AM ET | Comments (0)
No genuine leadership
Having chosen to put politics ahead of policy, the Democrats are left to compromise their values to force the bill through.
By Bill George | November 10, 2009; 05:40 AM ET | Comments (11)
Villified leaders
Vilifying leaders for prioritizing goals inhibits their ability to do exactly what they were entrusted to do: make decisions.
By Coro Fellows | November 10, 2009; 01:31 AM ET | Comments (18)
