#1 · Nov 08, 2010 07:55 UTC
Hard to argue with the logic here. I've heard bits of this before, but not all compiled into one piece.
Democrats didn't lose the battle of 2010--they won it.
http://www.slate.com/id/2273708/
Democrats didn't lose the battle of 2010--they won it.
http://www.slate.com/id/2273708/
Politicians have tried and failed for decades to enact universal health care. This time, they succeeded. In 2008, Democrats won the presidency and both houses of Congress, and by the thinnest of margins, they rammed a bill through. They weren't going to get another opportunity for a very long time. It cost them their majority, and it was worth it.
And that's not counting financial regulation, economic stimulus, college lending reform, and all the other bills that became law under Pelosi. So spare me the tears and gloating about her so-called failure. If John Boehner is speaker of the House for the next 20 years, he'll be lucky to match her achievements.