Charles Krauthammer
The Washington Post
11/14/2013
…At stake, however, is more than the fate of one presidency or of the current Democratic majority in the Senate. At stake is the new, more ambitious, social-democratic brand of American liberalism introduced by Obama, of which Obamacare is both symbol and concrete embodiment.
Precisely when the GOP was returning to a more constitutionalist conservatism committed to reforming, restructuring and reining in the welfare state (see, for example, the Paul Ryan Medicare reform passed by House Republicans with near-unanimity), Obama offered a transformational liberalism designed to expand the role of government, enlarge the welfare state and create yet more new entitlements (see, for example, his call for universal preschool in his most recent State of the Union address).
The centerpiece of this vision is, of course, Obamacare, the most sweeping social reform in the past half-century, affecting one-sixth of the economy and directly touching the most vital area of life of every citizen.
As the only socially transformational legislation in modern American history to be Viagra in canada enacted on a straight party-line vote, Obamacare is wholly owned by the Democrats. Its unraveling would catastrophically undermine their underlying ideology of ever-expansive central government providing cradle-to-grave care for an ever-grateful citizenry.
For four years, this debate has been theoretical. Now it’s real. And for Democrats, it’s a disaster…
The entire article is at The Washington Post.
Related: Charles Krauthammer on the collapse of ObamaCare. An interview with Megyn Kelly.
Also, Ugh!… Obama Bashes America Again – Says ‘The System’ Doesn’t Give People ‘A Fair Shot’ He sees America as an inherently flawed nation.
Update: ‘Like Your Plan, Keep Your Plan’ Was A Hillary Creation Phrase appears on Clinton’s 2007 campaign website
CAJ note: Readers will remember that Hillary Clinton called for a new progressive movement during her 2008 presidential campaign. In July 2007 she was asked whether or not she is a liberal. The video of her reply is on YouTube.
Top Clinton Aide Podesta Calls for Single Payer Health Care
…“Single payer anyone?” remarked Podesta, alluding to a major difference between Medicare and Obamacare, and one of the major policy objectives of many on the left…
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