tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post8855454763954763578..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You ShouldJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-85513283747708804092013-03-13T21:41:40.760-05:002013-03-13T21:41:40.760-05:00I was 14, a first baseman, and huge Giants fan in ...I was 14, a first baseman, and huge Giants fan in 1986. Will Clark will be my favorite ballplayer until the day I die.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111717103765815148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-47752210387600373892013-03-13T10:41:46.605-05:002013-03-13T10:41:46.605-05:00You've got to wonder when some editor is going...You've got to wonder when some editor is going to sit Kessler down and explain basic English to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-15020603206424687732013-03-13T10:32:30.584-05:002013-03-13T10:32:30.584-05:00I'm not sure Kessler is saying the president c...I'm not sure Kessler is saying the president can do it if he wants. He's saying it's not really a plan unless the president tries hard, which may not be true either, but it's different. On the other hand, the assertion that it's not a plan unless it overhauls entitlements is to take one side's goal as the essence of a plan. A plan could leave entitlements as they are but address the root causes of rising health-care costs whether those costs are for by public or private means.Scott Monjenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-34301337464086261702013-03-13T09:27:48.940-05:002013-03-13T09:27:48.940-05:00RE: Nyhan & Kessler - I'm starting to disl...RE: Nyhan & Kessler - I'm starting to dislike the term centrist, particularly as it applies to Kessler's sort of punditry. Equivocationist seems more apt.thebitterfignoreply@blogger.com