tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1211675063372784479..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: One More TimeJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-78630418303517586492010-03-23T21:42:59.598-05:002010-03-23T21:42:59.598-05:00Chait's clarity goes way back: here he is on 9...Chait's clarity goes way back: here he is on 9/2/09, right after the goons of August had done their worst:<br /><br />Yes, health care reform has lost some popularity. But Democrats are past the point of no return. They have no choice but to pass a bill, and the Republicans have done them a favor by showing their hand.<br /><br />http://www.tnr.com/blog/obama%E2%80%99s-august-not-bad-actuallyAndrew Sprunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-88337085710490939102010-03-23T18:00:59.612-05:002010-03-23T18:00:59.612-05:00Anon 5:55:
Thanks! And I'll claim credit for...Anon 5:55:<br /><br />Thanks! And I'll claim credit for being the first to spell out the logic of why the "patch" part of it would be all ice cream, no spinach (but not the idea of pass & patch, of course; that, I believe, came from the Hill or the WH). <br /><br />Chait, however, was first on the logic of "pass the damn bill" AFAIK, and definitely before me, and better written.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-73681059129780343172010-03-23T17:55:32.530-05:002010-03-23T17:55:32.530-05:00Jonathan (Bernstein's) arguments sold me, and ...Jonathan (Bernstein's) arguments sold me, and in the weeks after MA I googled pass and patch and various similar permutations and the links kept coming back to Bernstein and Chait.<br /><br />Others did not analyze the structural politics as completely, but the "pass the damn bill" drumbeat was often said in a similar spirit.<br /><br />Jonathan, you are being too modest. My impression was that you spelled out the logic of pass and patch a bit before Chait. Maybe Sullivan should call it the Bernstein Award.<br /><br />It was frustrating to be a Democrat and watch the bill flail for the lack of Democratic votes. I am proud the leadership came through in the end.<br /><br />They led.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-62981058087221186612010-03-23T17:41:53.114-05:002010-03-23T17:41:53.114-05:00I don't remember whether Andrew Sullivan has a...<i>I don't remember whether Andrew Sullivan has an award category for good prognostications</i><br /><br />If he doesn't already, he should henceforth call it the Chait Award.Kylopodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932528611103718373noreply@blogger.com