This evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Obama’s healthcare bill.
Two months ago, I was the odd man out on a Business News Network panel (watch video). The day after the Massachusetts by-election, I was talking about Democrats redoubling their efforts and being more aggressive in putting forward a progressive agenda.
By contrast, one of my co-panellists said, “The resounding message here is that the healthcare initiative in the U.S. is dead.” The other suggested that Ted Kennedy’s death had also killed the cause of American healthcare reform.
Anyway, it is great that my more optimistic assessment has proved closer to the mark.