Maggie's Farm

Re: Governing from the left

Part of the reason why lefty governments are unsuccessful is because, as Obummer told the UN, he (and all lefties) deal with the world as it 'ought' to be rather than how it is. Of course, this is soaring rhetoric if you are a lefty but if you don't deal with the real world (i.e. all the world - domestic & foreign issues), you will get 'unreal' results which is unhelpful in all sorts of way including your actual agenda.

Having said all that, there is another facet to this that the author alluded to but didn't develop. He said:
What was left unsaid was that even though governing from the left doesn't work, it leaves behind stepping stones to allow the next lefty to apply even grander leftist policies or tactics to expand his power. Those leftist policies will then be used by future lefties to expand their power. Such is the case with all the executive actions Obummer has taken and threatened to take. The rise in the power of the executive will continue regardless of who occupies the White House. Obummer could have actually been more successful than his policy failures would indicate.

Re: Eliminating the malpractice system

It seems like an intriguing idea but the author doesn't say who chooses the PCS board of 'experts' and where the money to compensating the injured patients would come from. Presumably, the offending doctor would be dealt with by his employer (the hospital) but what if he were in practice by himself?