Maggie's Farm

The American Left has learned from their past errors. They are now more committed to incremental Socialism instead of grand plans.

It's the old trick of boiling a frog. Someday I will wake up and realize that they will have taken my money, and left me with no choices, and my frog will be cooked.

The battle over S-CHIP is an example. Klein in American Prospect, via RCP - a quote:

Democrats and Republicans both view this battle as a harbinger for a coming showdown over full reform of the health care system. Rahm Emmanuel likes to call it "spring training for universal health care." Mitch McConnell and Trent Lott wrote warned that expanding S-CHIP "takes a significant step toward a government-run health care system." And indeed it does.