The political cost of failure

By GottaLaff

Ezra Klein digs up something he wrote back in November, which is

Failure does not breed success. Obama's defeat will not mean that more ambitious reforms have "a better chance of trying again." It will mean that less ambitious reformers have a better chance of trying next time.

He traced the history of health care reform attempts, and that was his conclusion. Please go read the whole thing.

I fear he is right, especially based on his recap of past efforts.

I'm trying to stay optimistic, but not having much luck.

H/t: John Amussen