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The Golden State’s political system has been unable to deal with the recession. Does California’s political paralysis foreshadow the future of the nation as a whole?

The Golden State’s political system has been unable to deal with the recession. Does California’s political paralysis foreshadow the future of the nation as a whole?

The Golden State’s political system has been unable to deal with the recession. Does California’s political paralysis foreshadow the future of the nation as a whole?

Health reform will fail without serious cost control, which will require a fundamental change in the way the insurance industry behaves.

Health reform will fail without serious cost control, which will require a fundamental change in the way the insurance industry behaves.

Health reform will fail without serious cost control, which will require a fundamental change in the way the insurance industry behaves.

David Broder has a column this morning calling for bipartisanship. I know, you're shocked. But what struck me was this bit about Al Franken: Franken, the loud-mouthed former comedian, will be the 60th member of the Senate Democratic caucus ... Two points. First, implicit in this characterization of Franken is the notion of the Senate as a decorous [...]

This visibility thing is getting a bit worrisome. Still, there are pretty sharp limits to my celebrity. True story from last week, as I was waiting at the Newark Airport train station: WOMAN: You look familiar ... do you work for New Jersey Transit? ME: Sorry, no. Several minutes later, the woman came running over: WOMAN: Wait, wait, I [...]

... they first make Republican governors. That is all.

Headline: Dollar Is Buoyed by Weak Jobs Data.