The Era of Big Government is Back Posted by Michael Cohen

Over at AOL News my latest column on the political and policy implications of health care reform.

In the wake of President Barack Obama's signing of historic health care legislation, the natural inclination of most political pundits has been to speculate about the politics of reform -- namely who won and who lost.

Certainly, in the near-term it's possible that the hangover from reform -- coupled with an under-performing economy and high unemployment -- will bring victory to the GOP in November (though if if recent polling is any indication, the Republicans may want to keep the champagne on ice).

But moments such as these don't fall easily into such simplistic paradigms; because while the Republicans may win the battle, it is surely President Obama and the Democrats who have won the war. 

By finishing the unfinished business of the progressive experiment -- near-universal health care -- creating a new government entitlement and guaranteeing health security for tens of millions of Americans, the Democrats have scored a political victory that will likely resonate for generations.

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Obama and the Democrats have won the war with historic health care legislation?

CNN poll:
Enthusiastic & Pleased -- 45%
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Strongly Support & Somewhat Support -- 45%
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The whole framework of the debate is in error. Government can not provide health. It is not a commodity. The drugs and potions and surgical interventions provided today are being more and more widely questioned as being, if not harmful, at the least not helpful. To suspect an army of bureaucrats sticking their nose into the most private and difficult times of people's lives will solve anything is a false supposition. Where things stand now it would take a generation to reinstill trust in the patient-physician relationship. Throw in the government and it may be toast, and maybe that is for the best.
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