Elections Matter

A supporter of the new Wake school board held up a sign at this week’s hearing: “Elections matter.”
 
At the health-care summit President Obama told John McCain: “The election is over.”
 
They’re right. And Obama should ram through health-care reform just like the new school board majority is ramming through its new policies.
 
Obama needs to get something – anything – passed. Then move on to jobs and the economy.
 
And he’s better off being strong and wrong than weak and right.
 
Few people will understand what’s in his bill – or whether it makes things better or worse.
 
The Republicans will have a devil of a time overturning it, no matter how November turns out.
 
Similarly, in WakeCounty, there’s talk of a recall election of the new majority.
 
Two problems: How do you do a recall in North Carolina? And what makes you think it would turn out any different?
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Elections Matter

A supporter of the new Wake school board held up a sign at this week’s hearing: “Elections matter.”
 
At the health-care summit President Obama told John McCain: “The election is over.”
 
They’re right. And Obama should ram through health-care reform just like the new school board majority is ramming through its new policies.
 
Obama needs to get something – anything – passed. Then move on to jobs and the economy.
 
And he’s better off being strong and wrong than weak and right.
 
Few people will understand what’s in his bill – or whether it makes things better or worse.
 
The Republicans will have a devil of a time overturning it, no matter how November turns out.
 
Similarly, in WakeCounty, there’s talk of a recall election of the new majority.
 
Two problems: How do you do a recall in North Carolina? And what makes you think it would turn out any different?
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