Given how often we talk health care on this site, it's worth putting up the segment of this week's Democratic debate that focused on health care. Three quick comments:
First, Obama is simply not being truthful when he says his plan "covers everybody." It doesn't. It makes it easier for everybody to get coverage, but it simply does not cover every American. Every time he says otherwise, he's misleading the voters.
Second, Hillary mentions the scars -- and lessons -- from her last crack at health reform. If these debates were worth anything, the moderator would ask her what those lessons are.
Third, Edwards' answer is very poignant and affecting, but it doesn't necessarily do anything to separate him and his plan out from the other candidates. His answer supports the generic progressive position on this issue, rather than specifically favoring the John Edwards approach. If he's going to separate from the pack atop this issue, he's going to need to throw some elbows. Hillary has failed once and now publicly praises the wisdom of incrementalism. Obama doesn't have a universal plan. There are differences here, but Edwards isn't drilling them in.
