The current issue of New York magazine (which I normally read for the restaurant reviews and event listings, not the political commentary) contains an op-ed by Michael Tomasky about the healthcare debate on Capitol Hill. It's pretty clear that Mr. Tomasky wants Democrats to band together and and vote for HR 3200 post haste.
But why does he want this? Try as I might, I could not find a single argument in Tomasky's piece about the merits of the legislation.
In fact, Tomasky argues that the Blue Dogs and other skittish Democrats need to choke down their doubts because the party could lose its majority in Congress if they don't. In other words, Democrats should vote for HR 3200 not because it's a good set of laws, but in order to stay in power.
I guess at least Tomasky is honest that it's about power-lust. That's the best that I can say for his piece, and I'm certainly hoping that Democrats won't come to the consensus that he's begging for.
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