Lying To Make Friends

As highlighted by Greg Sargent, a recent NY Times/CBS Poll finds that while 64% of Americans believe that Republicans are opposing health care reform for purely political reasons, 65% of Americans believe that the Democrats should not pass a health care reform bill, even a good bill, without Republican support. That is, at least 14% of the public insists on the Democrats negotiating a deal with people who have no intention of reaching any deal.

This seems like a good time to plug efforts to hold a constitutional convention in California, which would put difficult decisions about taxing and spending (and constitutional rights) back in the hands of elected officials and avoid the kind of catastrophe the state is now facing.

-AR