Op-Ed Columnist - Race to Sanity - NYTimes.com

(c) 2010 F. Bruce Abel

Brooks loves Obama. Oh how far we've come.


Op-Ed Columnist - Race to Sanity - NYTimes.com: "But occasionally a politician comes along with a more measured vision of a limited but energetic government. Recently, for example, I read a speech by a politician who gave examples of both when government had failed (the old welfare system) and when it had succeeded (the railroad legislation under Lincoln, the bank reforms under F.D.R. and the highway system under Eisenhower). “Our government shouldn’t try to guarantee results,” this politician said, “but it should guarantee a shot at opportunity for every American who’s willing to work hard.”"