Crises cause government to grow. The test today will be how much of the federal response occurs within the existing boxes or through innovative ways.
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If this trend continues, it suggests a very different 2006. If Republicans enter the year on the working assumption that they're not going to pick up any meaningful support on the Democratic side on anything, they're going to have to figure out whether to lean toward the middle to get the bulk on board, or get into a Lord-of-the-Flies situation where they start tossing each other off the cliff.Michael Franc
If government continues to do things with enormous effects on business, they'll just find another way to protect their interests. There's too much at stake to walk away.
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I would be surprised if there's not time set aside to tell that story.
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