◼ You know why it failed? Because he was for it. Because he said, “Pass this bill.” - Peggy Noonan
So weak is public faith in his economic leadership that people figure if he’s behind it, it must be a bad idea. After the bill failed, the president said he won’t accept defeat: He and the American people “won’t take no for an answer.” Why does he talk like that, in a way so removed from reality? He didn’t sound resolute, he sounded plaintive, like someone doing a sound check in an empty hall he knows will never fill. ◼ This Is No Time for Moderation - America can't trim and tweak its way back to economic dynamism. - in the Wall Street Journal
