Code Red

Professor David Dranove

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at the Tenth Congressional District Democrats Town Hall meeting on healthcare reform. I was quite literally the only Republican in the room; at least the tea party folks didn’t show up. But I am a weird sort of Republican. I am ashamed at what my representative (Mark Kirk) has proposed and I actually sort of like the latest take on Obamacare. So here is one issue where I side with the Democrats. A lot of good my support will do. It was clear from this meeting that the chances of meaningful health reform are all but nil. And the Democrats will have no one to blame but themselves.