What Your Favorite Blogger May Not Be Telling You About Health Reform

By Richard Eskow

Created 12/21/2009 - 6:47pm

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The progressive "journo/blogospere" is sharply split over the Senate health bill. Some, like Jane Hamsher [1]and Matt Taibbi [2], are saying "kill it." Others, like Paul Krugman, Ezra Klein, and Jonathan Cohn, are saying "pass it" - as is. Steve Benen [3] says " it's worth appreciating the vibrancy, energy, and seriousness with which progressives are engaging in the debate."

I say maybe - but there's been a lot of condescension and hostility, too. And what bothers me even more is the tendency of some bloggers - good people, people who are seen not only as advocates but as as information gatherers on health policy- to ignore data that undercuts their position while pushing a false political choice. I'm not saying their decisions are deliberate, and I assume they're not. But it's disappointing, and it's worth discussing.