When President Obama likes a magazine article, White House staffers had better read it.

[kpete]

When President Obama likes a magazine article, White House staffers had better read it.

Obama's must-read is Ron Brownstein's Saturday blog post "A Milestone in the Health Care Journey" at the Atlantic's political Web site.
http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/11/a_milestone_in_the_health_care_journey.php

Politico noted today that Obama found the article, which lauds Max Baucus' approach to health care, a good summary of the cost controls in the health care bill.

An administration official tells TPMDC that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel assigned the article as homework during a recent meeting.


http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/rahm-orders-health-care-article-be-must-read-for-staffers.php?ref=fpblg

[bluestateguy]

1. Like an old college professor assigning reading to his studens

Greg Craig was encouraged to drop the class.

[Kalyke]

2. Why would he like that? Baucus' approach to health care was

among the worst proposals. The only one worse was the GOPs.

[Captain Hilts]

4. Clearly the president backed his proposal early on. nt

[rucky]

3. That is a really good article.

I'm probably going to have to read it a few more times. It's pretty dense with facts.