ObamaCare: Massive socialist overreach  While I certainly don’t
overestimate the intelligence of the average politician
(something rather easy to do), I generally give them credit,
especially at the leadership level, for being clever. And when
they do something that seems nonsensical, it usually makes sense
to sit back and carefully consider the real motivation,
particularly in two areas: 1) Who benefits financially (looking
for contributors to politicians who are likely to benefit) and
2) how the measure is likely to increase the power of its
supporters. And with such analysis, if you’re patient and open-
minded, you can often find an explanation for what otherwise
might seem to be a poorly-conceived bill or policy. For example,
while the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill is a fiasco and
unlikely to pass the Senate, there’s no doubt that the measure
would immensely increase the power of government over the
economy, generally something which benefits Democrats, thus
explaining why it was proposed and why it pas