New Health Care Will Slash Medicare Costs: White House

Center-left Washington is arguing with ever-greater ferocity that center-right Washington is mistakenly obsessed with deficit reduction. Part of the argument is familiar: 1. Low Treasury interest rates show markets unconcerned about the $16 trillion national debt. 2. As the economy continues to heal, annual deficits will shrink substantially.

"Though the American left and right don't agree on much," wrote Frank Rich over the weekend, "they are both now coalescing around the suspicion

Peter Orszag and Barack Obama (White House photo)

THIS week's print edition features an analysis of a survey we conducted of top American economists in advance of the presidential election. A few days ago, we shared some representative comments from survey participants on two subjects: the weakness of the recovery and the 2009 fiscal stimulus.

David Ignatius wants Barack Obama to forget about the uninsured and focus on changing the health care delivery system:

By Suzy Khimm Hi, everyone. I’m Suzy Khimm, and I write about national politics for the Washington bureau of Mother Jones. I was previously at The New Republic, where I helped cover the health-reform debate, and I'm also on Twitter. While Ezra’s on vacation, I’ll be focusing on what health reform means moving forward, both in terms of politics and policy in light of the battles already underway.