“Presidential coverage used to be a very serious endeavor.” — Nina Easton Quote

Presidential coverage used to be a very serious endeavor.

We know that inflation distorts economic behavior. In the 1970s, a combination of high tax rates and inflation prompted investors to flee production in favor of protection.

The fierce battles between New Democrat centrists and old-style liberals that defined the Democratic Party in the 1990s are long gone, with the party unified behind Barack Obama's economic agenda of universal health care, expensive federal programs and more regulation of the financial markets.

It's really important, whether you're a conservative or a liberal, to always challenge the conventional wisdom, which is what I've tried to do in all my work.

Press coverage has been difficult for him. I did not set out to ensnare him with a child.

Over the years I have got used to the media coverage, its tendency to swing between really good and really bad, and I've learned to stop thinking that it means the world. Still, its influence should never be underestimated.

The best solution would be for the federal government to say, 'Yes, we do provide coverage and it's from day one.'

When Medicare was first enacted in 1965, it provided coverage for hospitalization, doctor visits and surgeries, but there was no coverage for prescription medications.