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Let the Democrats Win

Instead of telling Americans who lost their shirts in the financial crisis why Wall Street shouldn’t be regulated, why not allow the Democrats to pass the bill and own the victory—and its consequences?

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Whoever it was who defined history as “One damned thing after another” got that right. No sooner are we finished “reforming” health care than we’re about to spend the next six months debating whether to “reform” Wall Street.

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