Health care reform can boost the economy

I have read a lot of stories - and listened to a number of talking heads - that argue President-elect Obama (man, I love to write that!) has to prioritize the issues he'll tackle, with the economy at the top of the list. They argue that some of his campaign ideas, such as health care reform, have to wait until the economy is in better shape. One problem with this approach, of course, is that President-elect Obama has a honeymoon now, a mandate now - if he puts it off until we see some signs of