"Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history." ― John Podhoretz Topic(s): History More From John Podhoretz "Obama has seen to the passage of the most radical legislation in recent American history and so-called ‘progressives’ should be thanking him for it – even as many of the rest of us rear in horror from its implications." "The thing is, Obama is right that it would be a calamity for the government to default on its debt by not meeting its obligations. Such a thing has never happened and can’t be allowed to happen." "The attack on ObamaCare was that Congress does not have the power under the Commerce Clause to force a private citizen into a private contractual relationship. If such a thing is permitted to stand, the anti-ObamaCare forces argue, there will be no limit to Congress’s power in the future." More In History "I came, I saw, I conquered."― Julius Caesar "In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better."― Edward de Bono "I have seen how effective language attached to policies that are mainstream and delivered by people who are passionate and effective can change the course of history."― Frank Luntz