Published January 29, 2006
The New York Times Magazine
If previews are to be believed, President Bush will devote a significant portion of his State of the Union address this Tuesday - the sixth of his presidency - to the issue of health care in America, pushing for modest, market-driven solutions like targeted tax breaks and expanded health savings accounts. This is not the most comfortable terrain for a Republican president. For the last decade, Republicans have overtaken Democrats at the federal and state levels and nearly pulled even in voter registration, wiping away some 60 years of minority status in the space of several elections.
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