NRO Digest: A fantasy-based case for Obamacare

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October 1, 2012

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JAMES C. CAPRETTA: In the New York Times, J. D. Kleinke distorts reality to fit his narrative. A Fantasy-Based Case for Obamacare.

JOHN FUND: By voting early, 85 percent of voters can cast ballots before the last presidential debate. The Disappearance of Election Day.

MARIO LOYOLA: The time to use force against Iran is not next year. It's now. The Thin Red Line.

MICHAEL BARONE: It's a mystery: Democratic registration is down, but Dem-party identification is up. The Particulars of Polls.

BETSY WOODRUFF: A proposed constitutional amendment threatens the business-friendly Wolverine governor's reforms. Unions Strike Back in Michigan.

KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ: New York voters need to send Wendy Long to the Senate. Senator Wendy, If You Please.

IMPROMPTUS: Jay Nordlinger on media bias, polls, Obama's NEP, and more. Bellyaching, &c.

LETTERS: In the last decade, median wealth has fallen and economic anxiety has increased. Pew Research Centers vs. Scott Winship.

J. T. YOUNG: The federa; fiscal year is over, and we ended another $1 trillion in the red. Unhappy Fiscal New Year.

CHARLES C. W. COOKE: The Obama campaign appears to have a twilight-zone understanding of conservative priorities. Brittany vs. Julia.

RAMESH PONNURU: With the coming expiration of the payroll-tax cut, the Republican nominee should assume his natural position: in favor of low taxes. Go on Offense on Taxes.

UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE: George Gilder, author of the classic Wealth and Poverty, describes the evidence he saw, circa 1979, pointing to socialism's failure. George Gilder: Chapter 1.

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