Health Reform is Ailing

A New York Times analysis frets that President Obama's pragmatism may delay the boldest and costliest of his domestic initiatives:

Facing Democratic opposition in Congress, the White House seems prepared to give up on several tax proposals, including a limit on deductions that the wealthiest taxpayers can claim for charitable donations and state and local taxes, which was supposed to help pay for health care legislation — raising doubts about how the president will finance it.