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#36 Ruth Marcus

The Washington Post

Ruth Marcus has written an op-ed column since 2005 for The Washington Post, where she began her reporting career and later joined the editorial board. More information


Marcus has a keen understanding of Washington's politics and personalities, the result of years spent covering political campaigns, the Justice Department, and the Supreme Court. Liberal but not shrill, her writing during the 2008 election—particularly her analysis of the Republican field—won her a following inside and outside the Beltway.

Beyond politics, Marcus has written about such diverse subjects as the Duke lacrosse scandal, the legacy of British monarchy, and, frequently, race and gender. Her columns cover a range of characters, from Hollywood figures such as Anna Nicole Smith and Mel Gibson to members of congress and Supreme Court justices. She excels at mixing political perspicacity with pure entertainment.
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Ruth Marcus on Health Care Reform

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February 24, 2010
Health Care Reform

Where Are the Votes?

“The real target of presidential bidding is his own party -- specifically House Democrats. The White House hopes that Blair House will be the new Baltimore, a venue, like Obama's meeting with the Republican caucus, where a nimble president outdebates the opposition, thus stiffening Democratic spines for the difficult legislative road ahead.”
February 10, 2010
Health Care Reform

Soup for the Legislative Soul

“I've been trying, because I'd truly like to see health reform pass, to find something nice to say about President Obama's plans for a summit. Another summit, that is, nearly a year after the first one. Here's the best I could come up with: It can't hurt. Consider it Chicken Soup for the Legislative Soul.”
December 17, 2009
Health Care Reform

ISO a Watchdog for Health-Care Costs

“Help wanted: Brave senator or senators willing to champion amendment creating fail-safe mechanism to control health-care spending.”
November 25, 2009
Health Care Reform

'Illegal Health Reform'? Not Quite.

“Is Congress going through the ordeal of trying to enact health-care reform only to have one of the main pillars -- requiring individuals to obtain insurance -- declared unconstitutional? An interesting debate for a constitutional law seminar. In the real world, not a big worry.”
November 18, 2009
Health Care Reform

Health Reform's False Abortion Debate

“Let's dispense with three fallacies swirling about the question of abortion coverage in health-care reform.”
November 10, 2009
Health Care Reform

Health Scare Tactics

“I'm not a huge fan of the House measure, but I was glad to see it straggle across the finish line, if only to keep the process going.”
September 16, 2009
Health Care Reform

Alarm Bell on Health Reform

“When Ron Wyden talks about health-care reform, people should listen. When Ron Wyden balks at a Democratic health-care reform proposal, people should definitely listen.”
September 9, 2009
Health Care Reform

The Next Health Reform Myth

“[Recent] inflammatory statements do a disservice to a complex issue of public policy: how, in the context of health reform, to balance the deeply felt views of both sides in the abortion debate.”
August 26, 2009
Health Care Reform

Grassley Feels the Heat

“If health reform passes, [Grassley] will be remembered more for his role in making that happen than whether he was elected to a sixth term or what committee he served on as ranking member.”
July 29, 2009
Health Care Reform

A Bipartisan Plan on Health Care? Try Two

“In the longer term, Democrats-only health reform is a perilous enterprise; the risk of being blamed exceeds the chances for political reward.”
July 22, 2009
Health Care Reform

The F-22 Model for Medicare

“The politics of health-care make the F-22 fight look simple. It won't be easy to expand coverage in a way that controls costs.”
June 28, 2009
Health Care Reform

A Tail Wags The Dog on Health Reform

“The health-care debate is focused these days way too much on the tail and not nearly enough on the rest of the dog.”
June 24, 2009
Health Care Reform

Deja Vu on Health Care?

“Is this health-care deja vu all over again, the Clinton disaster of 1993-94 revisited?”