Julian Zelizer says rollout of Obama 's health care plan has been filled with problems . He says the Affordable Care Act was product of timid liberalism , a trend in past decades . According to Teles , if the government chose cleaner solutions to big challenges such as health care and education , `` government would be bigger and more energetic where it clearly chose to act . . . Zelizer : Liberals have shied away from arguing strongly for government solutions . They are more comfortable with incremental changes that will help people and businesses get better coverage at lower costs.
Julian Zelizer says rollout of Obama 's health care plan has been filled with problems . He says the Affordable Care Act was product of timid liberalism , a trend in past decades . Zelizer : Liberals have shied away from arguing strongly for government solutions . They are more comfortable with incremental changes that will help people and businesses get better coverage at lower costs.