THIS WEEK’S BIG FIVE 12/28/2009

Why I support the excise tax
Klien explains that the excise tax is a good thing because it will contain costs and raise wages for working Americans.

For Pelosi, Many Paths to 218
538 looks at how the House will handle the Health reform bill that comes out of conference.

After health care, we need Senate reform
A look at why the senate is dysfunctional and how it needs to be fixed.

The Big Zero
Krugman takes a look back at the last decade, and explains just how bad Bush was for the economy.

Ten Things to Watch in the Health-Care Reform Conference
Here is a look at what might change in the Health Insurance Reform bill as it goes to conference.