ADVICE TO OBAMA from Shikha Dalmia. “If Obama wants to regain the momentum on health care reform, he will have to do more than just refrain from impugning the motives of his opponents. He will actually have to listen to them and do what he said he would during his campaign: put affordable coverage within the grasp of more Americans without forcing them to purchase it, without raising their taxes and without breaking the federal bank. . . . Americans elected Obama because he presented himself as a fiscally responsible adult who–in contrast to his predecessor–was interested in looking for workable, pragmatic solutions, not promoting an ideological agenda. But Obama pulled a massive bait-and-switch upon assuming office, using every issue–the financial meltdown, the recession, the deficit, global warming and, of course, rising health care costs–to expand the scope and size of government.”