Stephan:   I was going to write something tonight about healthcare. I do not support the mandate, and never have. It is wrong Constitutionally, I believe, and I think it will result in greater governmental coercion. A mandate at the Federal level will only support the state level coercion going on in the Vagina Battles. They seem in opposition now but time will tell that they give great power to the few. When a government is largely controlled by special interests, their ability under governmental power to mandate your life should not be increased. So where would that leave us? This essay by Robert Reich gives a pretty good answer. Robert Reich, a professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley, was secretary of labor during the Clinton administration. He is also a blogger and the author of 'Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future.'More Robert Reich