The Plank

by Walter Alarkon - 08/26/08 9:13 AM ET

Sen. Edward Kennedy’s (D-Mass.) has been preparing an “all-out push” for universal healthcare coverage next year, and his appearance at the Democratic convention while he’s fighting brain cancer has made the urgency of that effort clear, writes Jonathan Cohn. While pundits are criticizing the Democrats for failing to attack Republicans on the first night of their convention, Michelle Obama, the night’s headline speaker, would have been panned if she went on the offensive, writes Cohn.

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