with respect to Obama, it is useful to remember that FDR did not walk into the White Hose in 1933 with a program that resembled what we came to know as the New Deal but only with a commitment to help his fellow citizens. In fact, had he spelled out something that looked like the New Deal during the campaign, he might well not have been elected... in this campaign that is probably the best we can expect.
The Health Care Justice Act [chief sponsor in the Senate is State Senator Barack Obama], in its original form, mandated the Illinois General Assembly and the Executive Branch to set up a Commission that would write a universal health care bill for the State that the General Assembly would then be obliged to pass