you misunderstood me. I'm not saying that they're right on their methods - that's why I said 'fetishize' - that's not an endorsement. I don't fully understand the health care changes, but from what I've read I'm skeptical. I'm simply saying that their aim is to make the welfare state work better, not to dismantle it. That in itself seems like a perfectly good objective. Nor do I necessarily mind introducing market mechanisms to achieve left wing aims. For example I rather like the idea of emissions trading. In other words I don't like either the insistence that all government programs could benefit from more capitalism nor the idea that using the market in government policy is always wrong.  Needs to be looked at carefully on a case by case basis.