So whereas we may have had the impression that this was sort of a quick and dirty operation, this is something that has been in the planning stages for a long time, just waiting for the appropriate moment where the targets could be hit.
This is not just because he knows that the Democrats' programme is modest and popular, but also because he now needs the Democrats' co-operation if he is to amass any sort of domestic-policy legacy in the 746 days he will have left when Ms Pelosi takes up the gavel.
Thus, the eventual answer will involve some sort of public-private co-operation, perhaps also involving charitable institutions, as is starting to happen in the provision of new drugs for the poor (see article).
One of the last important federally funded studies of this sort, the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program, had its cash cut off and ceased operation.
Rwanda wants them eased: co-operation between militant Hutu groups in Rwanda and Burundi has forced the two governments into a sort of military alliance even though politically they are far apart.