what you're saying would be true if this bill were passed by and approved by a majority of the american people
it wasn't
it was forced thru by 219 individuals, all members of the party in power, who were pressured beyond all measure by their leaders
we saw what the american people feel about this bill in massachusetts
in virginia and jersey
in all the polls
the american people, by and large, HATE this bill
and the INTENSITY of their feelings probably even dwarfs their huge numbers
look at the "supporters" and "defenders" of this bill on THIS VERY THREAD
even they don't really like it, they support it for the same reasons stupak and half the progressives did---to try to save this presidency from complete defeat
well, now they own it, and there will be hell to pay
look how obama today is out trying to SELL this bill, what's that tell you
he's trying to REVERSE america's perception of obamacare
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/21/AR2010032103130.html?hpid=topnews
in the last month we have gone from a white house which arrogantly IGNORES the clearly expressed will of the american people to a 1600 pennsylvania that outright DEFIES us
this is all done at the party's peril
the prez may even get a small, short term bump in his approvals for the perception of his having gotten
something done
but the house and the senate are gonna crash
and when junior learns that he's suddenly more illegal than jose just because our boy here has no coverage...
and the long term realization---YOU CANNOT MASSIVELY EXPAND MEDICARE AND MEDICAID WHILE SIMULTAENOUSLY CUTTING BOTH ALREADY OVERSTRAINED ENTITLEMENTS BY HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS
that's bedrock
this is what underlies the pessimism even of the obamites on this thread
THE CLAIM TO FUND TWO THIRDS OF THIS MASSIVE EXPANSION BY RECOVERING WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE IS AN INSULT TO EVERY HALFWAY INTELLIGENT AMERICAN
the negatives on this bill are huge and PERMANENT
americans are completely repulsed that their president and congress have so little RESPECT for their sentiments
i hear a-g-e-n-d-a in your observations about tea and cons, i don't think your remarks particularly apply to this exact situation, tho they might fit better elsewhere
my take
party on, progressives
the house and senate are MINE