OUR POISONED POLITICS
Well, when I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Late last night the House passed the Senate version of health reform without a single Republican vote. I had thought that significant public opposition would, as in 1994, derail the plan. I was wrong. President Barack Obama, Speaker Pelosi and the other Democratic leaders believe their health reform plan was the right thing to do, and they believe that it must be done despite the opposition of a majority of the people.
What we are now seeing is not just a significant change in the relationship between the people and the government, as Mark Steyn and Victor Davis Hanson write, but also the consequence political gerrymandering of Congressional districts. The vast majority of House members now represent districts that have been drawn to encompass ideologically homogeneous groups. This means people like Pelosi represent extremely liberal districts, and other members represent extremely conservative districts. This has added exponentially to the extreme partisanship we are seeing.
While I have no idea as to the consequences of the bill itself (although I expect it will accelerate government deficits, among other things), I do believe the partisan manner in which it was passed will poison the atmosphere in Washington at least for the remainder of Obama's Presidency, if not beyond.
posted by Dan Pierce @ 8:16 AM
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I think you need to follow the money. You are too focused on the process and not on the big picture. If you add the cost to provide Social Security, Medi-Care, and now Obama-Care to over 300 million citizens, the numbers become beyond staggering. How will it get funded? Borrowing into the future will have present day implications on the credit rating of the United States and its ability to borrow money to pay for these programs. This will quickly start looking like the balance sheet of the old GM. The wealthy or whatever this administration calls them, can only contribute so much.
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