So here we are almost six months spent initial deadline President Obama for sweeping reform of health insurance and we still have no idea if this will really happen.
So who is to blame? Well, in a word, it is political.
Republicans are doing their darndest to put a stake through the heart of the political machine called Barack Obama. Public opinion sways daily on this bill, and let's be honest, most of doubt is planted by conservative interests. Over on the other side of the aisle, Democrats are almost universally worried about their chances of re-election in 2010. And the Democrats have pretty much turned a cold shoulder to all Republicans, except for two .
The policy is really alone and ruin what could be a constructive conversation about how to improve our system of health insurance benefits and health care.
Look at every single legislator who potentially dangling his political life by a thread because of this bill. In fact, why not mention that some of the big players?
Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska State ruby red, so that his constituency will be difficult to support this essentially democratic health law. Senator Blanche Lincoln of Louisiana is in the same boat that Senator Nelson. Republican presidential candidate John McCain beat Obama badly in Louisiana, which means that Senator Lincoln also has a difficult constituency to please as a Democrat.
The same things affect Republicans. The only Republicans, even considering voting for this draft health law are Republican senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. They are both of Maine, that President Obama won by 16 percentage points. So guess what, they have the voters to participate in as well.
When have become more important re-election as improving our country? It was sarcastic.
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