Demos to railroad health care bill through Congress

I agree, you see what you want to see. There is no moderate political party, so moderates have to choose between democrats and republicans and tend to go with the candidates that lean to the center.

You're kidding! Sorry, the republicans lost the moderates during the Bush administration, didn't you hear? Nothing has happened to make us want the GOP back in office. Democrats are simply closer to the middle that the republicans are or even want to be. Blue dog democrats (moderates) have moved the democrats closer to the center on this health bill. Republicans are shrinking as a party as well as they move even further to the right and offer leaders like Sarah Palin and whose prime spokesmen are Limbaugh, Cheney, and Beck--none of whom hold elected office.

Why? They are no more frustrating that any other congress. There have been no major failures or disasters to compare with the un-won wars, mortgage bubble collapse, and financial industry failures of 8 years of republican control. This president ran on the platform of changing health care and the democratic Congress was elected on his coat tails. They are doing what they promised. The fact that republicans don't like it doesn't make it something that moderates and liberals must be upset about.

Well, I've said it before. The health bill did not have to be rushed through in the first year of Obama's presidency when we are dealing with two wars and the worst recession since the great depression. He could have taken his time with it.

Moreover I'd have preferred that he demonstrate that he can cut medicare abuse, waste and fraud without stripping services as the first part of the health plan. It would have raised confidence that we can cut health insurance abuse, waste, and fraud without hurting patient care.

But the republicans only offer doing nothing. The health care situation is unsustainable with the rise in health insurance costs over the last 10 years. If the status quo is maintained the average American's health bill will exceed his mortgage payments within 10 years. Americans pay far more than other modern countries for health care that is not as good.

I've asked before . . . what failures do you point to for bashing all that the democrats do. Not your worries, fears, and apprehensions. What failures? I'm quite sure the democrats will fail at something, every administration has its failures, but I'll wait until it actually happens before getting upset.