Democrats & Bipartisanship
Recently there has been a lot of scoffing at the attempts of the Democrats for bipartisan support of their health care plan. In progressive circles, The Democrats are characterized as big warm hearted buffoons who foolishly court the right wingers. They are anything but warm hearted fuzzies.
Reality is the Democrats want bipartisan support so if the plan fails or becomes an object of scorn, the guilt is shared. The Republicans are having none of it. If the plan succeeds they risk a huge Democratic triumph, though. If they are betting the plan is a bonanza for insurance companies because of the influence of right wing and mainstream Democrats,and a boondoggle for the rest of us, they are probably making a good move politically. That does seem the direction the health plan seems to be heading in. If an insurance friendly plan with no or a weak public option is passed, then the Republicans can play the role of the “populists” defending the common folks against the big government Democrats who now have mandated insurance coverage for the poor working class.And if people have huge out of pocket expenses for that mandated insurance, it will kill the Democrats for a generation.
- Jim Ramelis's blog
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Health care reform and the
Health care reform and the gay marriage debate are great distractions, but the unchecked powers of the Fed are more or less unknown to the people. Perhaps an audit and reigning in of the Federal Reserve would be a good idea, before Wall Street gets another pay day. The United States Federal Reserve is an organization shrouded in mystery. The Federal Reserve is being hailed as the prime mover in the bank bailout to avoid more bank failures, even though banks are still failing. Some things nobody knows – the Federal Reserve isn't part of the government; it's actually a private group. There is little or no Congressional oversight – and this is who prints our money.
Distractions
Gunner I agree that the Federal Reserve needs to be audited and reigned in.I don't agree that gay marriage and healthcare are "distractions". I do acknowledge that gay marriage is used as a wedge issue. Personally I would like to see gay marriage approved in all 50 states and recognized by the Federal government and be done with it. Gays deserve to be equal citizens of the empire, too.Heath Care must be dealt with. The empire is crumbling from within though and healthcare is not a distraction, it has to be dealt with.