|  President Obama has offered to meet with the Republicans to discuss health care. It's what they wanted, right? It's what they asked for. W-e-l-l-l-l, it turns out that they're only willing to meet if Obama scraps everything that has been accomplished already.
These are the same people who voted against a bill regarding deficits that they put forth. The same people who put holds on nominees they intend to vote for, and then do vote for. So the question becomes, will Obama's insanely ridiculous pipe dream desire for bipartisanship trump getting health care reform (in its limited form) accomplished? The latest stats indicate that we now pay slightly over 17% of our GDP for health care. Compared, for example, to Great Britain, which spends 7% with better outcomes and longer lifespans. I have heard the rumour that Obama might scrap everything provided the GOP agrees to a straight up or down vote when the new legislation comes to the floor. Bad idea. Bad, BAD idea. There is nothing to prevent the IIE from reneging on that as they have on everything else. At what point does the President realize that the GOP will say no, will obstruct and obfuscate no matter what? If you were Obama, what would you do? And if I missed your answer, please feel free to use the comments. |
