Health Care Reform…Again

How many rounds is this fight anyway?

I guess I’m not surprised by the president’s remarks yesterday. I loved the “I’ll do whatever it takes” line, as if he has merely been standing by observing the process. One commentator I heard suggested he do a special speech to the full congress. Oh wait! He already did that. No, BO has not been idle on health care. Nevertheless, his bill is hemorrhaging support…and that’s a good thing.

Some interesting articles about HCR:

• Politico explains that BO has not done that many events on health care since August. It just feels like it.
• The most perplexing question in my mind about HCR is why Democrats have this laser focus on a policy Americans clearly do not desire. They really must think the public is stupid. Gary Andres explains why the Dems think they have to pass it no matter the consequences.
• Conservative last hope lies in the hands of Democrats, too. The so-called “Blue Dogs” led by Rep. Bart Stupak are banding together to oppose Obamacare without language banning federal funding of abortion. Let’s hope they hold together. The 11 votes Stupak has counted might just be enough to kill this thing.
• Did Obama try to buy another vote by using the federal bench?