Will the Health Care Bill Ever Be Passed in the US
Thursday, January 28th, 2010The democrats are locked in tough battle, but not with the republicans this time. Instead they are fighting amongst themselves trying to suppress the health care reform bill that they originally crafted.
Many Senate and House seats will be up for grabs this November. The door is wide open for either side to walk in. The Republicans will be hot on their heels, trying to tarnish the bill and finding a way of compressing everything that the democrats have done so far. For now thought it all lies with the Democrats. They have a big job on their hands, their attitude over the next few months will say a lot about them.
Unfortunately for the Democrats they have taken nine months to write the health care bill, and walking away from it after so long is not what federal politics is all about. If they do not proceed with the bill there could be severe consequences. It would show their weakness and could be a direct statement that they are wrong and the republicans are right, this is not how it is suppose to work in politics .
Single-Payer health care made available to every American is essential for progress, this is a view affirmed by many. This bill was initially designed to get America there and this has been made clear by the Democrats. So why stop here, the best thing for the democrats would be to move forward with and pass the health care reforms. The democrats will be judged on this, and people will remember this for a very long time. It looks very simple, get the bill through and floor the opposition.
It is all in the hands of the democrats now. Victory or defeat is theirs to choose. The fact that the Republicans do not have the numbers put the choice in the hands of the democrats. For us it is a watching game and who knows how the game will end.