Stupid Repulicans, Blocking All That Health Care Reform!

Stephen Kruiser ^ | 09/08/09 | Stephen Kruiser

[sdkruiser]

Or not.

One of the enduring myths of this Summer of Health Care Reform Discontent is the Congressional Republicans are somehow stonewalling the process and running a massive disinformation campaign. Both of these claims ignore a couple of glaring facts: Republicans in Washington don't have the numbers to stonewall anything and they aren't even influential with their own constituents at the moment.

Wait, I missed a third fact: the current group of Republicans in charge haven't been able to formulate a coherent message on any subject for several years now, it's highly unlikely that they finally turned into a well-oiled propaganda machine, even if aided by money from BIG EVIL INSURANCE (another myth for another day).

If the Democrats want to see who is standing in the way they're going to have to get big mirrors installed in both the House and Senate (several for the House, as the Botox Hag is bound to crack each one she gazes upon).

Pundits and politicians on the left can throw "Glenn Beck!" tantrums from now until a new Fox News guy to hate comes along and it won't change the reality that one of the key battles in Reformapalooza is happening between President Obama and Nancy Pelosi.

Both are Democrats, by the way.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Make that 37 now committed to not voting for Obama's Folly! ;)

[dalebert]

i think there are just a few republicans who will turn down any healthcare bill because we cant afford it....the rest are looking cut a deal and that tells me they dont get it....we dont have any money because congress has been on such a spending frenzy and raising taxes is how they intend to pay for future spending......you would think they would want to protect the counrty from ruin for their own families sake if not for our country and freedoms sake....lets face it this is not about doing anything for the american people or preserving the nation....its about raping the nation for money and power even if they have to destroy it.....there is nothing rational about the behavior of the ones we sent to dc...