[NittanyLion]

Point 1: It's not as bad as what the Dems would propose. I offered the differences between the Bush one and the Dem one later on in my article.

That appears to be the heart of your argument: "This plan is not as bad as some imagined Democrat Plan". Except the GOP is in control and you haven't demonstrated how this alternative plan would even come under consideration. You're essentially arguing that this bill is a positive only to the extent that it's better than a possible future alternative, which is practically an impossible case to make. If you want to argue that the bill has some intrinsic merit, we might be able to debate how much. But simply arguing "it's not as bad as HillaryCare" is really not a persuasive case.

[Killborn]

The purpose of my essay is three fold:

1) To assuage people's fear. "It could be worse."

2) Propose alternatives to Medicare.

3) Rally people to defeat it as soon as it serves its purpose, whatever that may be.

I'm not enthusiastic about this plan at all. Nevertheless, I wouldn't want to throw Bush out of office. He is a genuinely great President and currently, no one could replace him.