Posted by
Defend America on Friday, March 12, 2010 6:56:30 PM
Why Health Reform Is Bad Politics
Contrary to all the theories, Democrats will not benefit from ObamaCare.
Another week, another episode of health-care drama, another round of
headlines proving the end is not yet nigh. The polls are dismal, the
Democratic caucus is in disarray, it is spring of 2010. Yet the
ObamaCare dozer grinds on, and on, and on.
What has been driving the machine these past few painful months is
the fantastical (at this point) Democratic belief that somewhere at the
end of "comprehensive" health care rests good politics. The left in
particular is pushing these
Democrats-must-pass-health-care-for-their-own-political-good arguments,
and clearly some of President Obama's advisers buy it. In the interest
of sanity, let's go through the theories.
The most popular might be termed the "If We Build It, They Will
Come" hypothesis. The White House loves this one, and has been peddling
it to any Blue Dog it can coax to the Oval Office. Americans just don't
understand the health bill. Democrats haven't done a good job selling
it. Once it is in place, the polls will improve.
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