It is just amazing what 10 months can do in politics. The healthcare reform went from single payer to strong public option, to a weak public option, to trigger public option, and now to co-op. This is a joke but a very bad one. The Democrats control the White House and have very strong majorities in both houses of Congress, they can pass anything they want but yet they cannot pass anything meaningful. The weakness of the Democratic Party is simply shocking. May be it was better for them and the country if they have stayed a minority party, at least they had strong stand on principles when they were a minority party but now they have all the power and they showed their true colors: They are cowards, not all of them, but enough of them to self defeat themselves, the party, and the country.
The irony is that many on Daily Kos, a possible majority, are now OK with the Baucus bill. The Baucus bill?! Give me a break. Few weeks ago the Baucus bill was so hated here but now, OK that is fine, at least we will get something. What the hell are you going to get? Co-op, really that is how desperate you are now to get something done and claim a pyrrhic victory? Enjoy your silly victory. The Republicans are laughing. Why? Because they have won the healthcare debate.
Go ahead, flame away, I do not care anymore.