I'm actually pretty happy that the House passed Health Care reform today. But you know, I remember President Obama and the Democrats promising "Universal Health Care". Over and over again I heard the words during the Presidential and congressional races Universal Health Care but now we have to settle for health care reform . So I'd just like to repost Kucinich's words on why he voted Nay today.
Kucinich (w/ Statement)(won't compromise)(202)225-5871
"Why is it we have finite resources for health care but unlimited money for war?
"The inequities in our economy are piling up: trillions for war, trillions for Wall Street and tens of billions for the insurance companies. Banks and other corporations are sitting on piles of cash of taxpayer’s money while firing workers, cutting pay and denying small businesses money to survive.
"People are losing their homes, their jobs, their health, their investments, their retirement security; yet there is unlimited money for war, Wall Street and insurance companies, but very little money for jobs on Main Street.
"Unlimited money to blow up things in Iraq and Afghanistan, and relatively little money to build things in the US.
"The Administration may soon bring to Congress a request for an additional $50 billion for war. I can tell you that a Democratic version of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is no more acceptable than a Republican version of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Trillions for war and Wall Street, billions for insurance companies... When we were promised change, we weren’t thinking that we give a dollar and get back two cents."
I would not want to cut off my nose to spite my face and am glad we will get some reform (maybe) around 2013 or so cough. But isn't Kucinich dead on? How many of us will support the President when he requests billions of more for war and sends tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan?