The battle over health care reform likely will reach fever pitch this week as Republicans in Congress tie repeal of it to a possible shutdown of the federal government.
President Obama’s signature accomplishment in office is not enormously popular with the American public.
We analyzed this in detail this morning in
“Public opinion wavers as government shutdown looms”
Tea Party activists in the House are using healthcare reform as their main tool to force a government shutdown next Monday.
According to a survey published last week by the Pew Research Center, the public is divided on the issue.
Its report is titled As Health Care Law Proceeds, Opposition and Uncertainty Persist
The sub-title is not good news for the Obama administration: One-in-Four Backs Efforts to Make the Law Fail.
As the debate deepens and the shutdown deadline looms, we can expect more heat than light.
President Obama has a major sales job to do in coming months to convince the public that his plan is good for everyone.
As reform is implemented, confusion should decrease and appreciation of its benefits increase.
It can only be hoped that the sane members of Congress prevail and keep funding the federal government as reform is rolled out fully over the next six months.