BLOCKHEADS ON HEALTH CARE

With a majority in Congress and a President sitting in the White House, the Democrats are now trying to figure out a way to rescue their number one domestic issue, health care. After all their closed meetings and back door deals, the plans produced by the House and Senate were overwhelmingly rejected by the American public. On top of that they lost their filibuster proof margin in the Senate with the election of Massachusetts Republican, Scott Brown, whose success was do largely to his opposition to the health care plan. Throw in the Democratic losses in Governor's races to Virginia and New Jersey and you would think that Democrats would be getting the message. They have...and they figured out that their not doing a good job at properly defining their message and very possibly they could have sprinkled a little bipartisanship in there somewhere to make it work...but not too much. After all they are in the majority and by their way of telling it they let Republicans completely destroy all their hard work and efforts by spreading fear and lies about all the good they were doing for the country.

Merriam-Webster defines the word "blockhead" as simply a stupid person. However I expand on the meaning to define it as someone whose brain matter has turned to cement, encased in a dense three dimensional square representing a head that is incapable of rational thought.  How else can you describe the leadership coming out of Congress and the White House.  Obama, Pelosi and Reid fit the description perfectly.  Before the supposed bipartisan "Health Care Summit" at the Blair House takes place next week, the President will have already drafted a proposal that Pelosi and Reid will then push through Congress under the terms of reconciliation. When the summit begins and the two sides sit down to discuss the issues, it won't be about starting over.  It will be about this is what we have now and what is it you don't like.  The voice of America doesn't matter.  The election in Massachusetts doesn't matter and the appearance of bipartisanship is merely a ploy for the camera broadcasting the event. This will be another staged PR appearance in the  health care saga, much like the "white coat" event this past year on the White House lawn where anyone available was made to look like a doctor favoring  Obama's health care reform.

It seems nothing is getting through these Democratic heads. The cement has set fast and hard and it's very doubtful that even a sledge hammer can crack it.  Their health care proposal is like taking your car in for a tune up and coming back later only to find out they have replaced the entire engine.  Their old stand by response that Republicans are simply obstructionists and offer no ideas or proposals is just worn out. Just out of curiosity, I would like to hear them respond to exactly what is wrong with tort reform, opening up competition across state lines and reforming Medicare and Medicaid from within. Of course you will need to crack that cement head before any of that is heard.  Good luck at the Blair House next week Republicans and take your sledge hammers.

Edisto Joe

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