Well I was actually pleasantly surprised to read that the White House will be coming out with a revised Health Care proposal on Wednesday. Supposedly adding GOP ideas on tort reform and selling insurance across state lines. Now they can't just put in a couple lines of verbiage on these topics they need to address them aggressively. If this is the case then I think this is a very wise move their behalf. The GOP can no longer say that the White House has ignored their ideas, and now voting against this bill could put anyone in a very bad situation. This would change the dynamics of this very important and divisive topic considerably.
I think there would still be many problems with this huge piece of legislation. Does it make abortion legal? Will it cut Medicare? Why doesn't it go in effect NOW instead of after Mr. Obama's first term? How do we pay for it? And many, many more questions would need to be answered.
After some soul searching I've determined that I have been against this bill not only because of the previous questions but also because I didn't want Mr. Obama to succeed. And obviously that is the wrong attitude. I didn't want him to win. But that's a crappy way to look at this. If he is willing to put REAL tort reform in this bill and actually allow insurance purchases across state lines...(I can't believe I'm going to say this)...Then I am willing to seriously consider this as a viable piece of legislation. We can always change it and tweak it as we go.
I don't want the Government making medical decisions, or telling me I'm to fat for coverage. I do want American's who don't have or can't afford health insurance to be able to get it, and get in NOW. I've put my differences aside, now let's see who else will.
