(December 13, 2010 at 6:49 pm)TheDarkestOfAngels Wrote: Obama was right about one thing though, the one that was ultimately passed can be the skeleton of a much more comprehensive reform in the future, just as similar bills with medicaid and medicare have done in the past. As those systems were much smaller back in the day and have expanded greatly as time has marched on.
That may well be. If Obama had won such a bill through a hard fight, it may be cause to celebrate. Liberals aren't dissatisfied with Obama because he compromises. Liberals are dissatisfied with Obama because he doesn't even try. He gives half the store away before even arriving at the table. Then he gives most of the other half away and still winds up with nothing to show for it. He's the only president I know of who negotiates himself down even from positions of strength before the other side has even had a chance to meet with him.
Given the overwhelming majorities he started with in both houses, we should have gotten a much better bill. That said, I agree we shouldn't scrap it. It may lead to better things in the future.
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