I see alot of compelling arguments against obama for not fighting as strong for a public option as some of us would have personally liked. EXamples include Escalating the afghan war, Not passing a bigger stimulus package. There is a long list.
I heard joan walsh of salon, say on hardball, "barack obama put to many tax cuts in the stimilus to placate republican, I know he ran on tax cuts but thats a repbulican idea."
and I thought to myself no it aint. giving tax cuts to reach people and busting `the budget is a repubican idea. The making work pay tax cut is anti republican.
I support the health care bill as it stands despite the fact that it makes insurance companies richer. Because I think its going to make a lot of poor people healthier.
I dont want to make the insurance companies richer but If they have to get rich in order for 40 million people to get access too insurance then I'm cool with that.
I guess thats why I wasnt against the bailouts because I know our government is uncapable of passing good legislation. Just the bare essential shit.
I would rather give shittybank and skank of america billions of dollars and make them rich rather then let the whole system collapse. Of course I would rather we put some strings attached to the money and but our goverment seems uncapable of passing good legislation like that.
Our gonverment ( the democartic party) is only capable of doing the bare essential shit. So when I look at this bill I dont get mad I just understand.