Posted by
Patrick Henry on Thursday, December 17, 2009 11:49:28 AM
I do so love it when Democrats, hoist on their own petard, start squirming and wriggling like so many worms
on a baited hook. Obama is so desperate to get his "signature" healthcare initiative passed that he clearly no
longer even cares what's in it. That was the sound of a flushing toilet you heard when the White House told
simpering Harry Reid to cut a deal with Joe Libermann, whatever it took, while the "public option" went down
the drain.
Listening to the Democrats faunch and fume at Liebermann and Ben Nelson because the former doesn't want
spend the country into bankruptcy and the latter doesn't think the taxes of those who morally oppose abortion
should be used for that dastardly purpose has been a real delight for conservatives. And seeing how low and
mean-spirited Democrats can get, even with each other, is like watching a bunch of rattlesnakes try to commit
suicide. Liberal blog Firedoglake tried to get celebs like Ellen DeGeneres to pressure the Susan Koman breast
cancer fund into sacking Hadassah Libermann, Joe's wife, because of his opposition to their beloved government
run healthcare option. That must make the cowardly halfwits at Firedoglake feel like real men to atack a man's
wife for his point of view. But it's par for the Democrats' course. The Komen group's response? Hadassah stays!
Now some Democrats. notably former party chairman Howard Dean, are saying liberal Dems should vote
against their own bill because they didn't get everything they wanted. Is that kind of nursery school logic
really the best the party in power has to offer?
They have placated Liebermann by removing the public option and the early Medicare buy-in, and they may
yet cut some kind of abortion deal with Ben Nelson. But they hate the bill as it has deteriorated around them.
and the press conference photo of Reid, flanked by a scowling Tom Harkin, a positively pallid Chuck Schumer,
a cadaverous-looking Max Baucus and several other liberal Democrat notables was worth several thousand words.
Those bent on stuffing through a bad bill Americans don't want are choking on a little crow of their own.
Too bad, how sad.
Reid has tried to blame the struggling bill's failure to pass on stubborn, united Republican opposition. He has
said that it's hard to dance when your potential partner won't get off the chair. Perhaps that's because the only
music Reid would allow to be played were the Public Option Polka, the Abortion Twist and the Coverage for
Illegals Bougaloo. Laying the gridlock off on Republicans is completely disingenuous. Reppublicans have said
from the outset that they would never support government run insurance and that they opposed any public
funding of abortion or subsidized coverage for illegal aliens. So it should come as no surprise to dimwit Reid
that they have followed through on their promise. The reason the healthcare bill is still languishing in debate
is simple. It's the Democrats! They can't get enough agreement within their own ranks to overcome a filibuster.
They overreached, assumed too much and now their moderate members have openly rebelled.
While it is fun to watch the Democratic demamgogues drowning in the very cesspool they dug, the chances
are still strong that they will cut enough deals to pass a "healthcare reform" package that slashes Medicare,
raises taxes and increases health insurance premiums. Some reform! But they want to give Obama a Christmas
present. Vermont's Bernie Sanders (socialis toady) introduced an amendment yesterday that would have
reinstated a vigorous public option. the GOP's Tom Coburn of Oklahoma insisted, as was his right under Senate rules,
that the clerk read the entire 767 page amendment aloud before debate could begin. That would have taken
approximately seventeen hours. Three hours into the reading Sanders withdrew the amendment. Sorry Dems,
nobody ever said the fleecing of America was going to be easy.
The best hope is that between the Democrat holdouts and Republican stubborness, a vote can be delayed
until after the Christmas break. Should that happen, it is important that each one of us call our senator and let
him or her know that it's time to junk this monstrosity of a bill, go back to the drawing board and work out a truly
bipartisan bill that will actually save us money and improve healthcare for everyone. Let them know that if
they vote "yes" on this turkey you'll be voting "no" when they want to be re-elected. The Democrats made
this mess, and it;s because they can't unite that it's still hanging. How embarrassing, how ironic. and what a
hoot. Maybe America will get the Christmas present and Obama will get the lump of coal. Let's hope.