Healthcare Through the Backdoor

To those of us who has watched bumbling Democrats for the better part of 30 years it is a near miracle to conceive that they might actually pass an even flawed healthcare reform bill. Little resolve has existed in the party, they have been too wobbly kneed when it mattered most and lost the battle of words, ideas and elections too often. Democrats like Mondale, Dukakis, Gore and Kerry failed to inspire, changed positions as if in a game of musical chairs and even Obama has seemed to wilt under the pressure of a conservative juggernaut unfazed by huge defeat less than two years ago and a media that has aligned themselves with conservatives far too often in recent years. Nancy Pelosi even said she is willing to give up seats to win this important battle. That is what our representatives are supposed to be about -- representing the public interest, even if the public is sometimes confused about what their interests are. The public option might not find its way to the final bill, but if it ends up on Obama's desk for a signature it will be a huge victory for Americans and our collective future. Lets hope that resolve holds up and the party finally gets something right . . .