It's not just Reid, but his entire caucus that appears less than sane
these days: According to pollster Scott Rasmussen, on December 14
"Fifty-six percent (56%) of U.S. voters now oppose the health care plan
proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That's the
highest level of opposition found - reached three times before - in six
months of polling." And yet Democrats insist on marching toward the
health-reform cliff in an apparent lemming-like political suicide.
Why? Is the Democrats' obsession with health care driving them batty?
No, actually. Everything the Democrats are doing in regards to health care
makes perfect sense if you remember 1) government-managed health care has
been a fervent dream of the political left since Harry Truman, and
2) the election of an apparently popular liberal President in 2008, coupled
with Democrats' simultaneous control of Congress, gave them a unique
opportunity to realize this dream.
But the Democrats' window for action is shockingly narrow, and they know it
- they not only need the political cover given by Obama (whose popularity
has already eroded precipitously), they need to move as quickly as possible
before the 2010 mid-term elections approach, the proximity to which will
make the Blue Dogs increasingly skittish. That leaves 2009.
This is the reason the President and his allies are desperate to pass health
care before the end of the year. They know that the political clock is
ticking, that their dream is closer than it has been in decades, but is
already receding from grasp.
With so much at stake, it is no wonder that many foolish, inappropriate, and
uncalled-for things are being said. I just never thought I would see the
day when a Democratic leader would compare Republicans to past
Democrats.
As a slur.