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Bipartisan Facade Can't Hide Health Plan's Flaws

AFCHIEF Wrote: Oct 19, 2009 7:41 AM

Democrats to House and Senate Republicans:

"Here's our 'bi-partisan' healthcare bill, take it or leave it."

Republicans: "What about tort reform? We don't see any language to help reduce the cost of mal-practice insurance and the cost of practicing defensive medicine for fear of being sued."

Democrats: "Here's our 'bi-partisan' healthcare bill, take it or leave it."

Republicans: "Yeah but we want to see specific language specifically stating that abortion will not be a covered benefit."

Democrats: "Here's our 'bi-partisan' healthcare bill, take it or leave it."

Republicans: "Can you meet us half-way by making sure illegal aliens won't receive health...

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Bipartisan Facade Can't Hide Health Plan's Flaws

If the Democrats' health care package is so great, why are President Obama and Dem congressional leaders so hungry to share the credit for its passage with a Republican?

It's not as if D.C. Dems are opposed to hogging the glory when a federal program is popular. So why did Obama feel the need to announce after the Senate Finance Committee passed a health care measure with the support of Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, that the measure "enjoys the support of people from both parties" -- when this one bill enjoyed the support of one lone-wolf Republican?