Very perceptive of Steve Chapman to point it out: The Republicans once again have blown a chance to enact real health care reform.
The truth is Republicans just can’t muster an interest in the subject until a Democratic president comes along and offers legislation, which is their cue to wake up and scream in horror. They solemnly agree the existing system has a host of serious flaws. But they can never get excited about fixing them — only about making sure Democrats don’t get to. [URL]
The town hall protestors created an atmosphere in which Republicans could have made major steps toward providing health care reform that would keep human rights intact. But being stupid and lazy as usual, they sat on their thumbs. They can work up enough energy to criticize one of their own for calling the President on his lies, but they can’t rouse themselves to enact any of the good proposals that have been waved about half-heartedly over the past several years. So the Democrats will get their way sooner or later and take us a huge step closer to a totalitarian welfare-police state.