Something Is Terribly Wrong

Even Clive Crook – who supports ObamaCare – realizes that the Democrats have a major problem on their hands:

They (Democrats) also need to ask what the electorate will make of a response that says, “We don’t care what the voters think. We know best.” I support healthcare reform; for all its flaws, I think the Senate bill is a big step forward. But supporters of the bill must take pause at its unpopularity, which the polls in Massachusetts underline. The plain fact is, the Democrats have failed to make their case. They need to ask why, and start trying to fix it. Finding cunning ways to carry on regardless sends a message of contempt to the electorate, and one thing we know is that the electorate always gets the last word.

He’s talking about the various and sundry schemes being floated by Democrats on how the Democrats can ram ObamaCare down America’s collective throat if Brown wins.

I think Crook is missing one point here. The failure is not that the Democrats have been unable to sell their plans. It is that their real plans have been all too evident. Plans that are thoroughly repulsive to a large number of Americans who actually believe in freedom, liberty and personal responsibility.

Aside from that, he’s right. The Democrats are in serious trouble. They will be in even worse trouble if they scheme and plot and pass this monstrosity.

My advice: back away from health care reform and try a better, more incremental approach. Anything else is political suicide. To those members of Congress who think they will be able to get a cushy job if they pass the plan and the voters throw them out: your jobs will last no more than two years if you vote for this thing. To those who think they are in safe seats: You really might want to look at what is going on over in the Bay State. Nothing is safe if you piss off enough voters.

The writing is on the wall in Massachusetts.

Learn to read it.