That was nothing, though, compared to the multi-pronged Democratic disconnect on health care. It was clear early on that the public wanted the president and Congress to focus on the economy, especially after the evidence mounted that the stimulus, whatever its disaster-preventing benefits, was not going to spur job growth any time soon. Yet the Democrats went ahead and devoted most of the last year to health care reform, which only reinforced the growing perception that Washington was still as arrogant and unresponsive as ever and that the Democrats, like their predecessors, were still out for themselves and their political aims.
Once that die was cast, it was obvious that the public’s top priority was reducing costs, and they had a right to expect that’s what Washington would try to do since that’s how Obama sold his agenda. Yet the Democrats on the Hill crafted a contradictory trillion-dollar bill–it called for cutting costs by increasing spending–that was largely seen as being about expanding coverage. And after all the recent federal intrusions into the economy, the frustrated middle was plainly skeptical about the federal government’s ability to re-engineer one-sixth of the American economy. Yet the Democrats came forward with an incredibly intricate scheme that even they could not explain.
And so they follow their Wizard over the edge and into the valley of the Little Bighorn. If you are serious about trying to stop this madness, you had better start calling. Make it exceedingly clear that the political price Democrats will pay for ramming their agenda down America’s throat will be too high to bear. Say it with a smile – and mean it.
Begin gearing up now for the repeal battle, because this monstrous bill will cripple America, cause health insurance to skyrocket in cost and greatly diminish the quality of your health care. Sure, they promise otherwise, but when have you seen them be right?
They promise they can spend money to save money all the time. When does that work for you, personally? If you are a union member, Obama is coming for your gold-plated health benefits. If you are a small business owner, Obama is coming at you with punitive taxation. If you like your current health care plan, you will lose it. You will be forced to buy government-approved health care whether you want it or not. You will be a thrall to an insurance company. You will see your taxes go to fund abortions whether you want them to or not.
There is literally nothing worth the price you will pay in this horrible bill.
Start calling, folks. Hold the center.
