Reply #36: Max Baucus et al stood in the way. He wasn't alone. [View All]

[CTyankee]

These people called the shots in Congress. They were handsomely rewarded for doing so.

I am convinced that the American people really wanted single payer. The polls showed that. Nobody but paid shills for the health insurance industry opposed "Medicare for everyone."

Upon reflection, I think Obama would have done better going down in defeat than by doing what he did. If reform had really reformed quickly and people saw results, then things might have been different. But that didn't happen. so now health care reform has left a sour taste in people's mouths.