Obama and the Dems Take Step in Right Direction with Reconciliation

[Joanne98]

For OpEdNews: Rob Kall - Writer

As
a vocal critic of president Obama, I have to give him credit when it's
due. Yesterday, Obama made it clear that he'd drawn a line and reached a
point where he was moving forward with his health care plan, with or
without the Republican party.

This is a decisive, strong
leadership move. It's coming late, but better late than never.

The
Democrats are seriously talking about using reconciliation, something
which Harry Reid seemed to have taken off the table for far too long.
That's good too. They could do better. When Jim Bunning filibustered
unemployment funding, Harry Reid should have jumped in and used
reconciliation to pass the funding. That would have set a tone, showing
that reconciliation could cut through gridlock and get things done.

Reconciliation
has been used close to two dozen times in recent years, more by
Republicans than Democrats. Harry Reid should break that record and show
he has the power and the courage and leadership skills to use it. It
might just salvage his re-election.

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