It's Bigger Than Any Of Us

[babylonsister]

Yep.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/03/its_bigger_than_any_of_us.php#more?ref=fpblg

It's Bigger Than Any Of Us
David Kurtz | March 21, 2010, 9:58AM

TPM Reader AI pipes up:

Watching the whip counts, I remain fairly optimistic that Pelosi will get the votes. But I still can't help but be bothered that this is even down to the wire. Really, this should not be a tough call for any Democrats in Congress.

Health care reform has been central to the Democratic Party since well before any Democratic member of Congress was even serving. It has been central to the Democratic agenda since before most of them were even born. That any Congressional Democrat is running away from this is a scandal. What did they expect to be voting on when they ran for Congress? Why on earth are they even a Democrat if they're not going to vote for health care?

I understand that politics is a messy business. I understand that Democrats have a big tent. I understand that ideological differences and political realities will require some Democrats to part company with their peers on many issues. But health care is different. I can forgive a vote against health care in only a handful of truly difficult districts. The rest of them have no excuse.

[saltpoint]

1. Very good points. I hope the drama over the vote round-ups

is just theater and that the margin to pass is actually a safer number.

Boehner does seem flabbergasted this week, as if he knew for a while he doesn't have the ammo to stop this next charge. And there's not too many more things inside the Beltway than John Boehner throwing a hissy fit.

[HughMoran]

2. Thanks to David Kurtz for reflecting what a huge majority here are thinking

"hat any Congressional Democrat is running away from this is a scandal. What did they expect to be voting on when they ran for Congress? Why on earth are they even a Democrat if they're not going to vote for health care?"

A-fucking-men.

[SPedigrees]

3. Double amen. nt