Dem Dems Conceedin’ – Fatigued Democrats and Healthcare Reform

Democrats have realized they are in for the fight of their life, and that fight is starting to look grim. They are realizeing that reform will not be so simple, there is too much against it. There are many for and against it, and no clear stance to take. Not only that, but there is alot riding on democratic leaders to support the president and to do whats best for the people.

Mike Madden of Salon News reports”Sen. Jeff Bingaman joined up with a bipartisan gang of five other senators on the Finance Committee for ongoing negotiations on a compromise plan. The talks are likely to strip the public option right out of the bill, replacing it with a nebulously defined system of nonprofit co-ops. Most reform advocates think that won’t do anything to keep private insurance companies in check. “If we’re going to get a bill off the floor, it needs the support of at least 60 members of the Senate,” says Jude McCartin, Bingaman’s spokeswoman.”

It’s time for democrats to take their ideological heads out of their asses and start paying attention. Its time to compromise. What seems ideal is not what is going to be, and may not be idea anyhow. All we really can talk about now is how can we get the “strongest bill” passed. The opposition is infuriated and will not back down.  This means taking various committees and theier various opinions and slapping together their aggreements and hoping they can come to a concensus. The sad reality is that this is exactly how it really is going to go down. There is no magic reform that is going to occur. It is going to be a bloody battle no matter what. Get to it!