Party Is Such Sweet Sorrow
No, we can't all get along on health care.
During the past year, Republicans have frequently said they want to work with Democrats. But the real story of the last few months is how unserious those pledges turned out to be. Although you wouldn’t know it from their rhetoric or the media coverage, there are not one but two ostensibly bipartisan proposals out there right now. Either of them could be the template for successful reform if even a few Republicans started pushing them seriously. But, even ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via New Republic
I just hope I live long enough to see the current generation of "we're in charge or no one's in charge" Republicans voted out of office and replaced with moderates who're willing to work for US instead of for themselves. Since they DO work for us, why can't we suspend their health benefits for, say, the next two years? You can bet they'd come up with a workable compromise bill real fast.