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...favorite moment in Barack Obama's recent health care summit came when Senate majority leader Harry Reid surgically exposed the emptiness of a key Republican debating point, using the classic political tactic of jujitsu: he allowed the force of the opposition's argument to carry it into the abyss. Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, an obstetrician, had delivered a passionate - and seemingly well-informed - statement about the need for medical-malpractice reform. "O.K., Senator, you win," Reid responded. "Look, we Democrats don't see malpractice the same way you do. Our traditional supporters among the trial lawyers hate...
...should be noted that the Republican position on health care has been outrageous. The party's real goal has been to stop any and all legislation for political reasons - to deny Obama a major victory. To that end, Republicans have purposely mischaracterized the Democratic plan from the start - as socialism, a government "takeover" of health care. It isn't, of course. In fact, the bill's cataclysmic inelegance is caused in large part by the President's promise that the current, hopelessly complicated system would remain the same for the 80% of the public that's satisfied with the insurance...
After months of uncertainty, a road map for passing comprehensive health care reform is finally at hand, one that could send a bill to Barack Obama's desk by the end of March. But it is going to require House and Senate Democrats to put aside their mutual suspicions, join hands and take a political leap worthy of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance...
...Obama finally laid down his demand for action in a speech on March 3 at the White House. "No matter which approach you favor, I believe the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on health care reform. We have debated this issue thoroughly, not just for a year but for decades," he said. "I have therefore asked leaders in both houses of Congress to finish their work and schedule a vote in the next few weeks." (See the top 10 players in health care reform...
Voting for health care may well end the careers of some House Democrats; their opponents already have attack ads ready. But having come this far, Obama believes, there is something that would be even worse for the Democrats. And that would be to fail to finish...