The Occasional Observer

I could write miles about the debacle that is the current health care debate in Congress, but for now I'll just focus on this recent quote from Waxman in regards to opposition he's getting from the Blue Dog Dems within his own party:

Waxman, a California Democrat, indicated that he would bypass a committee vote if necessary and bring the bill directly to the House floor for a final vote.

"We're not going to let [the conservatives] empower the Republicans. I don't see any other alternative," he said.

Don't see any other alternative? Really. What about, I don't know, maybe trying to actually draft a sensible, realistic, bipartisan piece of legislation? What about trying to actually do something that would help America, rather than focusing on playing a political game and trying to ram through heavily flawed legislation just to meet an absurd and dangerous artificial timeline from the White House?

Guess not.