The New York Times heaps lots of praise this morning on Congress's freshman Democrats (see "In House, Freshman Democrats Make a Stand") for helping "not only to postpone a floor vote but also to spur concessions on cost and regional disparities" on that increasingly despised health care bill that those same freshmen Democrats on the energy and commerce committee rolled over and voted for anyway yesterday.
Praised for postponing a vote.
To "spur concessions on costs."
And on regional disparities.
Oh, the heroism.
What kind of courage it might have taken to vote NO on raising the national debt by an additional $1,400,000,000,000 isn't addressed.
What kind of courage it might have taken to vote NO on destroying the finest health care system ever devised by humankind isn't mentioned.
What kind of courage it might have taken to vote NO on a bill that will certainly bring about the rationing of care - particularly for the elderly - so as to "reduce costs" isn't touched.
What kind of courage it might have taken to vote NO on a measure that will force us to have a system comparable the much-maligned and universally hated British universal health care system isn't even noted.
No, the freshmen Democrats - including Virginia's Tom Perriello - are lauded for spurring concessions on regional disparities. And for delaying a vote that each fully intends to participate in eventually. A vote that most assuredly will be in favor of all the above, eventually.
Odd definition of courage, if you ask me.
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Jerry: You forgot the part about how Rahm Emanuel recruited them and promised they wouldn't have to follow Party orders but could vote their conscience. Now, that's a novel concept, a Democrat with a conscience, maybe even with principles? Small consolation that someday they'll be old and their Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) will rule out positive medical treatment. Oh, that's right, they won't be under the same program as we peasants.
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