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To: RetiredNow who wrote (552249)	2/28/2010 2:39:33 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572295

Well, if the Dems pass it through reconciliation, that's a high risk game. The latest polls show that the GOP has won the propaganda war. A majority of Americans don't want the Dems to ram it through in reconciliation. So if they do, right or wrong, there will be consequences in November. The American people sometimes don't know what they want. In those same polls, they say they like many of the components of the bill. They also say that the health care system in the US is broken. The Rs have convinced them that its socialism and Americans have a knee jerk reaction to that word....thanks to the Rs. I think the Dems need to pass it and then during the next 8 months, explain it carefully to the American public while shutting up the Rs. Again, I think the Dems have the right ideas, but there execution is leaving much to be desired. If I were Obama, I'd work with Reid and Pelosi to disaggregate the beast and pass a piece of it at a time, explaining everything to the American people in 3rd grade English what we're getting. I think Obama's big mistake is letting Congress take the lead. It was big mistake IMO. I hope he learned from it. Like it or not, McCain was right about "process". The process has been horribly distasteful to Americans. I personally am sick and tired of the debate. It's been going on for a year and I still have no freaking idea what's in that bill and whether or not it's a good thing...and I'm no dummy and am not easily swayed by GOP antics and rhetoric. Yes, but the American public is partly at fault. In poll after poll, they demanded that there be a bipartisan approach despite the fact the Rs were saying they did not want it period. It was illogical for Americans to make such a demand. Do you not agree?