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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: koan who wrote (70679)	3/14/2010 7:11:27 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Respond to of 149317

If Health Care Is Obama's Waterloo, Get To Know The Duke Of Wellington by DemFromCT Sun Mar 14, 2010 at 05:49:46 AM PDT There are few more arrogant and wrongheaded statements of policy and intent than that offered by Jim DeMint in his own words: "If we're able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him, and will show that we can, along with the American people [an afterthought] begin to push those "freedom solutions" [what the hell is he talking about? As opposed to socialism, I guess] that work in every area of our society. There are many odd things about that short statement, not least of which is the idea that only one side fought at Waterloo, which is why Napoleon must have lost. Therefore, any reference to Waterloo here on in must refer to the losing side. Of course, there was a triumphant side to that as well. And Republicans are getting mighty nervous about the fact that the Waterloo analogy might not be working out for them as planned. Robert Shrum wrote a lovely post about the scorecard: Is Obama winning? I doubt that congressional Democrats will heed the solicitous advice of Republicans that the only way to save themselves politically is to forsake health reform. They understand, as the president has argued, that they are far better off with Americans experiencing the bill than fearing it. I’m also convinced that enough members of the Progressive Caucus will consult their consciences—and conclude that health coverage for 30 million more Americans is more urgent than even the best-intentioned demand for all or nothing. (If the GOP and the insurance industry so bitterly oppose the bill, then it must be worth passing.) continued... dailykos.com