Honestly, I haven’t much followed the debate. I don’t know what’s in the bill, and I really
don’t know much more than democrats love it and republicans hate it. Yawn.
But I’ve been following the rather predictable responses
from supporters and detractors and I don’t really have much in the way of observation
except the following.
If you’re one of those wailing from the rooftops about how
this is a horrible day for our country or how the Supreme Court’s ruling (which
included a majority vote from a Bush nominee) has shaken the very foundation of
our democracy for time and all eternity, I say this: you’re part of the problem, not the solution.
Our country has survived civil war, assassination,
resignation, depression, terrorism and Warren G. Harding. Yet, we’ve managed to keep humming
along. I don’t think this ruling will
bring more upheaval than any of those events.
And for the record, before I’m accused of being a lock-step
liberal, let me say up front that I’m sick of Washington, I’m sick of politics,
and I’m sick of the fact that every one that gets sent to DC is already bought
and paid for before they ever cast their first vote, regardless of which party
they represent. I’ve been disappointed
by President Obama, but I don’t think anyone else would have done any better.
Further, look back to the last issue that those on the left
said was so damaging to our democracy: Guantanamo and the interrogation of
terrorists. I gave credit to President
Bush for keeping us safe after 9/11. The
processes at Gitmo led to the information that got us the name of bin Laden’s
chief courier. And that led us to his
compound. And that led him to meeting
his 72 virgins. If pouring water down
the throat of some extremist lunatic keeps me and my family from plunging out
of the sky into a building, I’m all for it.
If I have to wait in line an extra ten minutes at the airport and take
my shoes and belt off, fine. I’m a
selfish, fat 21st century American—I don’t want to die to give
Constitutional protection to one of “them” that doesn’t even believe in our
system anyway.
So as I gave W credit for that, I’m giving Obama credit for
the health care law. At least he did
something about it. Like it or hate it,
right or wrong, right or left, he did something. Not a lot of people can go to DC and get something
done about anything, let alone one of the biggest issues facing our
country. Even one of the most popular
presidents in recent memory, Clinton, failed at health care.
So at least give credit where credit is due. Now excuse me while I laugh at the idea of
that kind of maturity in this country.
