We've discovered that many doctors give discounts to patients who don't require forms in triplicate and pay upon service instead of dithering for three months like the insurance companies do. But, we've still got the fear that if something major happened to one of us we'd be s.o.l.

the NYT even referenced daschle's recent book Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis where he lays out some pretty sweeping ideas regarding reform, and it's probably as good an indication as any of the direction that they may be headed.

the usual caveats apply. even though there may be an overwhelming will on the part of the people, and a strong desire from the obama administration to enact sweeping changes, the RAT's are already lining up to oppose them. as evidenced by the nyt article:

"The probability that Congress will pass a major expansion of health insurance coverage next year is less than 40 percent. There's lots of enthusiasm, but Democrats have been trying to do this for 74 years and have not succeeded."

Crystallizing public support for the goal of universal coverage would be the easy part of Mr. Daschle's new job.

Bringing the health care industry along would, by his own account, be more difficult. In his book, Mr. Daschle portrays the industry as a collection of "special interests," and he predicts they will wage "all-out war to defeat reform."

it's going to be a struggle against some very powerful lobbies and entrenched interests. additionally, the RAT's have already made it very clear with their filibuster threats re: the auto bailout, there will be no cease fire in the partisan warfare in the senate.

we shall see.

the revolution will not be televised...

Here we have "progressives" or "liberals" resigned to one main progressive hope for the next 4 years (health care) and instead of lobbying or making the case or changing the facts on the ground they are left hoping their Dear Leader eventually decided the issue in their favor.

But Obama has not only done that.  He's got it so these people that care the most about this issue don't pressure him because they don't want to upset him.

Man.  He really is good.  

I think I might not even be kidding there?

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