Sunday, February 28, 2010

Was There a Winner At The Health Care Summit?

After reading several new articles and watching clips of the Health Care Summit, I have come to believe that no party won. Republicans were solely considered with "starting over" while the Democrats tried to find a common ground. Republicans such as Mitch McConnell Kentucky and Lamar Alexander Tennessee want to "start over" because they know if  they stall long enough this health care bill will die. What the meeting made clear is what the Democrats are going to do. They will attempt to bully a bill through the Congress and onto President Obama's desk. Alan Fram of Associated Press says "The Democrats seem ready to use "reconciliation," a seldom-used procedure that could let them push legislation through the Senate with a simple majority" In reality if the Democrats cannot pass this bill by using reconciliation, the health care bill will dissolve into nothing. Americans cannot handle cannot handle another year of debating on health care. Something else came to my mind while I watched the Health Care Summit. Our Senators and Representatives cannot appropriately work together in Washington. We (as a nation) need the Democrats and Republicans to cooperate together. Without cooperation, we will have a one party denominator. This is bad for America, so please Senators and Representatives work for the greater good of Americans.

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