I stayed up way past my bed time last night waiting for the U.S. House of Representatives to vote on the historic healthcare reform bill. I tell you, it was more exciting than watching the Longhorns play. We needed 216 votes for it to pass and with only a few minutes left to vote, we had 208, then 210, then 214, then 215, and finally 216, but then it kept going and the final vote was 219 to 212. Yes, we did!!!
I am outraged at some of those spineless Democrats from Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas (Chet Edwards), New York, Massachussets (Stephen Lynch), and other states who did not vote for this bill. Why do we Democrats keep supporting these "Democratic" congresspeople with our money and our votes? Let's figure out a way to vote them out and get new people in, I say.
And the amount of misinformation being thrown around last night was disheartening: we are not robbing Social Security; we are not creating death panels; we are not creating a bigger deficit. No wonder the American people do not know whom they should believe. Besides, where were these people who are suddenly all worried about a deficit when the last administration drove us into the worst deficit in history???? I don't remember hearing them complain then.
Then some guy (I think he was from Texas, I was too disgusted to look at him) starts talking about not "going against the will of the American people." Exactly whose will are we talking about here?
It's not over yet so we can't claim complete victory, but a major hurdle was crossed yesterday. In six years, people will have healthcare even if they can't afford it. Imagine that? It feels good to be an American today.
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