What seems remarkable to me is that the Democrats have chosen to go back to the health care well. Their initial effort to enact a vast, transformative health care bill on a few hours notice, before the public knew what they were up to, was a disaster. Eventually, the Democrats gave up and President Obama promised to forget about health care for a while and focus "like a laser" on job creation. That promise lasted, perhaps, for a couple of weeks. Now the Democrats are back on health care, sort of like Napoleon returning to Waterloo.
Will the result be any different? I don't think so. Most Americans have decided, sensibly, that they don't want the federal government to take over their health care. Obama's proposal, which is basically a blend of the Democrats' House and Senate bills, will do nothing to change their minds.