Monday, February 22, 2010

Back To The Sickness

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.