So why did American liberals believe Barack Obama would bring home the health care bacon? Because they live in an ideological cupcake land. It's a big neighborhood, a very special place where "Your vote is important" and "by electing the right candidate, you can change our beloved nation."

Most of America lives in that neighborhood, even though they've never personally met. It's a place where the shrubbery and flowerbeds of such things as "values" and "hope" bloom. Hope that our desires coupled with the efforts of a good and decent president can affect "change." Evidently these voters never heard the old adage, "Hope in one hand and piss in the other, and see which one fills up first."

The...

So why did American liberals believe Barack Obama would bring home the health care bacon? Because they live in an ideological cupcake land. It's a big neighborhood, a very special place where "Your vote is important" and "by electing the right candidate, you can change our beloved nation."

Most of America lives in that neighborhood, even though they've never personally met. It's a place where the shrubbery and flowerbeds of such things as "values" and "hope" bloom. Hope that our desires coupled with the efforts of a good and decent president can affect "change." Evidently these voters never heard the old adage, "Hope in one hand and piss in the other, and see which one fills up first."

The slaughter of the innocents by the health care lobby has pretty much extinguished the political usefulness of the word hope. Nobody, especially Obama, uses it now.

The first on-stage scuffle of the Obama administration, government-assured health care, quickly settled down into the accustomed scenario of very rich and powerful people in expensive suits "finding middle ground," otherwise known as the status quo.

Look...I surely don't have all the answers. I don't pretend to.

What I do know is that millions of people need healthcare and cannot afford it. Some people just "need to get their teeth fixed" to be out of pain. Some peopel need lifelong medication and treatment, they go without...

I have full medical insurance that I can barely afford after being with my company for over 15 years...but I have it.

Why is it so wrong for the Leader of the Free World to try to give us plan that will help...perhaps, it's because a majority don't want to give up control to the Government, right?

It's almost like a catch 22. People moan and complain becasue they don't have healthcare...then they moan and b...

Look...I surely don't have all the answers. I don't pretend to.

What I do know is that millions of people need healthcare and cannot afford it. Some people just "need to get their teeth fixed" to be out of pain. Some peopel need lifelong medication and treatment, they go without...

I have full medical insurance that I can barely afford after being with my company for over 15 years...but I have it.

Why is it so wrong for the Leader of the Free World to try to give us plan that will help...perhaps, it's because a majority don't want to give up control to the Government, right?

It's almost like a catch 22. People moan and complain becasue they don't have healthcare...then they moan and b*tch when someone comes along and tries to implement it.

For crying out loud, can't we just let the President do his job and at least try to offer what he can to our nation's poor.

I think it's Denmark that pays like 65% in taxes but they are called the happiest nation on Earth. Why? They bring home way less money BUT they have all their needs met.

What is it we are afraid to lose? I say we give a national health plan a chance. It will be better than what we have for millions of people.

a fundamental need -- health care.

Interesting thoughts you have, Foxyarse.