John Goodman’s blog post here explains three reasons that the Democrat’s health care reform is in so much trouble with the public. In so much trouble, that they may lose control of Congress in 2010. (He also links to a great YouTube clip of the Isley Brothers singing “Shout.”)
All across the country, Members of Congress are facing very angry
constituents over the issue of health care. So ferocious has been the
response that an estimated two-thirds of the Members are not even going
to hold town hall meetings. Reportedly, our elected representatives are
shocked.I don’t know why. At least a month earlier, my colleagues and I at
the National Center for Policy Analysis became aware of their anger as
we collected more than 1.1 million signatures on the petition http://www.freeourhealthcarenow.com/
and read all their e-mail responses. Where, you wonder, were the
politicians as this anger was boiling over? Don’t they have staffers
who answer their telephones and open their mail?Anyway, a great disconnect has emerged. It may be serious enough to
cause the Democrats to lose control of the Congress in the next
election. How did this happen? I think there are three causes.
