I've been thinking about healthcare reform and what it means in the large scheme of things to come.
I look around the Progressive "blogosphere" and I see an awful lot of people declaring the "Public Option" their line in the sand. If the boisterous talk is to be believed the Public Option is the Progressive reenactment of the Battle of the Somme.
Progressives across the country are prepared to saddle their horses and jump out of their trenches, charge recklessly into a wall of hot lead sprayed from machine gun entrenchments, and turn themselves into metaphorical piles of human meat for the Cause. Bully! Forward! The Public Option or Nothing At All!
Dying in melodramatic fashion Progressive will thump their chests proudly and declare, "Without the Public Option Healthcare reform is meaningless! Tis all pointless! But, aye, what a glorious way to die!"
And they would be wrong. The Public Option is not the Thing. When it comes to Healthcare Reform, the Act of Doing Something is The Thing.
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