No Time for Proverbial “bed-wetting”

+ ‘…If an entity is falsely and maliciously accused at every turn of being a “dog”, the entity should assure that it eats really well as to grow into being a really ‘Big And Robust Dog’ at that…’

The tactical reason for removing a Robust Public Option from the Senate’s Health Care Legislative Bill version was in the spirit of “bi-partisanship” as to gather disparate senatorial votes for 60 Vote passage. As counter-intuitive as it may sound, (and should now finally become self-evident that only around 51 Votes can be generated along and within the same majority party line), the party that is sticking its neck out must now make sure that the risk is really worth the effort and abuse. A country that is looking for ways of reducing Health Care Coverage Costs should not think twice about including A VERY ROBUST PUBLIC OPTION in her Health Care Legislative Agenda for passage into law.  Besides, A VERY ROBUST PUBLIC OPTION constitutes the only mechanism for winning the hearts and minds of the populace above and beyond a 55 Majority Poll Threshold. This is no time for proverbial “bed-wetting”.

+ It could be said that California, (for instance), is now paying for the success of Proposition-13 today. There are costs associated with all Public Services Infrastructure such as Health Care, Roads and Utilities that cannot be avoided. Such services are  always simply saying: “Pay me now, or pay me more later”. Such costs must be borne to sustain a modicum quality of life level.

+ People need to understand that Government is an embodiment of the Citizenry, and not just some distant “Evil Empire” that some have conveniently painted in the mind-eye of some segments of the population. The greater threat that people need to fear more is the Wall Street of the past 10 Years.

+ As regards Health Care, more than the cost of addressing Comprehensive Health Care today, will be the geometrically proportioned growth costs of doing nothing. Again, it is a case of : “Pay me now, or pay me more later”.

+ “…To wait is to rut…”

+ ‘…Facts are not subjective…’

Cheers!

E.N.  … Feb 26, 2010