Obama's second term: A productive six months.

[Motown_Johnny]

25. Oh Come On Now...

Just because something is not perfect does not mean it isn't good. I wish we had a public option, or preferably a single payer system, but we don't... yet. Vermont is working toward it and once they get the ball rolling it is reasonable to assume other states will follow.


Coverage has been expanded. Health care is considered a right even though some people are still denied that right.


As for your skepticism about Pres. Obama (I noticed you forgot the title, but I will add it for you) and the Democrats:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act

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On December 23, the Senate voted 60–39 to end debate on the bill (a cloture vote to end the filibuster by opponents). The bill then passed by a vote of 60–39 on December 24, 2009, with all Democrats and two independents voting for, and all Republicans voting against except one (Jim Bunning (R-KY), not voting).[219]



The remaining obstacle was a pivotal group of pro-life Democrats, initially reluctant to support the bill, led by Congressman Bart Stupak. The group found the possibility of federal funding for abortion would be substantive enough to warrant opposition. The Senate bill had not included language that satisfied their abortion concerns, but they could not include additional such language in the reconciliation bill, as it would be outside the scope of the process with its budgetary limits. Instead, President Obama issued Executive Order 13535, reaffirming the principles in the Hyde Amendment.[233] This concession won the support of Stupak and members of his group and assured passage of the bill.[230][234] The House passed the Senate bill with a vote of 219 to 212 on March 21, 2010, with 34 Democrats and all 178 Republicans voting against it.[235] (The following day, Republicans introduced legislation to repeal the bill).[236] Obama signed the ACA (the Senate bill) into law on March 23, 2010.[237] The amendment bill (the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act) was also passed by the House on March 21, then by the Senate via reconciliation on March 25, and finally signed by President Obama on March 30.






Let's try to stay somewhere close to reality.