Do you think Obama is kicking himself for agreeing to postpone healthcare reform until after August?

[derby378]

This has been a PR nightmare for the White House and Congress - the insurance companies couldn't wait to loose the hounds to chase Democrats around the countryside.

[SeeHopeWin]

1. Si

[timeforpeace]

11. No shit. Now we know why some here were saying rush it through.

[monmouth]

2. Actually, I think showing the right for what they really are, to the public

at these hearings, has been quite effective. I know an awful lot of Repubs who are embarrassed and are now calling themselves Independents...

[derby378]

3. But this is pretty much how the Nazis got started in Germany

They bullied their way into every facet of society (not just government) and took over by default at the next election.

This cannot be allowed to happen here.

[WI_DEM]

4. He should have called congress back into session to deal with it.

[ashling]

5. Its not really like he had a choice

POTUS can't make the laws . . . well, except for the 8 years preceding Obama.

:shrug:

[derby378]

8. He has the "bully pulpit"

Bush used it at great length during his tenure in office. I think Obama needs to learn to use it, too.

He could start by telling Sen. Reid to cut the crap.

[BlooInBloo]

6. I don't know. But I know DUers are.

[WI_DEM]

7. But actually I think the opponents are the ones making spectacles of themselves

and it doesn't look good to independent voters.

[nonsequitur]

9. He had no choice. You think he can pass it on his own? he didn't have the votes. sheesh, give him a

break

[derby378]

10. Of COURSE he had a choice - he could have leaned on Reid

But he didn't, and that helped put our nation in the shape it's in now.

[Catshrink]

12. I have faith in this:

[deaniac21]

13. Agreeing? He had no choice. It wasn't gonna happen.

[HughMoran]

14. I said this would happen exactly this way, but I was told here on DU "what's the hurry?"

:eyes:

On the positive side, the Republicans have no real arguments at all and there's no reason to change anything about the bills. Oh, maybe the counseling could be removed, but that's a very minor detail - pretty much a joke. Republicans have no answers.