Health Care Summit

President Obama has called on lawmakers to keep his health care summit from becoming ‘political theater’. The health care bill impasse is likely to be disregarded as Obama has encouraged Democrats to proceed with or without bipartisan support. My question then is why even have the summit in the first place? President Obama is yes trying to incorporate Republican views into a Democratic bill however he has already turned heath care into what he terms ‘political theater’.

The President has spent so much energy trying to push through a health care bill that isn’t widely accepted and has only shown his desperation. He appears that he will stop at nothing to get a health bill through and soon to improve his appearance over making decisions. Obama has faced growing criticism over his lacking ability to achieve results or make decisions. Take the Afghanistan troop surge for example or the meager impact on climate change in Stockholm. He faces declining approval and wants something to show for his just over a year in office.

The problem is that his legislature faces elections. Obama claimed that lawmakers should push forward with the bill and let the voters decide. He basically implies that voters have already backed his Democratic legislators, hence they are in power. However, despite the progression from delegate to trustee, Congress and even the President are accountable to the people and I doubt that Democrats will hold their power if they push through this bill. If the people are speaking now against this health care plan, why isn’t their government listening?

~PB