The Panic of 2010

The ultimate fate of Obama's health care bill lies in the hands of democrats in the house. In the years to come, this time for the democrats may be described as The Great Panic of 2010. While seemingly invincible in 2009, Democrats today are yelling "every man for himself" as their party tries to repair the damage caused by the political iceberg called health care. Nancy Pelosi is struggling to hold her caucus together while the democratic party leaders are calling for a retreat from the March 18th deadline requested by the president. Democrats are feeling the heat from the constant shelling by public opinion polls, the daily barrage of new ethics probes, explosive resignations accompanied with colorful shower exchanges, the "rahming" of the bill through reconciliation, the loud denunciation of the outright purchase of votes and the occasional appointment of judge to help sway congressional opinion, and the angry protests by ordinary people against the massive expansion of government and its ubiquitous waste and fraud being hoisted on the best health care system in the world. At no time in history has a significant piece of legislation passed without the support of the American public. That alone should give democrats pause but it likely will won't. What will make them think twice may be the likely end to their political careers if they continue forward with this horrible piece of legislation.