“New day rising, new day rising,
new day rising, new day rising
new day rising,new day rising
new day rising, new day rising
new day rising, new day rising”
–“New Day Rising”, Husker Du
Health care reform is begun in both the House and Senate. Those who are part of the alternative economy, and many who are in the mainstream economy, need to pay close attention now, as bi-partisanship is nowhere in evidence. In the Senate, the legislation was approved by the HELP committee, but without a GOP vote, even though many Republican amendments were included. It now goes to Finance.
In the House, funding issues are causing even Dems to jump ship. Obama has now endorsed Hilary’s plan of required health care, but incentives for cleaning up health care mega-corp inefficiency have not as yet been addressed. Nor is the issue of a public plan safety net, a major Squishtoid talking point, settled. There is hope: some moderate Republicans, such as Olympia Snow, are willing to work on this issue, though she has asked Obama for more time to settle differences.
While Squishtoid is no political junkie, I’ve written enough letters and e-mails over the years to know that contacting your elected representatives with concise issue statements makes one feel good.
And since feeling good is what health care is all about, what better time to do it than now ?
Days without day job: 110
Squish-o-meter: Army of One
