Bi-partisanship on reform is dying, if it’s not dead already
NPR reports another example of the massive devolution of the health care debate in town halls across America. Listen to the audio file in the middle of the NPR link.
What impact is all of this having? The NY Times reports today that Democrats are less and less interested in working with Republicans to foster a bi-partisan bill. After a long campaign of Obama talking about changing the rhetoric and tactics in Washington, and making a solid, 5 month effort at bi-partisanship on health care reform, the vehemence of reform opponents is closing the door to that possibility.
Granted, there are only three Republican Senators still negotiating in good faith and even they have told Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, that even if they all agreed to a bill, none of them would call the final version a “bi-partisan” reform.
Whether “changing the Washington rhetoric” was never meant to be or not, it now appears that by the time Congress reconvenes in September, bi-partisanship on health care reform will be dead.
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