The finger-pointing going on over the health care proposals is interesting. Of particular note are some slick deals negotiated by a few Democrat Senators as a price for their support. Republicans are quick to highlight this deal making as evil. Actually, the unwillingness of Republicans to come to the table and help hammer out a health care bill is exactly what positioned the Democrat Senators to be able to extract a payment for their support. If Republicans had been willing to participate in the process, the need for every 60 Democrat Senators to support the bill would not have existed and their leverage to get a special deal inserted would have evaporated. And, we might have had a better bill with some good input from the Republicans. Time for all to remember that and the end of the day, the art of politics is the art of compromise. It’s a messy business that has little room for ideological purists. We give politicians podiums and the purists pulpits. Lets respect both in their different tasks.
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