Video showing a healthcare reform rally

[killersheep]

It amazes me the amount of false information that's perpetuated in the political arena. I mean it's always been there, but it spreads so fast now with all of the avenues of communication. People choose their sides and then don't need much convincing to believe things.

The logic of American politics is basically this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g

[Kirkland Laing]

It amazes me the amount of false information that's perpetuated in the political arena. I mean it's always been there, but it spreads so fast now with all of the avenues of communication. People choose their sides and then don't need much convincing to believe things.

The logic of American politics is basically this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g

The bill that just passed in America was originally the GOP counter-plan to the Clinton attempt to pass healthcare. The almost exact-same plan was put forward by Senator Bob Dole (R-Viagra) in the 1990s. The current version, the one being described as socialism, was actually written by an executive from one of the healthcare insurers in much the same way the current financial reform bill has been written by Wall Street lobbyists.

And to cap it off, Mitt Romney, GOP presidential candidate called the bill an unconscionable abuse of power, socialist etc. However as Governor of Massachucetts he passed exactly the same healthcare legislation which currently covers the entire state. It was a solid moderate GOP plan when he did it, now it's socialism.

The bill is actually pretty crap. It could be a lot better and save hundreds of billions more dollars for Americans, trillions even, but there aren't enough people not bought and paid for in by the healthcare lobby in the Democratic party to get enough votes to pass something good.