This is How I Feel

It seems odd that the Dems and Obama are trying to go ahead with a public option to healthcare reform when all of the evidence points to the fact that it will simply increase costs and decrease quality for everyone. Of course, Obama could always just disagree with the guy who happens to have a PhD. in economics. I mean, if the dictionary is wrong, who's right?

I still say that expanding healthcare coverage and reducing costs are competing goals that cannot be achieved at the same time.

This is What I Want

The Hot Air web site allows certain private individuals to post comments and short articles. Occaisionally, one of the articles is promoted out of the discussion area and displayed on the main site. One recent article, I ran across really underlines what needs to happen in Congress.

Recall that one of the main reasons the Democrats were able to make a come back in Congress was because of the failings of the Republicans in office. Instead of focusing on what their constituents wanted, these Republicans kept pushing through bills that lined their own pockets. This pork barrel spending is more akin to what people expect from "Big Government" Democrats than "Small Government" Republicans.

The article lays out, from a rational American's perspective, what Republicans will have to do to take advantage of the weakness in the Democratic-led Legislature. This includes "reductions in government speding" and "address health care." Read the full text of the article for more.