On the pending legislation for Health Care Reform

I live in a state where health care is mandated. People must by from insurance companies or face a tax penalty. Without insurance, I paid this penalty when I filed my taxes this year. It bothered me, but I also understood the fee and accepted it because I comprehend how the uninsured burden the providers. If nothing else, I accept the responsibility of abiding the law.

The argument that passing some measure is better than none is persuasive. With history being the greatest indicator, health care legislation is hard pass. Passing anything breaks the ice, gets people to think more about what is, and hence, what could be. Laws deemed to be inadequate are more likely to be revisited than issues that have never manifested law.

If Congress passes the bill, it will be a step forward. The measures will likely cost money we don't have, and there are certainly flaws and injustices in the bill that are unknown presently. We need to see the results, take a pulse, and amend, but there must be something to amend. Even a ham-handed, slanted, weak-tea effort. Maybe this bill is just that, but I believe it is better than that.

I have predicted (repeatedly) that this effort to reform health care would fail, and now it looks like it may pass. I hope it does pass, and will eat crow happily, belch raucously, then stand up full-bellied, and applaud the Democratic party for proving me and all skeptics wrong.

My plate is set, I've tucked in napkin into my collar, and I'm sitting impatiently for my Corvus cuisine.