Thread: Defeat in Victory: the Democrats' Health Care Bill

Defeat in Victory: the Democrats' Health Care Bill

by Shamus Cooke
Global Research, March 22, 2010

What looks like a big victory for Obama and the Democrats may be their greatest undoing. It’s true that the passage of Obama’s health care bill represents a significant political victory for the Democrats. But sometimes a battle won could equal a lost war.

It’s telling that Obama had so much trouble in getting his own party to pass the bill on a simple majority basis: the bill was so blatantly watered down with the corporate hose that anyone with their name attached to it feared future electoral doom.

This kept the Democrat’s left wing — the so-called progressive wing — from initially giving their seal of approval. It must be remembered that some of the left Democrats initially claimed support for single payer health care. After being scolded by the Party leadership that this demand was “off the table,â€

Yes, during the War For Independence, the British won most of the battles. But in the end, they lost the war. It's all about staying power. Can we outlast them or not. On our own soil it is difficult, since they will stack the deck in their favor (but who will continue to play ball). On our side, is the sheer weight of numbers. As long as we have the numbers, we are good.

Yes, during the War For Independence, the British won most of the battles. But in the end, they lost the war. It's all about staying power.

Yup. And not just the Revolution. Likewise with the War of 1812. The Civil War. WWI. WW II. Taking the initiative at the beginning always gives the initiator an advantage. Sustaining it is another thing.