As the clock ticks down to the final decisive vote in Congress on Obamacare, one question stands above all else: Is there one Senate Democrat with the political courage to stand with the American people and say no? Who among the 60 Senate Democrats will put the national interest above partisan politics and say to his or her colleagues that “We must start over and do this the right way”? Regardless whether one favors or opposes a government takeover of the American health care system, the reckless manner in which Obamacare has been brought to this final decisive moment offers five indisputable reasons for casting a vote for principle and against blind partisanship.
First, there is no doubt that a growing majority of Americans oppose Obamacare, with millions of them angry and aghast at what Congress and the president are hellbent to do. Barely a third of respondents to the latest Quinnipiac Poll, for example, “mostly approve” of Obamacare, while a mere 26 percent of independents surveyed mostly approve. And in Pollster.com’s cumulative index, President Obama’s disapproval rating on health care is now at 55 percent. Opposition grows as people learn more about Obamacare.
