The UI of Progress
It is such a relief, after such a long plateau, to actually experience some upward movement. I want to sincerely congratulate the United States Congress, not just because I think the did the right thing today, but because it was a very long process and it was handled with patience and understanding and professionalism, for the most part.
The winners today have been well outlined- the 50 million Americans without health care, the American’s struggling with arbitrary insurance policies – but while the bill does help them, it seems the main losers in the Novermber 7th Health Care Debate were women in general.
This is not solely speaking on the subject of the Stupak Amendment, which boasts more than one avenue for preventing abortions. This issue has more than one side, and we can only hope their efforts to prevent an incline in the number of back-alley abortions go better than their wars against other illicit activities.
It’s startling, though, to see the Democratic Women’s Caucus struggle to have their opinion recognized in the first place.
That’s Rep. Tom Price (R. Georgia) keeping things classy. There are few actions more telling of a cohort’s unwillingness to cooperate or understand than shouting down your opponent before their opinion has, in fact, been tabled at all.
It’s difficult to make real change when there’s that kind of cover-your-ears-and-hum enmity within an organization. I am sincerely impressed at what you’ve managed to accomplish today, and again, would like to extend my congratulations. Today was a difficult day, and we’re all still here.
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