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Is Obama Losing on Healthcare?
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and lawmakers address healthcare reform in Washington, D.C.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently announced that she is confident about the votes needed to pass a healthcare bill in the House.
With this news, it seems likely that significant progress will be made concerning the issue of affordable healthcare for all Americans. Back in 2008, the issue appeared to be one of the topics we, as Americans, couldn't stop talking about. So why does it seem like the Obama administration is losing traction on the healthcare debate? I'll give you 3 guesses:
The economy
The economy
The economy
It seems that the days of discussing the issue of affordable healthcare is a thing of the past. There's no doubt about it. These days, Americans are fatigued by the astronomical numbers coming out of Washington D.C. The Obama administration has tried to communicate that one of the ways to fix the economy is through healthcare.
It's that type of constant communication that will have to continue in order to see any progress made. I mean, let's face it: healthcare in this country accounts for one-sixth of our economy, which means some reform could be needed.
So what do you think? Will Americans see legislators in D.C. pass a comprehensive healthcare plan for the 21st century, or will this be what one official calls Obama's possible Waterloo?
Are the proposed improvements to our healthcare worth the cost?