great article by Paul Waldman at Beat the Press
I suppose in the wake of all this that conservatives are very proud of themselves. I know they’ve convinced themselves that the individual mandate is the worst infringement on personal freedom since the Alien and Sedition Acts, and if (once) it is struck down, Americans will be able to breathe the sweet air of liberty once more. And the millions who will continue to go without coverage if the ACA is struck down? The people who will continue to get tossed off their insurance once they get sick, or go bankrupt when they reach their coverage caps? Screw ’em. A small price to pay for sticking it to Barack Obama.
I think Mr. Waldman sums it up perfectly, but its not only to stick it to Obama it blind anger and pitiless obliviousness. These people bypass reason for anger and feel so good about themselves, because they’ve stood up to the filthy poor that didn’t take advantage of all they could have, like these hate mongers did.
I completely agree. But to call them oblivious to me lends them an exscuse that I cannot so freely give. At this point in time when so many are unemployed, starving, and losing assets daily it is odd how they cannot see what is truly going on with this conservative agend. Those who cannot see what is actually pretty obvious for what it is, and cannot see how it will impact so many in the future cannot be excused. They will get it when it hit homes for them personally, but it is sad to think that for many Americans it will have to get to that point before they wake up.