Legal Commentary

Do Democrats Really Believe Most Americans Want To Embarrass Obama?

Last night Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D, RI) asserted on the Senate floor that opposition to the Democrats? health care reform ?is about creating a political defeat for the president of the United States,? that it has ?nothing to do with health care, entirely about creating a defeat for this new president....?

Also yesterday, reports Real Clear Politics, a new CNN poll found ?61% opposed to the health care plan currently working its way through the Senate. Only 36% approve of the legislation.?

I wonder: does Sen Whitehouse believe that the opposition of 61% of ?adult Americans? to the Democrats? plan is based entirely on a desire to embarrass the president, that it has ?nothing to do with health care??

Hmm. So, we have one party opposing and the other party supporting something that 61% of adults oppose. Since politicians opposing something that most people oppose hardly requires a hidden, conspiratorial explanation, isn?t it more likely that it is the supporting party?s support that ?has nothing to do with health care? but is based instead on a desire to prevent a defeat for their party and president?

Full post as published by Discriminations on December 11, 2009 (boomark / email).