The Democratic Party has Good Leadership

I am so thankful for the leadership of Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and President Obama. We Democrats have prevailed with the narrowest of margins and have two meaningful bills to reform heath insurance that now await reconciliation and final passage into law. We are not there yet, and we know we will have absolutely no help from the reactionary party. The question remains, will the left of our party in the House join forces with the Republicans to scuttle this historic first step if it doesn't have a public option for the currently uninsured. I hope disappointment doesn't turn into stupid as in shooting oneself in the foot. I supported the House version of the public option, but I can count votes.

We are still limited by the more conservative and super majority hurdle in the senate. That will not change in the near future, and we will be more at risk of losing seats and momentum on other pressing agenda items if are unable to pass. this legislation. We have no margin for error, and we must adjust our goals and our approach accordingly. I have faith in the intelligence and pragmatism of the progressives in our Democratic Party, and pray that our leadership will prevail again. Skip Belt Dec. 24, 2009.