Fed up with the politicians

We've got a new federal health plan which will a) ensure millions more people will have access to health care--which is a good thing; and b) add to the already burgeoning national governmental structure and collect more taxes in order to support it--which is a bad thing.

Here's my beef: neither side of the aisle addressed the legitimate concerns of the other. I never heard one Democrat express a concern over the increase in government size and reach. I never heard one Republican make a reasonable recommendation on how to provide better health care for the uninsured (Medicaid and ER are not solutions). I don't like ideologues--they aren't a good mix for political compromise. But there was no compromising from either side--not from the Democrats because they have the power and the votes; and not from the Republicans because they spent most their time saying "No" instead of proposing alternatives. I hold the Democrats more responsible for this lack because the party in power has to take the lead in compromising, regardless of which side of the political spectrum they are on.

And that's my two cents worth.