Krugman Nails It

Paul Krugman nails it today in his column, "Republican Death Trip." Speaking of the right-wingers and their despicable lies and distortions about President Obama and health care reform, he says,

This opposition cannot be appeased.

That's exactly true. And I have to hope that President Obama knows what he's doing in continuing his dance with the extremists, including supposed "centrist," Charles Grassley. These people are stabbing him in the back. Like it or not, there's no bipartisan heaven just up the road.

The time for kicking ass has come. President Obama has the power to do it if he chooses.

But, as Krugman says,

What’s still missing, however, is a sense of passion and outrage — passion for the goal of ensuring that every American gets the health care he or she needs, outrage at the lies and fear-mongering that are being used to block that goal.

Please, please, please, Mr. President. Take these despicable Republicans down. And get the job done for the American people.

You wanted to be president to bring "change we can believe in." You're there ... Now do it!

Targeting Baucus

I personally am sick and tired of Democratic traitors. You expect a lot of corruption and special interests out of the Republicans. But we've had health care reform as a part of our platform and agenda for decades.

Montana Senator Max Baucus is an obstructionist and needs to change his ways. I'm glad to see some of the progressive interest groups are trying to kick him in the butt to do the right thing.

We elected President Obama to get some things done, including good health care reform. C'mon, Baucus, get with the program.