The rhetoric is inflammatory, the demonstrations are explosive and the people are upset with the politicians. This is true with both parties. Health care ignited the debate with one committee trying to push its version of a bill through congress. It seems that those in Washington underestimated how the public would react to the health care proposals.
As the turmoil continues it appears as if most citizens are reacting to more than health care. They are concerned with over-spending, under-listening and a general lack of responsiveness on the part of their representatives. It’s possible that voter reaction will alter plans for stimulus one and stop stimulus two dead in its tracks. Cap and trade may have trouble making its way through the senate. And other spending proposals may be D.O.A. if vocal Americans continue to keep the pressure on the crowd doing business inside the beltway.
For now, the health care issue is uncertain.