I didn't believe Obama was going to be able to pull off his health care bill. But then again it was a close race when Saskatchewan held its vote on medicare way back when. Interestingly not one Republican voted for it even though the polling indicated the majority of the American public supported some form of health care. I would guess its because the Saskatchewan people actually had a say in the decision rather than leaving it in hands of the elected.
I wonder of the recent American Supreme Court ruling that over turned the decision to limit corporate donations to political entities had anything bearing on how the Republican representatives voted?
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"I wonder of the recent American Supreme Court ruling that over turned the decision to limit corporate donations to political entities had anything bearing on how the Republican representatives voted?"
ReplyDeleteI would say that the main impetus is that Republicans want to keep their jobs. This was a bad bill, the majority of Americans recognize that, with the result being a significant change in the composition of Congress following the elections this November.
I don't know why you assume that "corporations" are against the health care bill. The top insurance companies helped the Democrats write the bill.
The big questions is, however, where is Danny Williams going to go for medical treatment now?