Today I read a headline suggesting a consulting firm hired to conduct a multi-million dollar campaign for health reform may be linked to David Axelrod. I’m not thrilled with the allegation of a conflict of interest involving Obama’s chief political advisor but what really ticks me off is that the White House hired a consulting firm to campaign for health reform! What’s that all about? 

Not only is this a gross misuse of tax dollars but moreover it signals the frailty of the proposed overhaul of our health insurance, care, market, etc. With poll after poll indicating the People not “on-board” with this “change,” the left marches on the campaign trail using money from the People. We’re funding the government to change our mind! You’ve got to be kidding me. 

Why is a public insurance option for all of us so important to the left? Only 5-10 million citizens are truly without coverage but not by individual choice. Yet this is so important that Rep. Massa (D-NY) said “I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful.” How elitist! The Senate leadership has threatened to pass on a 51-vote budget reconciliation procedure if the 60 votes are not available or to split the bill into more digestible pieces of legislation and only pass portions through the stealth procedure. Why the tricks guys? Of course, we’ve all also heard of the Blue Dog growls from within their own party.

The slightest off-message comment from Kathleen Sebelius suggesting a public option is not an essential element of reform led the left to reassure all of us that, oh yes, make no mistake, a public option will be in the bill. The left isn’t even interested in compromising to a co-op arrangement which is nothing but a public option in disguise. I guess they have compromised enough when convinced that a single-payer system can be achieved through a public option. That’s the intent; a single-payer system which will ultimately include government provided healthcare, not just insurance. They are on record!

Just yesterday our president said “We are God’s partner in matters of life and death.” That’s a joke, right? He didn’t really say that, did he?

So, with all the political power wielded by the left, they are still having enormous difficulty getting the People on-board. Can they not get it through their thick skulls that the People don’t want their brand of health reform? Do they care what the People want? No. 

Remember, this bill was to be rushed into law by the August recess and the current debate was never supposed to occur.  So when Obama suggests there is a Republican conspiracy to kill healthcare reform, he should bare one thing in mind…it’s not Republican and hardly a conspiracy.