Weak supports

If you build it, they will come. As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the House continue to create and refine the public option for health insurance, the American people are increasing their support, as demonstrated in "Poll: Americans Now Favor Public Option" (Oct. 20). But at what price is this support coming?

Ms. Pelosi and the House may be celebrating their growth in public favor; however, Democratic confidence in President Barack Obama's ability to lead the health-care reform is slipping.

In the midst of their celebration, the House must remember that the public option is only one brick in the health-care reform building. Is it worth having the masses come if the strength of the building is fragmented by lack of support among the constructionists?

 

ALYSON D. CYPROWSKI
Monroeville

 

 

The writer is a student in the health law program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

 

Posted Nov 07 2009, 05:00 AM by Susan Mannella

Comments

KDHunter wrote re: Weak supports
on Sat, Nov 7 2009 7:42 AM

Would someone translate this into English please, white English preferrably, so that I may be critical of the letter writer's position?

Scurry13 wrote re: Weak supports
on Sat, Nov 7 2009 8:48 AM

what i'd like to know is where she thinks the public option is gaining support.  every poll i hear, it's losing support.

kevin morris wrote re: Weak supports
on Sat, Nov 7 2009 10:11 AM

KD, I think if the letter writer had a position it would be evident.

MikeT wrote re: Weak supports
on Sat, Nov 7 2009 12:59 PM

"what i'd like to know is where she thinks the public option is gaining support.  every poll i hear, it's losing support."

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Titan Lee wrote re: Weak supports
on Sat, Nov 7 2009 5:00 PM

Excellent KD.

It would be funnier if it weren't for what this student is majoring in.  She sounds like she would be perfect working for the government in one of their medical review boards.  

chilco99 wrote re: Weak supports
on Sat, Nov 7 2009 8:08 PM

60 votes! Just 60 votes! All "yeah" and the marxist-democratic party will die a slow death. Do it. Do it now!

Wags wrote re: Weak supports
on Sun, Nov 8 2009 9:03 AM

If i have to pay one dime in taxes for this, I want a income tax deduction for the hundreds I pay each month in premiums for my own health care plan.

myreply wrote re: Weak supports
on Sun, Nov 8 2009 11:00 AM

If you build it they will come - Yes Ms. Pelosi, you are building your house of cards, and it will come tumbling down.

Dare I say it again - And that's change you can believe in.