Kennedycare vs Obamacare – two sides of a bad idea?
The disgustingly opportunistic way the death of Senator Kennedy has been appropriated by Democrats backing HR3200 and its Senate twin is on par with the Wellstone pep rally some years back. My first thought upon hearing these calls to “Do it for Ted” was this question: Why would I suddenly change my mind on this health care reform just because Senator Kennedy’s name is on it? Am I (and others not in favor of this horrid idea) thought that poorly of by the powers in Washington D.C.?
Andy McCarthy’s comments are correct:
Maybe I’m missing something, but I just don’t see how this helps the Left. If I were a Lefty and I could be cold-blooded about the whole thing, I’d probably think attaching Kennedy’s name was a bad idea. Even with his numbers tanking, Obama is still more personally popular with the country as a whole than Kennedy was, and he is unavoidably the guy the Left has to rely on. That makes him the only name that matters, regardless of what they call this thing.
Mary Jo Kopechne could not be reached for comment.