Give Them Medals

The health care bill — call it insurance reform if you prefer — is of middling substance but in the current political climate in America, it is much better than nothing. The corporatists, fundamentalists, reactionaries, fascists, and just plain fearful,  have waged all out war against all reform and all who have worked in good faith to bring our nation out of the dark ages of every-man-for-himself.  The fact of the matter is that given their angry constituents, who are dazed and confused by events and the apocalyptic rhetoric of the right, many of those in congress who voted Yes have  placed their political fortunes in serious jeopardy come November. President Obama should seize this moment to stand on the high ground of this hard won victory and stiffen some spines by publicly celebrating those who, when it got right down to it, put right actions before self-interest. The bottom line is that for whatever reasons, they did step up, and that’s a step in right direction.