The Most Important Seat At The Table

I'm here with what I hope will be the first of many daily posts on this blog.

On president Obama's Organizing for America website, he claims in the video below that "the most important seat at the table" in the health care debate is that of the American people.



Mr. President is right. The most important voice should be that of you and I. But it's not. Its the voice of the Administration, singing in chorus with that of Democrats in Congress. They're pushing with all their might to move legislation through, despite cries from a number of sources that their "reform" doesn't mirror the intentions of the population.

A recent Gallup poll which was published last week showed no cries of majority support for health care reform. In fact, as the poll states, 34% of Americans feel that a government reform of health care would worsen the current system.

A step into the realm of socialized medicine is one we cannot afford to take. Once we as a nation cross that line, it will be nearly impossible to return to any semblance of a conservative society--the kind this great nation was founded to be--ever again.

We cannot afford to echo the sentiment of "WE MUST ACT NOW" which was so quickly shoved down our throats in the passing of the Recovery Act. The stimulus isn't working. There are no jobs. And all because....? We acted quickly? I think not. A bill which will forever change the course of our nation should be debated rigorously. And as the "opposition" (read: majority) opinion begins to make its voice heard at town hall meetings and protests, liberal congressmen dismiss the cries as not grassroots but "astroturf." Pelosi, Reid and Co. are encouraging their cronies to cancel their town hall meetings for fear of too much dissent.

We cannot stop now. We have, as the President said, the most important seat at the table.

Keep fighting.
-WHTT