Is anyone else as tired of Nazi name calling as I am? The biggest pejorative name you can accuse a political opponent of is doing something similar to what the Nazis did. This happens frequently on both sides of the isle. It has exploded this week during the health care debate. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is accusing conservative protesters at town hall meetings of bringing swastikas. Southwest Washington Democrat Representative Brian Baird accuses upset voters at town hall meetings of using "brown shirt tactics". Rush Limbaugh is comparing the new Obama healthcare plan symbol to a Nazi swastika. This is what happens when political representatives refuse to listen to the people. There is no outlet for constructive debate. Passiononate name calling ensues.
The amount of constructive dialogue between the right and left on the health care issue is plummeting. Conservatives are highly frustrated and passionate. The healthcare legislation is basically being rammed down our throats. Conservative Republican ideas have been completely excluded from the legislation. Huge pressure from the White House is being applied to rush a bill through without allowing any thoughtful debate (or even time for reading if Obama had his way, see previous passage of cap and tax and stimulous bills). Democrat senators and representatives are refusing to meet with the public during the August recess (at this point my representative has no public meetings scheduled). Huge reform issues such as medical liability limitations are not even being considered. Healthcare is too huge of an issue and too complicated to be solved by one grand piece of utopian legislation that promises coverage for everyone with increased quality, no rationing, and decreased cost. Americans don't believe the promises and they shouldn't.
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