Having made an ambitious campaign pledge and staked his domestic credibility on the promise to radically reform and restructure the health insurance industry, Barack Obama has been forced to endure a sticky summer of sliding poll ratings and sustained Republican attacks. One gets the impression that even die-hard Democrats are slightly ‘over’ their initial enthusiasm for an overhaul, and it’s starting to look as though it may take a lot more than a spoonful of sugar to help this particular medicine go down. There’s a pervading and impatient urgency awaiting Mr President’s next move. Even Facebook devotees tried to jump on the political bandwagon; urging quasi-acquaintances to join forces and virally reiterate a simplistic and watered-down message. ‘No one should die because they cannot afford healthcare, and no one should go broke because they get sick. If you agree, please post this as your status update…’
I somehow doubt my new ‘friend’ Eileen bothered to copy and paste in sympathy.
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