Hoyer Finally Admits the Obvious: Health Care Bill Killed the Dems in 2010 - FDL

[woo me with science]

81. Republicans and Democrats were used against each other

to pass a corporate gift of a bill that neither would have supported had it been presented honestly.

This is what happens when both parties are purchased. The whole debacle was an amazing illustration of how they play us against each other for their own profit. They managed to MANDATE that EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN purchase a for-profit, overpriced corporate product. What an achievement.

There is no way in hell that they ever would have been able to sell what was passed to the American people had they gone about it honestly. Not to Democrats, because of opposition to the corporate model, and not to Republicans, because of the government mandate. But fire up one side with the promise of universal coverage, and fire up the other side with the threat of government health care, and you can pass a COMPROMISE that nobody wants....except the corporations that will rake in the dough.

I remember, just before this passed, watching some pundit on TV discussing polls showing that Democrats hated the plan, and Republicans hated the plan. His conclusion was (I am not making this up), "This must mean they are charting a good middle course."