Health Care Reform Summit

So today I have been listening to a live broadcast from the White House. They are showing the Health Care Reform Summit. I LOVE Obama and I whole heartedly agree that we need a MAJOR change and I back up socialized health care. I'm not going to get into the politics, cause I'll just rant and probably offend someone, so instead I'm going to talk about people and their debate skills. Or more specifically, the debate skills of some government officials.

So Obama gets a group of dems and repubs together to brainstorm and collaborate and gather different views to create a plan that suits the majority of needs and concerns. Now there are a handful of people present that eloquently lay out their points and arguments and make sense and add to the summit. And sorry to say, it's mostly the repubs that make my jaw drop and my brain befuddled because they seriously make no damn sense. Or like John McCain that is basically bashing the President and telling him he isn't delivering on promises made during the election, and THANKFULLY Obama reminded him that the election is over. Oh snap Mr. President, you tell him! But I seriously DO NOT understand politicians who cannot argue effectively. I would hope anyone looking into politics has taken an argumentative writing class or debate or something! But I swear most of them went to school for ceramics and their idea of "helping" the summit is babbling on about nonsense, confusing everyone, and using the phrase "the American people hate..." or "the American people need..." to be your only argumentative strategy. I hate to break it to these people, but that's no point. First of all, how can ANYONE say that the American People are (fill in the black with ANYTHING) if you don't know every single person's circumstance, life situation, beliefs or anything. It's like the repubs are just SO pissed that dems want change that they're just throwing out the most ridiculous arguments just to make the process take 20 years and frustrate everyone in the room to the point of giving up!

It would be like trying to decide how to adjust your finances so save more money and be able to buy a house in 5 years. You invite your spouse, some close friends, and the muppets. Now, the muppets don't want you to leave your parents house, because then, who'd watch them, right? They are SO logical. During the meeting you get some real good ideas, but then Miss Piggy talks about her new pink shoes and how when she wears them she makes good financial decisions, therefore, you should buy a pair. Then Fozzie bear interupts with a knock-knock joke about tomatoes, and Gonzo just chases after chickens the whole time. WTF? Thanks for coming and saying NOTHING to do with what we are trying to get out of the meeting!

I'm not trying to dog on republicans. My biggest beef with them is that is seems they don't want to contribute to real important issues; they would just rather de-rail them completely and yell at Obama. No real change will ever happen in this country if different minded people can't come together and share ideas with one another in a civil, uplifting, positive way. Bagging on the President and sharing non-relevant information isn't helping anyone!