Mark –
The name is great. No, I do not consider myself as arch-conservative. Yes, I frequently throw out ideas to see what kind of thinking I can stimulate. And, I correspond with folks holding a fair spectrum of political beliefs.
The whole school speech thing today was a good example of what I’ve been seeing from the White House. Had the President just been in touch with the concerns of the population, there would have been little if any controversy. Instead, he broke with tradition / protocol and only released the text at the last minute. This goes back to my main concern about the man; he has no management or administrative experience at all. Regardless of where you stand on health care legislation at the moment, you can see how his complete lack of leadership and his waffling on public option has infuriated opponents and left supporters feeling betrayed. He complains about special interests opposing reform. Shucks, he’s already signed up the AMA, the drug companies, the unions and pharmaceuticals. The only people yet to sign on are the American voters.
I think even Obama sees his leadership in this consideration of health care to be lacking, thus his speech tonight (which I will not be able to hear live). He thought he could give this to Congress and have them figure it out. That seems to be ill considered. But you seem to suggest he has consensus among the doctors, pharmacists, and unions. What is it you think they all agree on (and you left out the insurance companies)?
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