Ed Rendell, Medicine Man
So the Gov has proposed health care for all Pennsylvanians. Here’s my prediction - he’ll get what he wants. There are several reasons for this. 1. The House of Weenies. There are too many spineless individuals in the state house - they won’t do anything to stop it. Plus it looks good politically to show that you care. 2. Conservatives have already lost this debate before it got started. Several Republican Governors implement socialized medicine in their respective states. If R’s can’t keep other R’s from swallowing socialized medicine, how are they going to stop a Democrat governor? 3. Conservatives have lost the longetivity battle before it even began. Conservatives should have seen this coming down the pike long ago. They got complacent in their defeat of universal healthcare during President Clinton’s term. They thought that was the war when in fact that was just the first battle. 4. Conservatives lost the PR war before it began. Everywhere I see a story about Rendell’s plan I read about “health care” for everyone. Gee, who could possibly be against health care for everyone? The proposal isn’t about health care, it’s about health insurance. There is a huge difference between health care and health insurance. Conservatives need to be framing the debate about insurance, not health care. If conservatives don’t, then there really is no point in fighting a losing cause like this.