Regardless of your political position on the results of the MA special election, you have to wonder about the polital karma. Ted Kennedy, an icon for 47 years and a champion of healthcare reform, being replaced by a republican. One step further, the very change (to an election instead of an appointment) that helped TK get the seat, is what in all likelihood unseated the Dems master plan for the same health care reform that he fought to pass for so many years.
I saw a presentation from a government lobbying group that represents hospitals across the country about 2 months ago. One key piece of that presentation talked about the nations history of groundbreaking legislation. Everything from gender equality, worker rights, voting rights all were passed through a truly bipartisan vote (they had the specific numbers to show it, sorry I can't include). I don't think its coincidence that the first ever major legislation that would differ from that and be a party's agenda may have been stopped...by what?...the collective vote of the American people. As much as I hate our system and its inefficiency at times, sometimes it places the power in the hands of the right people. And that's a beautiful thing!
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