So let the shoving begin.

I gotta admit that I like having socialism shoved down our throats. The national mood is against the current health care reform. But we are gonna get it anyway. Because a slim majority of politicians want to foist it on us. And that's good. From my point of view. Because I think reform is long overdue. And if we wait for the public to rally behind it, we might wait forever. Sometimes, we need leaders to show us the way. To take the proverbial bull by the horns. And wrestle with it. We Americans are really too dumb to know what's best for us. Because we listen to naysayers. Obstructionists. And that often leads to gridlock. To the perpetuation of the status quo. The entrenched ruling elite don't want to give up power. That's why blacks and women were denied equal rights for a long, long time. Even today, they don't have full equality in our society. Little wonder that the gap keeps widening between the rich and the poor. Between the haves and the have-nots. We won't even get universal health care. Unless, of course, it's shoved down our throats. So let the shoving begin. --Jim Broede