Time for right to prevail.

Takes a while to do the right thing in the USA. Back in about 1860, we Americans finally decided to do away with slavery. But there was plenty of resistance. Took a civil war. And lots of bloodshed. And even after all that, we still had de facto slavery. The shameful Jim Crow South. Wasn't until the 1960s, 100 years after the Civil War, that blacks finally got their civil rights. Yes, we're slow to progress. And when change comes, we often do it grudgingly. Such as health care reform. So that every American has access to health care. Not just the rich. Looks like we'll get significant reform in a close vote by Congress on Sunday night. But we can't be sure. The Republicans are united in their opposition to change. Sort of like it was during the Civil War. Only that time, the Republicans were on the right side. Staunchly in favor of saving the union. Abe Lincoln was a Republican. And he freed the slaves in the Emancipation Proclamation. Now, however, Lincoln would be ashamed of his party. Republicans have lost their way. They oppose reform. They are obstructionists. But as in the Civil War, there were losers. And this time, it's the Republicans' turn to lose. And time for right to prevail. --Jim Broede