The Tea Party - how frightening is this movement?

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HappySqurriel said:

badgenome said:

HappySqurriel said:

The majority of Americans wanted healthcare reform bill that was straight forward and focused on eliminating the problems in the current private system, not the destruction of the current system with a public system put in its place.

It's even worse than that, I think. Prior to its being jammed through Congress, Shikha Dalmia warned that Obamacare, far from creating real reform, would lead to a state of permanent revolution and upheaval in the health care system. In his otherwise completely uninteresting (and self-diminishing) Daily Show interview this week, Obama admitted to as much. As huge and contrived and expensive as this piece of shit is, it would just be the beginning if he has his druthers; I hope to God he doesn't.

I understand that, I was just pointing out that the Democrats were unable to pass through their comprehensive reform bill (even though they controlled both houses, had a president in the white house, and had a filibuster proof majority) because of how amazingly unpopular it was; not because the powerless Republicans blocked it. If it was even moderately popular with conservative Democrats or independent voters it would have passed without any trouble, and if it was popular with the majority of Americans many Republicans would have been "forced" to back it.

Yes, well, the propaganda campaign against it worked extremely well.  So many people were so uninformed and spouting nonsense it became a joke.  I gave up caring once the public option was off the table.