Yikes

Well, this is a pretty cynical outlook on healthcare.

It's easy to forget that, even if Obama's health care effort is bogging down, the effort itself still serves his presidency as a crucial time-waster, tying up Congress and giving him a reason to postpone (or the public a reason to ignore) those other divisive, presidency-killers. Obama needs some excuse for putting off unpopular Democratic demands; health care's a good one. If he keeps failing to pass health care until spring, that might not be such a bad outcome. In fact, even quick passage was maybe never in his interest. There are things more unpopular than struggling. ...

I guess he's right that if the news went to Afghanistan or immigration, the political costs would be even greater. At least healthcare reform is something Americans actually WANT - although they disagree about the path to reform/change.