To the victor go the spoils?

During the last presidential election the message was one of hope and change. It is not clear that the change people were looking for was a shift to more socialist and less free market policy driven decisions. From the language used for his appointees (czars) to the appointees themselves, like Van Johnson, this President seems to have purposefully aligned himself with at best socialist and at worst communist ideology and individuals. For more on STORM and Van Jones see: Reclaiming Revolution: History, Summation, and Lessons from the Work of Standing Together to Organize a Revolutionary Movement (STORM)“ (PDF File) a 2004 document by former members reflecting on their work, politics and pitfall.

The more liberal Democrats continue to insist public option must not be dropped from the health care reform plan. At a town hall meeting over the weekend, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, implored the president not to drop the public option plan and said his efforts to be bipartisan are futile.

"Yes, we know that you are a nice man, that you want to work with the opposite side of the aisle. But there comes a time when you need to drop that and move forward," she said. "We're saying to you, Mr. President, 'Be tough. Use everything that you've got. Do what you have to do. And we have your back.' "

I think that perhaps President Obama will push through a bill on health care reform simply because he can - abusing the process for reconciliation.

We have all had faith that our government would never abuse its power. I am not sure that this faith can be upheld.