Posted by
EWRoss on Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:00:00 PM
As a
forward observer in Vietnam
I watched a US Air Force pilot I was talking with on the radio fly his F100
fighter/bomber into the target he was attacking. From the way he talked I
concluded that he had 'target fixation.' That’s when the brain is so intently
focused on the target that a
person becomes oblivious to danger, forgets to take action, and crashes into
it. If radical healthcare reformers aren’t careful, their fixation will result
in a collision with their target--the American people.
It is
increasingly obvious that a majority of Americans do not want to reform the
entire US
healthcare system. They especially do not want the government to micromanage
healthcare or a 'public option' that inevitably will lead to a 'single-payer'
system.
Despite
all the outrage at townhall meetings this month liberal reformers have branded
their critics as an unruly mob and are ignoring their legitimate concerns. From
the way they talk, it's apparent that they are fixated on their target and are
determined to ram through radical healthcare legislation this year, oblivious
to the dangers. They still have time to pull back on the stick, however, level
out, and go around. When they come back again they need to focus on carefully
selected targets that won't inflict massive collateral damage on the country
and themselves.
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