Healthcare Law's Path Through the Supreme Court

A simple majority decision on healthcare reform, as an effort to pass with ease the administration's final congressional bill through reconciliation, could be a crucial mistake resulting in further alienation of many Americans from the goal to usher in a new era of bipartisanship and cooperation. Clear promises advocating a new spirit of cooperation were made publicly, by candidate Obama in last year's campaign.

The electorate anticipated a new administrative approach in government and the nation featuring presidential expansion of legislative and citizen cooperation. The President's campaign promised to bring his expertise to address the effort. Frankly this proposal became a strong incentive that argued for Obama's election. The entire nation however has yet to witness the fulfillment of this pre-election prophecy. There is ...little benefit to be gained by identifying the divisive components which divide us today, there is enough blame to go around. The discord has now grown past healthcare reform to a growing atmosphere of national mistrust.

At a time when our efforts for middle east peace, nuclear arms control, and better relations with nations of the world are underway, we at home are growing in disunity and division. The time is long overdue for an effort to be made by the congress, and everyone to bring the nation together. We need teamwork as never before.

Dr. Alan G. Phillips

ALAN PHILLIPS of IL 12:02PM October 04, 2011