CaribJ, you're always looking on the wrong side of things. Like the eternal pessimist you ignore the human spirit.
One thing to understand about human progress - it is never perfect from the get-go. But these flaws should not deter you from making a start. We are all trying to return to Plato's "Good".
I wish upon you the ability to understand that Obama's health care reform has an intended goal that's laudable, a legislative passage that may not be perfect but is a step in the right direction. This is not a man over his head, but a man who understands the founders' intent about an America that is prosperous and forward looking.
CaribJ , you cannot deny a world of people who never had the ability to express their aspirations, and it doesn't matter if the devil visits this change in the beginning; it is progress.
CaribJ, I pity your deficit in that cherished human trait - an uplifting feeling in seeking the good in every action - and Ii wish that you're visited with the feeling that while critique is healthy, constantly looking to pick a fight where there ain't one is negative energy.
You are someone who is the bane of human progress. You see darkness in every step. You need to see some sunlight man. Sing the praise of the human spirit. Hallelujah....we shall overcome....and don't, for heaven's sake, think of this in a negative way.
Grab a beer buddy......like a Carib beer......it might open up that human optimism buried under that mass of negativity.