Why Such A Push Now For Health Care Reform?

Democrats tried to downplay the losses they suffered this week in the special elections trying to dismiss them as meaningless. So, why is there such a push now for Health Care Reform to go to a vote? Democrats had been postponing the vote because they knew their constituents were unhappy about the legislation. Now, after having seen the aftermath of the Democrat party's indifference to their constituents we now see a strong push by the legislature to pass the Health Care Reform bill through Congress.

I contend that the reason for this is that the Democrats know their backs are up against the wall. Those who didn't know who they really were now realize the truth. In my opinion, this new "sense of urgency" is the result of one of two things. Either it is a realization by the Democrat Party that their constituents are beginning to wake up to their far-left agenda and the communist underpinnings of it and they know that if it is not passed now they may not get the chance, or, they actually believe, in their ignorance, that the bill will help their popularity. The latter is less likely though since the bill will not take effect until 2013 - conveniently after Obama will be running for re-election.

Either way, the political strategy behind the vote on Health Care Reform is, in my opinion, motivated by desperation.