To use your new nickname, Hectoring Republicans is not compromise. There has been no effort at compromise by Democrats. As I said, we could do a bipartisan health insurance reform bill tomorrow that both sides could support. But insurance reform is not the goal here. Putting insurance companies out of business and putting the government in charge of health care is the goal of Democrats.

Even Democrats say that Baucus’ bill is a piece of trash. Sen. Thomas Carper of Deleware said he won’t even read the bill because it’s one of the most confusing things he’s ever seen in his whole life. Baucus refuses to allow his bill to even be scored by the Congressional Budget Office. If the Baucus bill is so wonderful, what is there to hide and why is it so confusing?

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/54930

True. There is no end of talk. As far as compromise go, I am very open to it. But a couple of weeks ago, after months, and probably years of talking and negotiating, Max Baucus held a press conference to announce the results of all that effort. No Republicans joined him. Not one. The message that sent about Republican interest in compromise spoke very loudly indeed.

You’re setting up a strawman again. Nobody is talking about doing nothing. But doing what the Democrats want is something we cannot afford and the public does not support. Republicans and Democrats could agree to a health insurance reform bill and get out of this debate with both sides claiming victory. Unfortunately, Democrats don’t want compromise, they want to control our health care system.

Well there are a number of issues. Grayson is kind of a goofball, but in a public discourse where Democrats are accused of wanting to create death panels, there isn’t anything particularly extreme about Grayson’s rhetoric. What he is reminding us is that doing nothing is a very dangerous policy.

Hiram says: “I don’t think there is anything unfair about harsh rhetoric.”

Fair or unfair really isn’t the issue. Is it now?