Whether or not you’re on board with the push for health care overhaul — a push that has taken Capitol Hill by storm — it’s time to start paying attention.
This week, after holding off and attending to every detail, both the American Medical Association and the AARP announced their backing of the health care bill.
On each side of the issue — as with our country, every issue has two opposing sides — many, both Republicans and Democrats, have either blindly opposed or pushed the health care bill without actually digging into the particulars themselves.
These organizations, two of the most familiar with our nation’s health care system, have set a good example to look into the facts and inform themselves before making a decision on their stances.
Around our country, Democrats have hailed the bill without knowing anything about what they are supporting. Likewise, many Republicans have written off the bill without considering what experts — not politicians or the media, but real health care experts — have to say about the idea.
These organizations, who know far more than the general public about the health care system, took more time to deal with their opinions than the average Joe holding picket lines at the White House or his neighbor calling for socialist reform.
From the looks of things, this health care legislation is going to take place — it’s time to look beyond party lines and understand the issues.
