36 Million

The historic healthcare bill passed last night by the House of Representatives would insure 36 million people who currently lack health insurance. Sadly, because of the filibuster in the Senate, the bill will be watered down heavily by the time something gets to President Obama's desk.

Here is a profile of the reasoning behind the one Republican who voted for the measure. I still contend that Republicans are playing with fire by opposing this thing. A major portion of the 36 million without insurance are Republicans and Independents. I just don't think politicians should ever get in the habit of telling potential voters to go F**K themselves. At the end of the day, we are talking about life and death. President Obama and his band of merry Democrats are trying to expand coverage, and prevent people from losing their homes, their life savings, or their lives just because they got sick. How can any Republican who wants to get reelected be against this? Overtime, the tea party nonsense will be overcome, and the bare facts of the bill will shine through. This bill helps every single individual in the country, and the Republicans are against it.