A New Bout Of Health

In the US healthcare is a major issues. I kinda described it in Obama's report card but it's one that is so embedded in US culture that it's like an Onion - there are a lot layers. For me there are three things that cause so many varying ideas, and give Obama such a very hard job:

1. Race
2. Geographical Location
3. The American Dream

When you chuck those three things in a mixing bowl, which America is, then you come out with a whole load of heated contradictions and views. But most of all you get a huge sense of fear, displayed most prominently by the Washington Tea Party. When people march about something that their not even that sure what it even is then you know things have got bad, and that's how bad it got in September this year for some more conservative groups. So in this climate it's kinda hugely majorly impressive to be able to get your relatively radical healthcare bill over even the first hurdle. And that is exactly what Obama has done by getting his health bill approved by the House of Representatives, who'd been doing rather a lot of stalling before this. Get that haters!

(it does have to be said that there are still many hurdles to jump)