Health-care reform not immune to flaws
On Tuesday, with the strokes of 22 different pens, President Obama signed into action the Senate's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act in tow. In an era characterized by issues with global implications that can only be solved by the concerted efforts of the world's governments, the passage of this legislation has demonstrated the ill effects of a breakdown of consensus within government, with the winning Democrats resorting to forcing through their desired changes, and the opposing Republicans steadfastly declaring that they will continue to "just say no." The conservative voter base has been whipped into a blind rage by political pundits; liberals seem able only to wring their hands and hope for the best.