Reply #32: I agree

[Proud Liberal Dem]

There will time to continue improving whatever comes out of the current HCR effort and President Obama has stated that he does not intend for the bill he signs (hopefully soon) to be the end but rather the end of the beginning. I have seen comments here and elsewhere make the argument that there will be no pressure/incentive to go back and help fix what comes out of the current progress but history, at least in regards to programs like Social Security and Medicare, seem to contradict that assertion as both of those programs were fairly "conservative" when they were first introduced and have only expanded years and decades since their inception. Passage of HCR, particularly one with a PO will be a MAJOR victory for President Obama and the Democrats and will help make future reform efforts progressively easier to accomplish since people will actually be able to experience the benefits of the legislation and should be much less uneasy and/or anxious about further reforms (and hopefully make Blue Dogs less anxious about voting for them).