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Originally Posted by Derwood
The original point was for Obama to use his grass roots methods (that were very effective during his campaign) to champion his health care plan. Problem is, the Glenn Beck's of the world have taken this opportunity to fire up the crazies and organize them to go crash the parties, which has more or less eliminated their usefulness.
So what do the Democratic congressmen do? Cancel the town halls and hand "victory" to the nutbags, or go forward with them, even though they aren't doing what they were intended to do?
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They do have a "tea party" feel to them. And at this point people are going to get hurt if and when a riot breaks out. The issue of healthcare reform has become so politicized that it's evoking strong emotions on both sides.