Health Care Reform?

Depending on the pundit, the Clinton health care reform failed because: the process was closed, people didn't want to change their physician, there was not enough support for it, the health care insurance companies were against it, the physician were against it, etc.

Obama's attempt at health care reform or what he calls reform supposedly learned from Clinton's failure. Every party sits at the negotiating table: the health insurance companies, Republicans, moderate reformers and one or two a single payer supporter (Clinton attempt). The stimulus and the dealing of the banks shows beyond any doubt that Obama has no plan to topple the managerial oligarchy that runs the economy today. Those people demanding enormous compensation. The health care companies will not change; they will continue to run by exceedingly expensive oligarchy. They are not going to reform. On the contrary, they'll continue to raise the health care cost way in excess of the rise in the cost of living.

Physician are already squeezed badly and cannot give up more.

Any reform will be coverage of additional American at huge government subsidy that will go, mainly, to health insurance companies.

Obama's lesson from Clinton, therefore, is don't do it. Great.