Youtube is the Enemy of Compromise

Isn't it funny. Congress finds itself in an interesting position - one that it has, I don't believe, ever found itself in considering of recent history - that of having its constituents actively taking place in the debate on health care. And amazingly enough, horror of all horrors - expecting their elected representatives to take a position and tell the people where they stand.

The phrase that is the title of this entry was uttered by Jack Pitney, a political science professor at Claremont McKenna College in California. This after numerous politiicians have made absolute statements regarding what the healthcare bill must or must not contain in order to get their vote. However, Rep. Gerald Connoly D-VA believes that instead of taking hard stands the representatives must be prepared to "give and take" in an effort to craft a compromise bill.

Thus leading to Mr. Pitney's observation that Youtube will make it much more difficult to get a compromise bill. It seems that the fact that your representatives make a promise and are shown in perpetuity making that statement prevents them from backing away from their position in the name of politics as normal. Better known as you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

Well its about time. For once our representatives MUST know that we expect them to vote according to our wishes and not politics. To take a stand and HOLD that position in the face of politics as normal.

The question will be whether Youtube is enough to make them actually pay attention to us - the people who elect them.