Health Care Reform: Chaos -- What Will Pres. Obama Do Now?

Well, town hall meetings have begun during August recess, and the results are just as I had expected: mayhem. Democratic Congressmen and Senators alike will continue to field hostile crowds everywhere they go, and in a democratic society there is nothing to stop this from happening. Although civilized behavior should be a prerequisite to attendance and expected, the CNN'S Report Card of President Obama's Handling of Health Care Reform is clear: people simply don't like the current direction of Health Care reform, and thus Congress should stop forcing the public to accept current legislation. Modification is necessary.

Yes, if one glances at the poll numbers CNN gathered it states that the "handling" of Health Care Reform is split down the line: 50% approve, 50% disapprove. However, the complexities arise when you analyze the overall grading: while 50% approved, 15% of those who gave Health Care reform a passing grade still rated it a C or lower. Clearly, those 15% like the idea of Health Care reform, but not the direction. Thus, this sends a message to Congress: get back to work. Mark up legislation that your constituents will APPROVE of. Granted, there are those who will simply vote against Health Care reform at all costs because of their allegiance to party lines or simply because of nonsensical hatred towards everything and anything that President Obama stands for. Also, I'm well aware that there is a LOT of misinformation put out there that I've outlined in earlier posts (i.e. abortion funding, euthanasia) which have also led to fairly negative responses of the Obama Administration's handling of Health Care reform on CNN. Since this is the case, town hall meetings should be mainly intended to debunk myths. If some misconceptions are cleared up and efficiently addressed to the American Public (mostly among the senior citizens) I really believe that a legitimate amount of opposition would turn into support. If you're convinced that everything that the Republicans say are true regarding Health Care, think again...

The question now however will be this: How will President Obama himself handle the overwhelming pessimism of Health Care reform, particularly within his own party and its voters? Forget about those who are misinformed or will forever reject any proposal of Health Care reform, but what about those who love the idea of Health Care reform in the United States, but not necessarily the means in which Congress are legislating/enforcing it? Will he entertain the far left who wish he will not budge and remain satisfied with current legislation that has minimal bipartisanship, or will he have a more centrist approach and tend to the Blue Dogs?