Democrats plowing ahead

Despite polls that show a majority of the American people want Congress to start over on healthcare reform, President Obama and the Democrats are intent on ramming through one of their partisan, backroom-deals-filled versions of healthcare reform. Here is Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's reaction, via The Hill:

"It’s disappointing that Democrats in Washington either aren't listening, or are completely ignoring what Americans across the country have been saying. Our constituents don't want yet another partisan, back-room bill that slashes Medicare for our seniors, raises a half-trillion dollars in new taxes, fines them if they don't buy the right insurance and further expands the role of government in their personal decisions."