After the tragic shooting in Tucson, AZ two weekends ago, politicians from both sides of the aisle admitted that maybe the harsh rhetoric had gone a little too far recently. Despite the fact that lawmakers' questionable behavior appears not to have been a factor in setting off the temperamental perpetrator of the Tucson shooting, it was refreshing to watch politicians cool of a bit. Unfortunately, I don't think these efforts extend to one of the biggest problems in government, which is the spew of outrageous and extreme labels placed on opposing views, laws, and people.
The House of Representatives voted last week to repeal the health care reform legislation passed in the last session of congress. One might think the description of the legislation designed to repeal the health care reform legislation might be something like this: "To repeal H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act." That makes sense, since that's the name of the bill that it's meant to repeal. In an act of linguistic hostility, they chose something different: "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act." That doesn't sound very nice.
Three Democrats joined the united Republican caucus and passed the bill 245 - 189.
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