Rahm the Torpedoes

David Farragut, a US naval hero of the Civil War, famously said in the heat of battle "Damn the torpedoes . . . full speed ahead" to convey his intention to move ahead at any cost during the Battle of Mobile Bay. This determination to advance in war may be commendable, but taken in the context of modern day politics, the same stubbornness could put us on the pathway to dictatorship. In the context of the current health care debate, ignoring the will of the public that opposes various iterations of socialized or semi-socialized medicine is no virtue, but an act of political bullying using reconciliation- never before used in similar circumstances, to thwart the will of most of the nation's citizenry. Perhaps the Democrats can and will ram Obama care through, but they will surely pay for it at the polls if there ever is another honest election.