Finally Had Enough, Eh?

Steve Benen is fed up with Sen. Chuck Grassley.

Grassley's comments aren't the words of someone worried about deficit projections. Grassley's comments are the words of someone who wants to kill health care reform.

I'm tempted to ask Max Baucus to write 100 times on the chalkboard, "Chuck Grassley does not support health care reform. Chuck Grassley does not support health care reform. Chuck Grassley does not support health care reform."

What more would the guy have to do? Grassley wants to drive a stake into the heart of the reform bill, for reasons that defy common sense. He doesn't think he can reach an agreement with the administration. If he thinks the bill is "imperfect," he won't vote for it. He's prepared to vote against his own compromise bill, and as of this week, it's doubtful he'll "even support something."

What more is there to talk about with Chuck Grassley?

Why he's still in charge of the GOP negotiations for health care reform that he doesn't want and will never allow to pass, and why Obama keeps acting like Grassley is acting in good faith are two questions that most certainly need to be talked about as far as Chuck Grassley is concerned.

The third and final question is "When are Dems going to tell Grassley to go bugger himself with a chainsaw?"

How many times to I have to say this, folks? The GOP will never allow health care reform to pass if the Democrats can take credit for it. It really is as simple as that, and has been since Medicare and Medicaid were passed decades ago.