<p>Its a good bill and far better than what the Republicans provided.</p>
<p>Just because a bill is not all things to all people does not make it a bad bill or provide sufficient rationale for voting against it. Deficiencies can be fixed by later legislation.</p>
<p>Saying you are voting against a bill because it fails to address all concens is just a thinly veiled excuse for doing nothing ; the Republican “perfect world”.</p>
<p>Arguments against a healthcare bill are running in the same vein; “we cannot act until we can achieve perfection” is just an excuse to maintain the status quo, again a Republican ideal.</p>
<p>This is not to say I am always against the status quo or any particular competent Republican. There are a lot of things about the U.S. that are very good. There are some areas that need work. The new GI bill addresses some of the areas that need improvement. </p>
<p>Now if we could open more medical schools and train some of the veterans as physicians we would really be improving our society!</p>