This is my question. Were was the alternative healthcare bill? Really, if this bill is so bad why didn't anyone propose an alternate bill? It seems to me that this was a lot of political bluster. More to due with politics and less to do with the issue. No one really thinks the current healthcare system is good, so why weren't there several proposed bills for healthcare reform? It seems to me that if the detractors had put forth an alternative bill their complaints about the current one would have legitimacy. But, no they just wined about it. Why was that? Could it be that they didn't have any better ideas? Or, that their proposal would have been even worse. Or, maybe they didn't care and just wanted to oppose anything put forth by the current administration no matter what it was? Food for thought... enjoy