Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

As you probably know, the House of Representatives last week passed their version of the health reform bill. It's been knocked on liberal blogs, for good reason: the public option is weak, it mandates that people who can't afford insurance buy it anyway, basic women's health care is not on the list of things that companies are required to cover, and it prohibits companies that have any federal subsidies from covering abortion.

(It does prohibit denial of coverage based on pre-existing conditions, which is good.)

Some of these things are steps forward, however small. Some of them are steps backward. Which is why I ask conservatives who are bemoaning the bill's passage:

How many "babies" are you willing to let die in order to kill a Democratic President's health care plan?

How many "babies" are you willing to let die in order to prevent the spread of "socialism!!1!"?

How many "babies" are you willing to let die in order to protect insurance companies' right to profit from the most basic needs of others?

Put your money where your mouth is and try to get the bill passed.