PPP: Dems are going down anyway, so why not do something important?

I like this thinking from Public Policy Polling

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Here's the bottom line on health care at this point: the political damage for Democrats has been done. It doesn't matter whether it actually passes- it has had the effect of getting Republican voters really fired up and along with the economy continuing to struggle it has turned independents toward the GOP as well. Those voters aren't going to come back at this point because health care doesn't pass. Would Democrats be in a better position right now if they hadn't even touched the issue? Probably. But what's the point of being in power if you don't deal with things like health care?

Ironically, doing the right thing by ramming through healthcare improvements, expanding Medicare, ending DADT, whatever, is the only tonic that could turn the tide over the next many months. But don't count on that happening. Fear of taking a principled stand, together with the palpable lemming instinct, will surely trump actually solving problems.