This from FoxNews this morning: “Just because we have been struck nearly unconscious by the endless haranguing from President Obama does not mean that we should give up fighting the health care plan coming from the White House.”

It seems the right wing ‘news’ people want to oppose anything that the President does. The White House has publicly tried to act against this same ‘news’ organization, by blocking it from a press conference. The fact is, there are a lot more right wing opinions out there, on the radio, in the printed media and on television, so why is the Fox ‘News’ issue becoming so hot? Why did the administration attempt to block them specifically?

It is my opinion that the issue lies in the fact that the organization is called Fox ‘News’ and not Fox ‘Opinion’ or Fox ‘Editorial’. When you tune into a right-wing (or left-wing) radio show, or read an opinion column, you expect the sort of vehemence and one-sided rhetoric that has been coming out of the Fox ‘News’ station recently. Seriously, what would Walter Cronkite say on this? Where are the days of the newsreader you could trust? The news media that reported without bias?

The issue of healthcare is a relevant and timely one. It should be discussed, it should be studied, torn apart, restudied and provided to the public for review, not attacked just because it is delivered by a liberal administration. The issue of healthcare is getting lost in a public and vocal political battle that continues to mislead and confuse the very people that need the healthcare plan: The Public.

In our QuickPoll “Will Obama’s HealthCare Plan Work?” – which has been active since July – Currently 51% of voters support the healthcare plan, with 44% against it. It’s a close call but it is losing the public and media interest because of the posturing stances on both sides of the issue.

So what can we do about it? Should we put the plan to a public vote, or referendum? Scrap it and start over? Is there a solution that might satisfy both parties? It is clear that in this war of words, remembering why – and what – we are fighting for is crucial. We cannot lose sight of the goal: A reformed healthcare system that allows public and private healthcare for all. “How hard could it be?”