First of all, Obama has produced a birth certificate so those that don't believe it are
merely repeating a lie.

Second, the US has been practicing a socialist policy for some time now as the Veteran's Adminstration, Medicare, the US Postal service, Medicaid and formerly food stamps.
The roads are built by the government (national and local) so the "socialist scare" is
a canard.

What we are seeing are protests without any substantial proof of their allegations but
more to the point, a tie-in with insurance companies who are masking their lobbying efforts as public demonstrations.

The bottom line is this. Racism. Those who are protesting are racists, pure and simple.
They are mostly white beligerent people and the issue is not about health care. This goes for many of the so-called blue dog democrats as well. These people just can't stand the idea of an African-American president.

That said, I think Obama is making a huge mistake for giving up on the public option
and whitewashing his decision with the idea of a paper tiger such as an insurance co-op which will be considerably weaker than a public option. This will impair any future political ambitions he may have.

If Republicans reclaim the White House, this country is doomed.