Tort reform and deregulating interstate insurance sure made a lot of progress when the GOP was in control of both the White House and the Congress didn't it? The truth is the GOP wants to kill health care reform, not fix the problems with the system.

Tort reform and allowing interstate competition are good ideas, but so are regulations that stop awful insurance company abuses like denying pre-existing conditions and canceling policies when people get sick. So is a public insurance option to cover the people private insurance turns away.

The bottom line is this president is not running away from the tough issues like health care reform. The GOP are a bunch of cowards in the pocket of insurance companies. They are the protector of an unsustainable status quo.