Health care reform

I'm baffled by how drastically this legislation has run off the rails. It's astonishing to me that Americans are still convinced that no reform is better than reform. The system we have is problematic in so many ways, and the reform being proposed is so minimal compared to what is really needed, and yet people are taking to the streets to oppose it. Of course, the cynical manipulation of voters isn't helping, but why are they so willing to accept that any change is bad? This is so discouraging, both in terms of not getting the reform we need, but even more in terms of the way the political process is working, or more accurately, not working. What's actually best for America is hardly even being discussed, because we're too busy talking about euthanesia and other completely irrelevant topics. A sad time.