Paul Waldman, writing about health care reform...

...in the American Prospect today, puts it in perspective:

In the course of this process, we've discovered -- if there was any doubt before -- just how deep conservatives' hatred of government runs, from the grass roots all the way to members of Congress. It's not just that right-wingers are suspicious of government or that they prefer the free market whenever possible. Their antipathy to government is so intense that they would rather see some of their fellow citizens die for lack of health insurance than see those citizens get government coverage. That may sound like a harsh assessment, but it is no exaggeration. In the system as it is today, 45,000 people die each year because they don't have health insurance. If you believe the status quo is preferable to an expansion of government's role in health care, you're supporting that.

Imagine being that blinded by ideology.