"Democrats should point out, every time they discuss health care reform, that health care is not a commodity like other commodities and should not be treated as such. It is a human right and a societal responsibility."

That may be what Democrats believe, which is why many of us favor a single payer system. But that is not what Republicans believe. They believe that health care is no different than any other commodity and is therefore subject to market forces. We have seen the effects of this over and over: we end up paying more for health care than any other nation on earth and get less in return for our "investment." Even though everyone knows this Republicans keep digging in and ignoring that which is clear as day because to do anything other than cutting taxes on the rich goes against the grain of their ideology and would be a cardinal sin.

The problem with our health care debate really does boil down to ideology. It's time to admit that if there's any hope of moving  forward.