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As we approach a vote by Congress this weekend on health care reform, it’s becoming clear that health care is not the issue at all. It’s lack of trust in Congress.

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Gerald Seib reports that a new WSJ/NBC News poll reveals voters, if given the chance, would replace 50% of all members of Congress. People want to see consensus and an end to the bickering in Washington. They want action, not rhetoric, not grandstanding.

I won’t break down the demographics of which voters are most likely to “throw the rascals out.” Nor will I bore you about the reasons. What’s crystal clear, however, is voters’ lack of trust in Congress  and how it’s handled the debate over health care.

Imagine any company or large organization operating in a similar fashion as Congress. Sure, they’re politics and hidden agendas in all companies, but members of the House and Senate have splintered the debate over health care reform. The constant bickering and unrelenting argumentation has caused the American public to throw their hands up in the air. This is enough to kill off any business. And Congress, despite what we think, is a business, although poorly run.

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