For David Broder, process always trumps substance

The Post's Broder writes today that he's in awe of the health care reform legislation now being passed in Congress--and then spends most of his column condemning how the legislation is being passed. Indeed, Broder devotes just a few sentences to kinda/sorta explain to readers what's actually in the bill, and the rest of his (latest) Harry Reid-hating column explaining why the process was all wrong.

Broder concedes that with its historic passage, “the shame of this affluent society tolerating the denial of health care to its citizens will be largely lifted.” But that's not what Broder's really passionate about. What he's really passionate about is the process. And according to Broder, and lots of other pundits, the Democratically-controlled process was all wrong.

Hated it.

Earlier this year when the Beltway chattering class attacked the process by which the Obama White House got its stimulus package passed, I noted this:

Traditionally, the standard the press used for judging a new president was: Could he get his initiatives passed? With Obama though, that's morphed into, can he get his initiatives passed in a certain way?

Broder's in “awe” that health care reform legislation is heading to the White House. So, of course, Broder writes an entire column hating on the process by which it was achieved.