Ah, the Rhetoric

Today we vote whether to even discuss one of the greatest issues of our generation - indeed, one of the greatest issues this body has ever face: whether this nation will finally guarantee its people the right to live free from the fear of illness and death, which can be prevented by decent health care for all.

Source: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's Senate floor speech on the procedural vote on health care reform
November 21, 2009
Bold face font added for emphasis because it's so ridiculous. 

And Democrats accuse Republicans of fear-mongering...