There may be good arguments against the current Democratic Health Care Reform Bill. I still think they pale against the G.O.P. alternative, which seems to be start over, take our time and come up with something after we have full employment, no national debt and flying cars. But I'm open to the idea that some aspects of it could be improved.
One argument that I don't think has any validity — that's just a case of grasping for anything negative they can say about the bill — is how long it is. Sure, it's a big, complex bill. It's a big, complex problem. If the bill works, it doesn't matter how long it is. And if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter how short it is.
Underscoring this is that there were no complaints about length when the Republicans authored a transportation bill that was only 68 words shorter. Here's a little primer that proves that size doesn't matter.