Kyle MacDowell, 62, who has no health in

Kyle MacDowell, 62, who has no health insurance and lives in an RV since losing his job as a grip in the film industry, sings a song he wrote about respect as he kills time at Venice Beach on March 22, 2010. Having staked the success of his presidency on the longstanding Democratic dream of universal health care, President Obama finally achieved victory on Sunday night, bringing an end to a yearlong partisan struggle and is the most sweeping piece of social legislation since the 1960s Great Society initiatives that saw the passage of Medicare and Medicaid. Universal coverage is a goal that has eluded Presidents going at least as far back as Teddy Roosevelt, and Obama's bill comes as close to that target as anyone has. The bill would provide health coverage to an estimated 32 million additional Americans, meaning 95% of those who are legally in this country would have health insurance, up from 83% today. AFP PHOTO/ Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)