By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is sounding off -- again -- about the foot-dragging, knuckle-dragging Republicans when it comes to health care.

Oh, wait, those are actually some of the Florida Democrat's words from his round of TV appearances on Wednesday.

It's more evidence that he's not backing down from his high-profile fight with the GOP over health care reform.

Grayson has refused to apologize for his comments of a day earlier on the House floor -- that the GOP's health plan basically calls for sick people to "die quickly."

Then he added another jab at Republicans on Wednesday, saying:

These are foot-dragging, knuckle-dragging Neanderthals who think they can dictate policy to America by being stubborn. And I think the time is over. We had an election. That's it. Now we have to move ahead in just the way the president wants us to.

He also said Wednesday about the GOP's phantom health care reform plan:

We're all waiting to see something to take care of people who have preexisting conditions, to take care of the 47 million people in this country who have no coverage at all. There is no plan. And that's what I meant ... when I said the Republican plan really is don't get sick. And if you do get sick, die quickly.

Grayson is saying what plenty of liberals and Democrats are thinking. That means he's getting blasted in the media.

But it's probably worth it if he can put some pressure on other Democrats to join him and not weasel out on passing health care reform this year.