Obama's Open Health Care Forum With GOP a Sham
Thursday, the White House will go head-to-head with the Winter Olympics in the television ratings pool. The competition doesn't seem to bother the President, who is ready to show the world that he, too, is on top of his game in the most important televised debate of his term. With the health care summit less than a week away, the GOP has agreed to participate--but reluctantly. "President Obama is setting the guest list and holding the event on his home turf," the Examiner points out, "so Republicans know they face a politically treacherous situation."
Unfortunately for the minority, that situation was complicated by the news that the President isn't waiting for Thursday's dialogue to finalize the bills. Instead, he hinted that the administration is putting together its own plan without any input--a rumor that HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius confirmed at last week's press conference. According to insiders, the bill was crafted behind the scenes with a handful of pro-abortion leaders and special interest groups. Clearly, the President has no intention of moving forward in a bipartisan manner or negotiating in good faith. To him, this is political theater--an Obama production that uses Republicans as props to disarm the American people. The White House is saying, "Come, let us reason together," while his staff is in the back room polishing off the plan.
Leader Boehner (R-Ohio) called it a "mockery" of the President's call for an "open forum." "We don't need a six-hour infomercial for the latest Democratic backroom deal," Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) said. "We need to start over on real health care reforms to lower costs." Despite being at a political disadvantage, some in the GOP are confident that Republicans can win the "battle of ideas." They're right--but only if they make the issue of life a centerpiece in Thursday's debate. Despite the many versions of reform, the most popular portion of any bill was Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) amendment to ban taxpayer-funded abortion. Having passed through the House with the support of 64 Democrats and 176 Republicans, it was the only issue on which both parties overwhelmingly agreed. On February 25, the GOP must make the Stupak language a condition of future support--or miss the greatest opportunity to steal the President's show.
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Gee, maybe it would have been better if Barry had headed a 7/11 or something before trying to run a country?
Let me get this straight. We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn't read it but exempts themselves from it, signed by a president who smokes, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes , to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke. What the hell could possibly go wrong?
As of August 2010, 26 states are modifying or restricting the Health Plan. Great job Barry, although some of us knew what the outcome of this disaster would be.
Monday, May 24, 2010. Dr. Donald Berwick, nominated by President Barry Barack Hussen Obama to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that runs Medicare, published an article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), advising leaders of Britain’s socialized health care system: “Please don’t put your faith in market forces.” The article, published in the July 26, 2008 issue of the BMJ, compared the U.S. health care system unfavorably to the British system, which Berwick said he was “romantic about.” Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), who serves on the Senate Finance Committee, which has oversight over Berwick’s nomination, told CNSNews.com that he believes Berwick misunderstands the American health care system. "Nobody spends someone else's money as carefully as they spend their own," said Roberts, "and that's what we've seen happening over the last several decades as the government pays for more and more care.” Roberts noted that Berwick’s “avid support for the rationing system” in Great Britain makes him a candidate to carry out a similar system here in the United States now that President Obama’s national health care plan has been enacted. “Obamacare will take on payment responsibility for a whole new class of Americans and, predictably, the Administration is searching for ways to contain their newly acquired costs,” said Roberts. “Rationing of health care will be their plan.
Barry, what happened?
There is no concern for what the American people want. Impeachment is in order. If the replacement won't work "FOR" us then we will have to keep replacing them until one does.
It is like McCain suspending his campaign, then suspending the suspension.
Nothing but a stunt.
If this was real, Obama would not be finalizing things with his Democrats . If Obama was sincere, he would get the information he pretends to be looking for and THEN make decisions...Instead of making the decisions first, then getting the input.
This tactic will appeal to the shallow Democrats out there.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.