Boehner Says Democrat Health Care Plan is Dead

CNSnews ^ | September 20, 2009 | Terence P. Jeffrey

[Jet Jaguar]

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R.-Ohio) said today that the health-care plan that President Barack Obama is pushing in Congress is now dead and will not pass.

Boehner made the observation in an interview this morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” where he appeared after President Obama.

“There’s been no bipartisan conversation on Capitol Hill about health care,” Boehner said in an interview with "Meet the Press" host David Gregory. “At some point when these big government plans fail—and they will, the Congress will not pass this—it’s really time for the president to hit the reset button, just stop all of this and let’s sit down and start over in a bipartisan way to build a plan that Americans will support.”

“So you think the plan is dead?” asked Gregory.

“I think it is,” said Boehner.

Earlier in the program, President Obama had said that news coverage of the health care debate over the past week had been dominated not by “the sensible people” but by people stoking controversy.

In his own appearance, Boehner rejected the contention that the “tone” of the debate over health-care reform had gotten out of control, saying instead that it has been a “spirited” debate and that more Americans had been engaged in debating health-care reform than had been engaged in debating any issue in decades.

“I mean, let's face it,” Obama told host David Gregory. “If you look at the news cycle over the last--over the last week--you know, it—it--it hasn't been the--the sensible people who, you know, very deliberately talk about the important issues that we face as a country. That's not the folks who've gotten a lot of coverage.”

Later, Gregory asked Boehner about the “tone” of the debate

“I want to stay with this tone of the debate right now and whether or not you agree that by some of the things the president said in the course of that interview, he is trying to cool off the debate, the tone of the debate,” said Gregory. “Do you see it that way?”

“Well, I don’t know that the tone of the debate has gotten out of control,” said Boehner.

“You don’t think so?” asked Gregory.

“It’s been spirited, because we’re talking about an issue that affects every single American,” said Boehner. “And because it affects every American in a very personal way, more Americans have been engaged in this debate than any issue in decades. And so there’s room to work together. But I first believe that we’ve got to just take this big-government option, this big-government plan and move it to the side. Now, let’s talk about what we can do to make our current system work better. Then we’ll have some grounds on which to build.”

Boehner said the White House had not reached out at all to discuss health care reform with House Republicans. Then he said the plan the White House and congressional Democrats were pushing would not pass.

When “Meet the Press” host David Gregory asked Boehner if he thought that plan was dead, Boehner did not hesitate.

“I think it is,” he said.

[jwalsh07]

Gregory sucks, Boehner sucks as well. I think we need women running th eRepublican Congressional Leadership, the men are useless whimps when questioned by left wing idiots like David Gregory.

[DDLL]

Well, I hope he’s right, however, proclaiming success before it actually happens doesn’t always work out so well. I didn’t see how many people could be so ignorant as to vote a communist into office.. and you see where that went, eh?

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

I am unconvinced they will not use “reconciliation” to do it....whether it is do-able I dunno, but I think it will be tried, even if only as a desperate last resort

[NorwegianViking]

I agree. I believe that they will try reconciliation. They will do ANYTHING to futher their cause of destroying our country.

[ballplayer]

The point is there has been NO DEBATE,It has Been Government total Control or NOTHING.
If that is the Choice Obozo wants then I say Nothing .
Do Tort Reform Let Insurance Companies Compete across state Lines ,Expand Health Savings Accounts, Use the 6 to 8 billion dollars that was going to Acorn in the Stimulus bill to Help the Truly Needy get basic health care .

[TomGuy]

Of course, Boehner was shocked at the support (from the grassroots) that Wilson got.

John Boehner struggles to keep up with base

Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:02:21 PM · 27 of 75
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“It’s very hard these days to be a leader like John Boehner who tries to find the middle ground,” said former Connecticut Republican Rep. Chris Shays, one of the last Northeastern moderates, who was beaten by Democrat Jim Himes last year.

That statement shows how out-of-touch Shays and many of his GOP colleagues are.

"...tries to find the middle ground... and yet, Shays "... was beaten by Democrat Jim Himes."

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They just don't get it!

When they push to the middle, they lose. So they complain that their colleages aren't pushing to the middle.

They are clueless.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Killing it is not enough. The carcass must be burned and the ashes scattered in the wind!

[PhiKapMom]

Dead in the Senate and House — 15 Dems against public option and 11 Dems against without public option. In the House: 44 Dems against public option and 71 against no public option.

Do the numbers — it is dead! That’s why ZERO was out on the airwaves today. Every day that goes by the numbers against Obamacare go up.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Did the newsperson interviewing him call him a racist?

[paulycy]

That’s why ZERO was out on the airwaves today. Every day that goes by the numbers against Obamacare go up.

And every time -9bama speaks the numbers against 0bamacare go up, too.

Keep talkin', zer0!

[9YearLurker]

It would be a beautiful thing to see Rep. Bachmann in a leadership position—would absolutely drive the moonbats battier!

[TomGuy]

Well, I hope he’s right, however, proclaiming success before it actually happens doesn’t always work out so well.

They will pass something, even if it is just price control on the cost of band-aids, and the Obama-ites (fringe media included) will call it a masterful success.

[Electric Graffiti]

The Dem leadership I’ve seen lately, sound like they’re ready to ram this thing through by any method available. They are going to pass this thing, period. Boner is a MORON.

I’m hoping we have people ready to take this to the Supreme Court. Probably our only way of stopping this socialist takeover.

[paulycy]

Even if this is true - and I sure hope it is - it is just one battle in the bigger war. We still got a lot of work to do.

Keep increasing the pressure, increasing the crowds and increasing the effectiveness.

[Let's Roll]

They will just be back with healthcare redux.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

this cabal will offer jobs, blackmail, even threats of violence to realize this next milestone of their plan....half of both houses is within reach to them by upping the ante to/against members

[RayChuang88]

The plan officially went DOA when the cost was announced: somewhere between US$856 billion and US$1 trillion. Not a good idea in a recession!

[maine-iac7]

it—it--it hasn't been the--the sensible people who,

yep. just keep on insulting main stream Americans. That'll win over a lot of converts.

He does continue to confirm his total disdain for the majority of Americans...

[spiderfern]

I agree; I read the interview twice and still am not sure what Boehner said!?!