Posted on 12/28/2009 5:59:54 PM PST by jazusamo
The only thing healthy about Congress' health insurance legislation is the healthy skepticism about it by most of the public, as revealed by polls. What is most unhealthy about this legislation is the raw arrogance in the way it was conceived and passed.
Supporters of government health insurance call its passage "historic." Past attempts to pass such legislation — going back for decades — failed repeatedly. But now both houses of Congress have passed government health care legislation and it is just a question of reconciling their respective bills and presenting President Obama with a political "victory."
In short, this is not about improving the health of the American people. It is about passing something — anything — to keep the Obama administration from ending up with egg on its face by being unable to pass a bill, after so much hype and hoopla. Politically, looking impotent is a formula for disaster at election time. Far better to pass even bad legislation that will not actually go into effect until after the 2012 presidential election, so that the public will not know whether it makes medical care better or worse until it is too late for the voters to hold the administration accountable.
The utter cynicism of this has been apparent from the outset, in the rush to pass a health care bill in a hurry, in order to meet wholly arbitrary, self-imposed deadlines. First it was supposed to be passed before the August 2009 Congressional recess. Then it was supposed to be passed before Labor Day. When that didn't happen, it was supposed to be rushed to passage before Christmas.
Why — especially since the legislation would not take effect until years from now?
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SENIORS ARE AMERICA’S NEXT JEWS
American Thinker
How old are you and where do you fit in the Liberal’s MengeleCare? Holocaust II brought to you by Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Rahm and his Kapo brother, and the rest of the Congressional SS.
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
Americans must start screaming out against this treason and RAT tyranny. Those that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Another direct hit from Dr. Sowell. Thanks for the ping jaz.
Ill speak out for ya.
"Bitter experience" is too late.
Amen!
“In short, this is not about the public’s health. It is about Obama’s ego and his chance to impose his will and leave a legacy.”
I have a feeling there’s not going to ba much of a ‘legacy’ to leave. He’s going to leave a big, smoldering HOLE in a Major American City because our enemies are free to roam our Nation at will, but no legacy.
Call me what you will, but 0bama is going to be the First and LAST half-black Marxist President this country ever sees.
Eh. A girl can dream, can’t she? And I don’t care about the color of his skin; I care about the color of his policies! RED!
Marry me, Dr. Sowell!
Bullseye.
Unhealthy Arrogance on the part of congress nails it.
2010 conservatives win!
Pyrrhic Victory. Obamacare is pretty much going to be the new definition.
Well said, Diana.
Dr. Sowell is many times the man Obama is or ever will be.
That bitter experience will come when the dolts that think “free health care” will have to foot the bill when the baby boomers retire. I just don’t understand why the dolts in the congress don’t get this. The golden egg is gone! Who will pay? I guess maybe “they” don’t care since “they” are not covered by it.............and don’t have to pay!
In their system I am toast.
But I am not a leader-type (tried it, survived it, executed it well enough to pass it on in good order to my successor). Give me things to plot and plan and I'll put good work on it but somebody else needs to be out in front.
pingy thingy...
“The color of his skin” means everything with this president; he’s probably the most racist occupant of the WH ever. Please cut the disengenuousness.
I was just stating where *I* was coming from. I KNOW for a FACT where that POS is coming from, LOL!
I’m not disingenuous at all about wanting to be around Dr. Sowell 24/7. :)
P.S. You spelled ‘disingenuousness’ incorrectly. ;)
I never thought I’d be responding to an internet posting by somebody who goes by “balls”.....of course, I watch all of these ‘crime shows’ and don’t want a seized computer to show that there is some kind of fetish thingie going on.
Thanks for the ping, my FRiend.
“P.S. You spelled ‘disingenuousness’ incorrectly.”
That was a typo ;)
Balls was a character in the “Pink Panther”
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