Posted on 02/06/2010 6:53:56 PM PST by socialismisinsidious
Democrats chafe as White House wavers on health care bill
Politico ^ | 2/6/2010 | CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN
Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 9:13:30 AM by Palmetto Patriot
President Barack Obama has left Democrats as confused as ever over how the White House plans to deliver a health care reform bill this year, following two weeks of inconsistent statements, negligible hands-on involvement and a sudden shift to a jobs-first message.
Democrats on Capitol Hill and beyond say they have no clear understanding of the White House strategy – or even whether there is one – and are growing impatient with Obama’s reluctance to guide them toward a legislative solution.
Obama to DNC: 'I am not going to walk away from health insurance reform
The Hill ^
Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:04:14 PM by Sub-Driver
President Barack Obama told Democrat party officials Saturday that he is committed to pushing health insurance reform, even as congressional lawmakers struggle to find a way forward.
"The easiest thing to do would be to say this is too hard. Let’s just regroup and lick our wounds -- try to hang on," Obama said at the winter meeting of the Democratic National Committee. "We have had a long and difficult debate on healthcare. And there are some, maybe even the majority in this town, who say to walk away.
Obama tries to rally Democrats, defends healthcare overhaul
LA Times ^ | Feb 6, 2010 | Peter Nicholas
Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 5:28:16 PM by SmartInsight
Attempting to rouse a party shaken by electoral setbacks, President Obama told fellow Democrats on Saturday that he would press ahead with his healthcare proposal and other pieces of his ambitious agenda, rejecting suggestions that a more cautious approach might minimize losses in the upcoming midterm elections.
Obama vows to beat 'blizzard' of opposition on health care(vows crusade on GoP-held StoneWallistan)
AFP on Yahoo ^ | 2/6/10 | Stephen Collinson
Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 6:26:29 PM by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to salvage his health reform drive and crusade for change despite a "blizzard" of opposition, as he left a snow-buried White House to rally wavering Democrats.
Health Care Is Not A Right
Americans for Free Choice in Medicine ^ | 11/11/93 | Leonard Peikoff
Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:29:00 PM by Titus-Maximus
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen:
Most people who oppose socialized medicine do so on the grounds that it is moral and well-intentioned, but impractical; i.e., it is a noble idea—which just somehow does not work. I do not agree that socialized medicine is moral and well-intentioned, but impractical. Of course, it is impractical—it does not work—but I hold that it is impractical because it is immoral. This is not a case of noble in theory but a failure in practice; it is a case of vicious in theory and therefore a disaster in practice. So I'm going to leave it to other speakers to concentrate on the practical flaws in the Clinton health plan. I want to focus on the moral issue at stake. So long as people believe that socialized medicine is a noble plan, there is no way to fight it. You cannot stop a noble plan—not if it really is noble. The only way you can defeat it is to unmask it—to show that it is the very opposite of noble. Then at least you have a fighting chance.
I heard on the radio this morning that Blue Cross in CA is raising its premiums by 39%, with high deductibles.
How is that sustainable? How can anyone afford to pay 39% extra and get absolutely nothing for it? All they would be doing is enriching the insurance company. I would imagine many people will make a “business decision” and decide it’s not worth holding a Blue Cross policy. What is our government doing to lower (greatly) insurance premiums? Absolutely Nothing!
Tennessee has joined several other states in trying to pass a Health Care Freedom Act. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military's secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011)
New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.
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