GOP's Big Lie: It's All About Reconciliation

Investment.com ^ | March 3, 2010 | Leftwing lunatic E. J. DIONNE JR

[Kaslin]

For those who feared that Barack Obama did not have any Lyndon Johnson in him, the president's determination to press ahead and get health care reform done in the face of Republican intransigence came as something of a relief.

Obama's critics have regularly accused him of not being as tough or wily or forceful as LBJ was in pushing through civil rights and the social programs of his Great Society. Obama seemed willing to let Congress go its own way and was so anxious to look bipartisan that he wouldn't even take his own side in arguments with Republicans.

Those days are over. On Wednesday, the president made clear what he wants in a health care bill, and he urged Congress to pass it by the most expeditious means available.

He was also clear on what bipartisanship should mean — and what it can't mean.

Democrats, who happen to be in the majority, have already added Republican ideas to their proposals. Obama said he was open to four more that came up during the health care summit. What he's unwilling to do, and rightly, is to give the minority veto power over a bill that has deliberately and painfully worked its way through the regular legislative process.

Republicans, however, don't want to talk much about the substance of health care. They want to discuss process, turn "reconciliation" into a four-letter word and maintain that Democrats are just "ramming through" a health bill.

It is all, I am sorry to say, one big lie — or, if you're sensitive, an astonishing exercise in hypocrisy.

[WOSG]

“For those who feared that Barack Obama did not have any Lyndon Johnson in him, the president’s determination to press ahead and get health care reform done in the face of Republican intransigence came as something of a relief.”

Yeah, like the corrupt overweening Govt-growing Vietnam-war-losing LBJ was a model for good Presidents (/sarc)

[WOSG]

“On Wednesday, the president made clear what he wants in a health care bill, and he urged Congress to pass it by the most expeditious means available.”

Oh, and he has spent the last year *NOT* doing that?!?!?

It this writer that stupid, or is the fact that Obamacare is flailing about turning the Obama-cheerleader EJ Dionne into a babbling incoherent moron?

EJ - PUT DOWN THE POM-POMS, ITS NOT WORKING.

[steveab]

This Bill has never been about lowering “Health Care Cost” or lower “Insurance Rates”.
It was written by SEIU for the benefit of the SEIU. It's a SEIU bail out.
Here's the deal. SEIU pension fund is in the tank. It is just months away of being taken over by the government and Andy and the Boys will no longer have control of it. Their cash cow will be gone. They can't allow that to happen. In the bill the SEIU wants anyone who turn retires (30 and out) at the age of 52 eligible for Medicare. Why? The pipefitter union is a good example. If you retire after 30 years, you still have to pay union dues if you want Health Insurance through the union plus you still have to contribute to the cost of health insurance. Part of the union dues go toward paying for pension. Example. Union dues, $100.00 per month. Retiree's health contribution, $100.00. Total $200.00 per month. If the Health care bill passes, Union Dues will go up but the total will be less than $200.00 per month. The difference will put the pension fund out of the government hands so Andy and his boys can raid it some more.
That's the game plan. That's the pay back.
The rest of the bill is window dressing.
Next on their agenda is a national pension above Social Security.
Andy and boys should be investigated for mismanagement of the SEIU pension fund.

[eclecticEel]

I guess being LBJ II is a step up from being Carter II; this it does speak for somewhat lowered expectations on the part of the moonbats for that to be their ideal.

[Kaslin]

I try to remember. LOL

[Kaslin]

They are so arrogant, it’s either their way or the highway. All I can say let’s show them in November that it is the highway for them, and then lets work on getting the p o s impeached

[Impy]

“an astonishing exercise in hypocrisy.”

The democrats changed tune on the filibuster is what is hypocritical.

[ImpBill]

Liberals are always in season. It is just the Republicans that those on this Forum seem to have a problem hunting in “their” season.

[ballplayer]

Obama said he wants an Up or Down Vote,he did not say anything about reconciliation. Demint is right that is a Head Fake, as soon as the House votes to pass the Senate Bill the Communist in the White House will sign it ,there will be no Reconciliation

[fortheDeclaration]

The Reconciliation Bill is meaningless.

The 'up or down' vote will occur in the House and if the Senate version passes, it becomes Law.

That is where the majority aspect of our Constitutional system operates, the Senate is a check on it with the ability to filibuster.

[fortheDeclaration]

You are 100% correct.