National Healthcare! At LAST!
Posted on 03/15/2010 1:12:56 PM PDT by Schnucki
The president will refuse to make fund-raising visits during November elections to any district whose representative has not backed the bill.
A one-night presidential appearance can bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds which would otherwise take months to accumulate through cold-calling by campaign volunteers.
Mr Obama's threat came as the year-long debate over his signature domestic policy entered its final week.
Mr Obama is personally telephoning congressmen who are still on the fence this week, in between several personal appearances devoted toward swinging public opinion.
Yesterday he visited Strongsville, Ohio, home of cancer patient Natoma Canfield, who wrote to the president she gave up her health insurance after it rose to $8,500 (£5,600) a year. Mr Obama repeatedly has cited the letter he received from the self-employed cleaning worker to illustrate the urgency of reform.
Though Congress has already ignored several deadlines set by the president, March 21 is being treated by all sides the final target date, at which time all options would have been exhausted. The president has postponed an overseas trip by three days to see reform through.
Apart from arm-twisting by the White House, an advertising blitz that could cost £20 million by the end of the week, about the same level of a presidential campaign, has been aimed at about 40 undecided Democrats in the House of Representatives.
Most are conservatives who are worried that their support would cost them their seat in November, as the bill has become unpopular with a majority of Americans.
Others are anti-abortion advocates concerned that the proposals would not do enough to prevent government funding of abortions.
The US Chamber of Commerce has led a coalition of organisations opposed to reform, while pharmaceutical companies and Left-wing groups have joined forces to support reform and are urging
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Wait ... is he trying to sabotage his health care plan?
“The president will refuse to make fund-raising visits during November elections to any district whose representative has not backed the bill.”
Hahahahaha...I wonder if they will make him put that in writing...hahahahaha...”DEAL”
Will they ask for this in writing?
Wouldn’t that be a plus...for these morons?
Great minds, etc.
They might actually thank him for not showing up...
Too bad his promises are worthless.
Obama is after the socialist holy grail. Health care.
LOL. That’s what it looks like.
Sort of like when he threatened to withdraw support for Donald Young?
Or is it more like this? “If you’a don’ta vota for me’a, my boys will be in touch. Understand?”
Doesn’t anyone care about Donald Young
That would actually HELP those Democrats!
****he will not campaign for any Democratic****
Dagnabbit! There goes the GOP’s best hope for victory!!!!!
He’s crazy like a fox!
The president will refuse to make fund-raising visits during November elections to any district whose representative has not backed the bill.
LOL!
Well, that's one way he can help the dems.........
Well well, that gives these guys a great reason to not vote for this bill. This azzwipe Obozo sure has a high opinion of himself.
Are you sure this isn’t satire?
And Senator Coakley can tell you how important his support means. So can Governor Corzine and Governor Deeds.
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I imagine quite a few of them are breathing a sigh of relief -
“wow, you mean I won’t have to make up an excuse to keep you from ‘helping’ me?”
Considering his track record with Coakley, Corzine, Deeds, etc...sounds like this bill might fail after all.
Shouldn’t he guarantee he will show and campaign for you if you vote against the bill? That would make some sense.
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