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Obamacare: Good enough for America, but not for the president
Mpls. Star Tribune ^ | 12/31/13 | MARC A. THIESSEN

Posted on 12/31/2013 4:54:23 PM PST by rhema

His fake (er, 'symbolic') enrollment revealed everything you need to know.

Who says government health care doesn’t work? There is a government health plan that is available to a small number of individuals. The risk pool consists of a few dozen people, all of whom work in one building in downtown Washington. If they need a check-up, the doctor comes up to their office for a house call. If they need a prescription, the medicine is delivered to their desks. If they need to see a specialist, they are taken by government transport to one of the best hospitals in the world. If they need surgery, a special suite is available.

And it is all free of charge.

This is not Obamacare. But it is the care President Obama gets. Obama, his family and members of the White House senior staff are all taken care of by the doctors of the White House Medical Unit. It’s the best health plan in the world. I know. For a brief time, I was on it.

The president should have this kind of health care. And to the extent that he depends on having his top aides healthy and available to him, they should, too.

But with this kind of health coverage, why on earth did the president make such a show of “signing up” for Obamacare? He admittedly has no intention of using it. The White House says he signed up as a “symbolic” show of solidarity, so he could lead by example. Really? That would be like Obama signing up his kids to attend D.C. public schools as a sign of solidarity with the poor kids trapped in failing schools — but then saying it was just “symbolic” and sending his kids to their tony private school instead.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obama; obamacare; obamaobamacare

1 posted on 12/31/2013 4:54:23 PM PST by rhema
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2 posted on 12/31/2013 4:56:56 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: rhema

The Obamacare Obama gets
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3106814/posts


3 posted on 12/31/2013 4:58:03 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (A courageous man finds a way, an ordinary man finds an excuse.)
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To: rhema

We have to provide top pay and benefits to get the smartest people to work for us...
PERIOD!(/S)
In this election year it should be DEMOCRAT CARE.


4 posted on 12/31/2013 5:00:04 PM PST by Mark (Obama Care is now DEMOCRAT CARE)
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To: rhema

Read the comments at the link.


5 posted on 12/31/2013 5:03:24 PM PST by Antihero101607
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To: rhema

Obama will use the 3000 Cuban Doctors ,fresh in from Venezuela , to keep him healthy ,wealthy and wise


6 posted on 12/31/2013 5:32:00 PM PST by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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To: Chode
we must be civil to the great leader as hes giving his ALL ...for US'ns


7 posted on 12/31/2013 5:53:28 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ( a Safe..and Sane....2014 To All!)
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To: MeshugeMikey
Outstanding!!!
8 posted on 12/31/2013 5:54:48 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Chode
its US or HIM!!


9 posted on 12/31/2013 6:34:15 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ( a Safe..and Sane....2014 To All!)
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To: MeshugeMikey
it does seem like that is what he's pushing us toward...
10 posted on 12/31/2013 6:37:37 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: rhema
This, in the (Red) Star Tribune? Hmm...

Nothing in this lamentable episode serves to remind us so much of socialism's signal characteristic - the New Ruling Class - as the notion that the benefits of 0bamacare are to be paid for by the middle class and avoided assiduously by the Ruling Class. The comments on this article are amusing. The little 0bama parrots are still out there attempting to change the subject while the clock ticks on their own plans, that they can keep, period. We'll see about that.

11 posted on 12/31/2013 6:44:47 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Chode
it may be somewhat corny but i think Nikita here thinks it already been done.

WE'RE AMERICANS we can dig out from under anything!!


12 posted on 12/31/2013 6:48:54 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ( a Safe..and Sane....2014 To All!)
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To: MeshugeMikey
i still remember him pounding his shoe at the un saying that
13 posted on 12/31/2013 6:51:07 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Chode

There we have it. It took them longer than theyd have liked..but the programs are all in place, and all of the stated commie goals for America have been met.

Our Job in 2014 is to start to DISMANTLE those “goals” and re establish some SANITY in this Nation.


14 posted on 12/31/2013 6:53:26 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ( a Safe..and Sane....2014 To All!)
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To: MeshugeMikey

OMG!! That should be on every thread.


15 posted on 01/01/2014 4:19:48 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy
Thank you!

I was inspired.

Id suspect that there are probably some younger freepers who may not get the kruschev reference but that cant be helped


16 posted on 01/01/2014 6:56:49 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ( a Safe..and Sane....2014 To All!)
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