Obama admits health care's political price (President says it's higher than he expected)

Houston Chronicle (AP) ^ | 11/7/10

[truthandlife]

President Barack Obama said the political cost of overhauling the health care system turned out to be higher than he had expected. And he admits that he gets discouraged at times when dealing with the economy.

In an interview airing Sunday night on CBS' 60 Minutes, Obama said the health care system itself is huge and complicated and that changing it eluded previous presidents because it was so difficult.

"I made the decision to go ahead and do it, and it proved as costly politically as we expected — probably actually a little more costly than we expected, politically," he said.

Obama said he thought that he would find common ground with Republicans by advancing health care proposals that had been introduced by Republican administrations as well as potential presidential candidate Mitt Romney when Romney was governor of Massachusetts.

"I couldn't get the kind of cooperation from Republicans that I had hoped for," he said. "And that was costly, partly because it created the kind of partisanship and bickering that really turn people off."

Obama said the danger of a second major recession is "much reduced" and a great depression is not on the horizon. Still a danger, he said, is the nation being "stuck in a new normal where unemployment rates stay high."

"I do get discouraged. I mean, there are times where I thought the economy would had gotten better by now," he said. "One of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything. But you don't always have control of everything, especially an economy this big."

[goldstategop]

He’s responsible. Now what is he going to do about it?

[TigerClaws]

Destroying our health care system? Yes. Big price for that.

2012 — Zero leaves and Republicans (real ones, not RINOs) control Congress and the White House.

[CottonBall]

"I couldn't get the kind of cooperation from Republicans that I had hoped for," he said. "And that was costly, partly because it created the kind of partisanship and bickering that really turn people off."

The bickering was within your own camp - that's why Ben Nelson got bribed to vote along with this fiasco. et. al. The Republicans were ignored and kept out of it - and are now getting blamed? What a joke.

[rrrod]

hey zero and the rest of you RAT scum...you aint seen nothin yet!

[HarleyD]

I couldn't get the kind of cooperation from Republicans that I had hoped for...

What a liar. The Republicans were shut out of every meeting. 60 Minutes is just giving Obama a platform for revisionist history. I wonder if 60 Minutes will give the Republicans an opportunity to rebut. (HA!)

[freedumb2003]

He Does Not Get It.

This isn’t about political capital. This is about him pushing an agenda that ALMOST ALL OF AMERICA DID NOT WANT.

It was a clear attempt to expand the size and reach of Government through a labyrinthine proposal that even the authors didn’t understand.

His answers about “it was too costly” are the simple words of a simpleton who can’t see that everyone else can see through him.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

....stuck in a new normal where unemployment rates stay high

Is he saying this is as good as it gets?????

[Danae]

“actually a little more costly than we expected, politically,” - Obama

No Sh*t sherlock.

Not like Rham didn’t warn you. But you are so whipped by your wife and her BFF Valerie you can’t squat without their permission.

Man, just when I was certain NOTHING could be worse than Jimmah Caaartar... along comes Barry Soetoro to redefine incompetent.

[the invisib1e hand]

That just make them look like martyrs.

Ogawd, how long do we have to wallow in this drivel?

[Duke1954]

How can a man this dumb be elected president? Well, at least Jimmy Carter has got to love him....Now Carter is the second dumbest President we have ever had...
Fix this problem by repealing the 19 Amendment...

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks truthandlife.

said the health care system itself is huge and complicated and that changing it eluded previous presidents because it was so difficult

Yeah, that's the reason, you ignorant, arrogant dolt.

[the invisib1e hand]

"I made the decision to go ahead and do it, and it proved as costly politically as we expected — probably actually a little more costly than we expected, politically," he said.

Getting crowded under that bus o' yours, isn't it, Mr. President?

[DakotaRed]

"I am constantly reminded that we have been through worse times than these, and we've always come out on top," he said. "And I'm positive that the same thing is going to happen this time."

Yes we will, just as soon as we get the clown occupying the Oval Office out and someone in who cares more about the country than implementing a carbon copy of the failed Soviet Union.

[Sybeck1]

Good, tie a rock around Romney’s throat with Romneycare too!!!

[TexasTransplant]

He hasn’t even gotten the bill yet (prolly wouldn’t read it if he did)

TT

[Jim W N]

Another doubtful statement form Obama - this guy and his ilk seem to want Socialism more than his own (impostor) presidency.

[hometoroost]

Telling your “enemies” to “get in the back seat” while you can “shove it down their throats” creates problems. He’s a collosal jackass.

[jimfree]

It’s huge and complicated and the son of a bitch hit it with a wrecking ball.

[DarthVader]

This election is only the downpayment on a ton of payback. Obozo and the Dems will look at this past week with fondness.