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

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

[Texas Eagle]

"We tried to tell you that, you jackwagon!"

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

He LIED to all those congressmen! he told them back then that he guaranteed them their poll numbers would go up by 10% if they actually passed healthcare, when he now admits he knew all along they would all pay a heavy price.

Now Pelosi claims all those congresscrooks who went kamikaze are glad they did.

She is probably right. Pensions and other retirement benefits, lobbying, opportunities with leftist Wall Street types....

[Liz]

Obama LIED .....he guaranteed Dems their poll numbers would go up by 10% if they passed healthcare (and now admits he knew they would pay a heavy political price). Now Pelosi claims the congresscrooks who went kamikaze are glad they did.

THE BITTER CLINGERS Pres Ohaha, Pelosi, Reid, and the massacered Dems, are "bitterly clinging" to O/Care.

They'll demean Repubs for "taking pills from old American grammas."

REPUBLICANS SHOULD POINT OUT Thanks to O/Care, Americans will have to be happy with two brands of toothpaste---mint and plain.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Now Pelosi claims all those congresscrooks who went kamikaze are glad they did. She is probably right. ”

I wouldn't read much into this. What else can she say? Like : “ We were wrong to set them up” ??? She cant say that. She is left with little except :”We made history and that always is unpopular at first.” especially since now they must defend it now. Republicans Boehner and McConnell never admitted that they made a mistake pushing TARP on their minority members (Boehner was crying when he pushed it); and they actually attacked bailouts when Obama took it over and made Obama own it (TARP).

The best news is that Pelosi and Reid are staying on, Obama, Pelosi, Reid are the faces again that voters have to see again. Pelosi is so stupid she thinks it's 2005 again.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Correct

[stephenjohnbanker]

Good thing Pelosi & Reid are still here to blame. It gets expensive renting “fall guys” ;-)

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Good thing Pelosi & Reid are still here to blame. It gets expensive renting “fall guys” ;-)”

Winning big in the modern era is all about the ‘bad’ guy and stopping him:

1992 GB, 1994 Clinton(R landslide), 1996+1998 Newt(smaller dem win), 2006 GWB, 2008 GWB (he was good for two dem landslides), 2010 Obama/Pelosi/Reid D defeat.

2012??? Many things can happen especially with the R primary starting.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

I wouldn't read much into this. What else can she say? Like : “ We were wrong to set them up” ???

This is ammunition for your argument:

The letter goes on to say "Madam Speaker, fairly or unfairly, Republicans made you the face of the resentment and disagreement in our races. While we commend your years of service to our party and your leadership through many tough times, we respectfully ask that you step aside as the top Democrat in the House."

Here is one post on that thread: "Speaker Pelosi, make them force your giant gavel from your cold, dead hands."

More popcorn!

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Good thing Pelosi & Reid are still here to blame. It gets expensive renting “fall guys” ;-)

And also good that GWB has not entered the fray, while Obama keeps appearing everywhere.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”And also good that GWB has not entered the fray, while Obama keeps appearing everywhere.”

Really good, he was the secret to Pelosi’s prior success like Samson's hair was . But that GWB hair got cut off Pelosi in early 2009 when Bush went away. Guess Pelosi never realized what a team they were and how much she needed him. Women always do that :)

[SunkenCiv]

:’)