Posted on 01/20/2010 6:57:17 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Axelrod: Halting health reform 'not an option' By Michael O'Brien - 01/20/10 09:35 AM ET
The Obama administration will mind what the Massachusetts special election said about health reform, but not back off its longstanding effort, a senior advisor stressed Wednesday.
David Axelrod, a White House senior advisor, said it's "not an option" for President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress to abandon healthcare reform after roughly a year of formal efforts to craft and pass legislation.
"We also have to take into account what voters said yesterday," Axelrod said during an appearance on MSNBC. "We will take that into consideration and move forward, but it's not an option to walk away."
Axelrod, along with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, acknowledged that voters' frustration toward health reform plans in Washington contributed in part to Republican Scott Brown's win in the normally-Democratic state, but emphasized that voters' anger extended well beyond healthcare.
"Healthcare is an aspect of it; but it's far broader than that," Gibbs said on MSNBC.
Democrats are floating a number of ideas on how to proceed on healthcare in the wake of last night's election results, including breaking up the bill, having the House pass the bill, and waiting altogether until Brown joins the Senate to see how to proceed.
Gibbs assessed voters' anger as frustration toward the slowness with which the U.S. has been working to raise itself out of a deep recession, while dealing with other major reasons.
"I think for a lot of reasons, the first of which is change takes a long time to happen," Gibbs said of the reasons for Brown's win in Massachusetts. "And it takes the American people even longer to feel that."
See those folks out on the front lawn with the pitchforks and torches, Axelrod?
They beg to differ with you.
heads FULL of sand.
I guess they didn’t hear us yet. This guy is totally driven by ideology...not politics, but ideology. I think he’s in for a very hard fall.
>>>>head stuck in the sand.........<<<<<<
...with fingers stuck in their ears “la la la can’t hear you la la la”
Strike up the band and play “Nearer my O to thee” has the ship sinks below the surface!
They are going to try and ram through their long held dream of government run health care. They won't give up the opportunity to seize the power it would give them,
Oh shucks, does that mean the Rats will have to reach out across the aisle in bipartisan cooperation to get us all a good health care plan?
Go to HELL ASHOLROD.
I would call them and say if you vote for it YOUR NEXT.
What did you expect the commie to say...that he actually cares what the people think? LOL
It would appear the WH is stuck on stupid.
Mr Axelrod,don't bet the grocery money that you'll be able to ram HusseinCare through.In fact,don't bet the coins you're carrying right now that you'll be able to do it.
Having jobs on November 3rd, 2010 ‘not an option’.
This is good. The longer they don’t get it, the less likely they can correct and save themselves. Perhaps a near annihilation of the Left is coming.
its called propaganda the thought of them not getting it is rather naive.
The message was "STOP". They cannot continue and still be mindful of the Massachusetts message.
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