Thursday, July 30, 2009

Deal on Health Care Reached… for Now

This has all of the hallmarks of mere political show. 

WASHINGTON (AP)—After weeks of turmoil, House Democrats reached a shaky peace with the party’s rebellious rank-and-file conservatives Wednesday to clear the way for a vote in September on sweeping health care legislation.

They wanted to give the appearance of a deal before the august recess so they can go home to their districts and claim that they accomplished progress.  But the deal still is still bad for conservatives and liberals.  These Congressmen are going to go home to their districts and hear loudly from both sides.  Some of them will find new resolve and insist that the deal be changed one way or the other.  And then there’s the Senate…

This was a face-saving gesture.  The landscape will be different in September.

(7) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0730 hrs
Politics + Politics - General

  1. This has been a good week.  But people can’t let up in their opposition to Obamacare and cap and trade.  Keep calling your reps.  Go to the town hall meetings of the dem reps in favor of this even if they aren’t in your district.  Obama’s legislation will need a stake in the heart to kill it.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 30, 2009 at 0744 hrs


  2. Sorry, but I had to:

    The year is 1947…

    Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, a little over 60 years ago, witnesses claim that an unidentified flying object (UFO) with live aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and mule ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico . This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies and organizations.

    However, what you may NOT know is that in the month of April 1948, nine months after that historic day, the following people were born:

      Albert A. Gore, Jr..
      Hillary Rodham
      John F. Kerry
      William J. Clinton
      Howard Dean
      Nancy Pelosi
      Dianne Feinstein
      Charles E. Schumer
      Barbara Boxer

    See what happens when aliens breed with sheep and jack@sses?  I certainly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things for you. It did for me.

      No wonder they support the bill to help illegal aliens..and pass a @ss-backwards Obamacare…and cap and tax and so on and so on….

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 30, 2009 at 0749 hrs


  3. Paul Ryan will be having quite a few town halls in August.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 30, 2009 at 0956 hrs


  4. 1948 - the year of the fruit loops

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 30, 2009 at 1005 hrs


  5. Totally agree with your analysis Owen. 

    Obama talks about transparent government, Yet did EVERYTHING he could to get this rammed through at all costs knowing in the full light of day, it would get shot down.

    Even liberals know its got disaster written all over it. 

    Obama’s approval numbers are lower than Bush’s were at this point in his presidency.

    I guess the Obamas interpretation that he and Gibbs have purported so many times that “the voters spoke in november” was misguided to put it nicely.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 30, 2009 at 1118 hrs


  6. Sometimes I wonder if Obama is actually trying to lead or is he taking cues from Pelosi or other “fruit loops”.

    Either way…we are doomed.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 30, 2009 at 1214 hrs


  7. Hypocrisy:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOnYnIDX0Eg

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 31, 2009 at 1327 hrs


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