More Pointers For Obama…
Betsy McCaughey has some suggestions for the Commander-in-Czars:
Rip up this awful plan & rewrite it in English
By BETSY MCCAUGHEYWhen President Obama addresses Congress and the nation tonight, he should pledge to do three things.
First, he should announce that he will discard the 1,018-page health bill drafted in the House of Representatives and replace it with a 20-page bill in plain English. Twenty pages should be sufficient. The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.
…Secondly, the president should announce that the purpose of his 20-page bill is to cover the truly uninsured. Period.
In these economically frightening times, let’s meet that urgent need, rather than embarking on a health-care overhaul and wild spending spree with unintended consequences.
…Who are the truly uninsured?
According to the US Census, 47 million people say they are uninsured. But 14 million are already eligible for government programs such as Medicaid or SCHIP (for children) and simply haven’t signed up. Another 10 million have household incomes over $75,000.
That leaves 23.7 million people who probably can’t afford insurance. However, an estimated 12 million of these people are newcomers to the United States, many here illegally.
…Thirdly, the president should announce that he will divert the unused stimulus funds to this purpose.
There’s enough in the pot — over $500 billion to cover these 12 million for the next decade.
More details are here.
For an America-hating elitest brat who basically got elected because he reads a teleprompter REALLY WELL (like with his chin up and everything), I bet it really hacks him off that even if the “Joe Six-Packs” of the nation give his “save face” propaganda the time of day, they will only do so while filtering the content through the “said vs. done” BS meter.
A friend reminded me that Obama once asked that we judge him by the people who surround him.
You sure about that, Barry?
Made Obama the “perfect” opponent for the Republican Party? More desireable than Clinton now? Of course, Rove is going to try to assist Obama out of this hole – temporarily.
Comment by Fashion — September 11, 2009 @ 6:01 am
As usual, Betsy is right on the mark with her views.
Comment by CTJack — September 11, 2009 @ 9:54 am
Obama says: “I intend to be president for a while …”
Egads, what ever happened to “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve”. The quote is from here a rally in Minneapolis: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Obama-Ive-every-reason-to-get-apf-3224475565.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=1&asset=&ccode=
The Democrat civil war would be interesting to watch if the issue weren’t so serious. The Pelosi House’s “public option” versus the Reid Senate’s “mandate”. Obama seems to be siding with the Baucus plan, for now, per Wed’s speech: “In his nationally televised speech to Congress on Wednesday night, Obama said he wants … new requirements for people to get insurance … and a new marketplace, or exchange, where consumers could shop for coverage.”
This is not a “consumer” marketplace, since I would not have choice whether to shop there or not. I would be REQUIRED to shop at the government’s site; and I would be REQUIRED TO PURCHASE only a government-approved plan, even if the plan had more coverages than I want or need. This is the Massachusetts Commonwealth-Care/Romney-care that is showing that IT DOES NOT WORK; insurance company premium costs skyrocket and then government-subsidy costs increase proportionally.
The politicians serve at the pleasure of the People. A quote like “I intend to be president for a while …” should only come from the likes of Venezuela’s Chavez or Hondura’s Zelaya.
Comment by Cornfed — September 12, 2009 @ 12:50 pm