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Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:32 am
by Ibanez
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_overhaul
President Barack Obama is willing to embrace insurance cooperatives over a government-run plan as the White House faces mounting opposition to its broad overhaul of the nation's health care system.
Bowing to Republican pressure and offering political cover to fiscally conservative Democrats, Obama's administration signaled on Sunday that it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance. The shift leaves open a chance for compromise with Republicans that probably would enrage Obama's liberal supporters but could deliver a much-needed victory on a top domestic priority.
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:38 am
by Ibanez
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:31 am
by houndawg
Another year of record profits.
And bonuses.
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:52 pm
by dbackjon
This will end the Obama presidency. He is trying to make up with people that will never support him, and saying fuck you to the people that voted for him.
The blinders are being worn by those that oppose the public option.
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:29 pm
by HI54UNI
dbackjon wrote:This will end the Obama presidency. He is trying to make up with people that will never support him, and saying **** you to the people that voted for him.
The blinders are being worn by those that oppose the public option.
Kind of like George H.W. Bush. Tried to make nice with the democrats and they suckered him into a tax increase, pissing off his base.
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:36 pm
by AZGrizFan
dbackjon wrote:This will end the Obama presidency. He is trying to make up with people that will never support him, and saying fuck you to the people that voted for him.
The blinders are being worn by those that oppose the public option.
Yep. This was a BEAUTIFUL topic: Obama's healthcare option gets passed, we see massive fraud and massive cost overruns, leading to Obama's defeat in 2012. Obama's healthcare option gets shot down, pissing off the people that supported him, leading to Obama's defeat in 2012.
There just may BE a God after all.
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:46 pm
by Ivytalk
Obama's just another ChiTown political hack who, after 7 months in office, has already betrayed at least two of his main campaign promises: no tax increase for anyone making under $250K, and the public option. Barry, we hardly knew ye.
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:40 pm
by AZGrizFan
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:52 pm
by dbackjon
Meanwhile all the Republican contenders are managing to make themselves look worse than either Obama or Hillary.
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:53 pm
by AZGrizFan
dbackjon wrote:
Meanwhile all the Republican contenders are managing to make themselves look worse than either Obama or Hillary.
I know! That's whats going to make it VERY interesting! Me thinks 2012 could be ANOTHER year of somebody out of left field (like Obama was)....
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:57 pm
by dbackjon
AZGrizFan wrote:dbackjon wrote:
Meanwhile all the Republican contenders are managing to make themselves look worse than either Obama or Hillary.
I know! That's whats going to make it VERY interesting! Me thinks 2012 could be ANOTHER year of somebody out of left field (like Obama was)....
Bill Clinton 2012
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:01 pm
by AZGrizFan
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:08 pm
by Grizalltheway
AZGrizFan wrote:dbackjon wrote:
Meanwhile all the Republican contenders are managing to make themselves look worse than either Obama or Hillary.
I know! That's whats going to make it VERY interesting! Me thinks 2012 could be ANOTHER year of somebody out of left field (like Obama was)....
Schweitzer 2012. Behold the power of the bolo!
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:51 am
by Ivytalk
dbackjon wrote:AZGrizFan wrote:
I know! That's whats going to make it VERY interesting! Me thinks 2012 could be ANOTHER year of somebody out of left field (like Obama was)....
Bill Clinton 2012
The Constitution says no. And Chelsea won't be old enough!
Re: Obama backs off Public Insurance
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:12 am
by dbackjon
Ivytalk wrote:dbackjon wrote:
Bill Clinton 2012
The Constitution says no. And Chelsea won't be old enough!
Repeal it!
