"Barbour Criticizes Obama's Health Care Haste"

RealClearPolitics ^ | Aug. 10,2009

[Al B.]

Leading Republican governors seemed to downplay the statements from Sarah Palin while embracing to an extent the passion of town hall participants who have been vocal in their opposition to health care reform.

Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.), chair of the Republican Governors Association, told reporters this afternoon that one reason people are reacting so strongly around the country is because they think the White House is moving far too quickly on an issue of tremendous concern.

"The Obamas took six months to pick a dog. How come they [had] to pass a health care bill before the August recess?" he said. "Everything has been, 'We gotta do it right now.' The American people realize this is too much, too far, too fast, too many trillions of dollars."

Gov. Sonny Perdue (R-Ga.) took a swipe at Democratic leaders for diminishing the voice of ordinary Americans, saying the town hall meetings are "democracy in action."

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Perdue sidestepped a question about former Gov. Sarah Palin's comments on Facebook this weekend calling President Obama's health care plan "evil," saying she "can speak for herself." Barbour, who said he hadn't heard Palin's comments, said, "Every governor's got his or her own view."

[Al B.]

More GOP men saying "slow down" and avoiding Sarah Palin's "Hell no!" like the plague.

[WKB]

MISSISSIPPI PING

[donna]

Yeah, “haste” is the problem.

We need to plan more slowly to kill the elderly.

[bmwcyle]

Another RINO in Washington when he is there.

[jwalsh07]

"Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.), chair of the Republican Governors Association, told reporters this afternoon that one reason people are reacting so strongly around the country is because they think the White House is moving far too quickly on an issue of tremendous concern."

No dipstick, that's an insider talking point. We are reacting strongly to socialism not debating the amount of time to allow socialism to take over the entire damn nation.

Another loser in the Republican Party.

[redk]

A guy I work with who is beyond pissed about the ObamaCare Bill says he is pissed at the Republicans too because they are “trying to dance” on this. Everyone there seemed to agree with him. Of course this was last week before Palin’s comments.
Anyway, these guys don't seem to get it.

[what's up]

Barbour's no dipstick.

He's right. Slowing down means people get to see what's in this bill.

Slowing down means real reform. Which is needed. Just don't let the Romney-ites take over.

[jwalsh07]

Barbour's no dipstick.

On this issue he certainly is. People aren't angry at the amount of debate time, they are angry at the socialism and spending. This isn't arguable, it's a fact.

[9YearLurker]

I’ve got to agree with you guys, Barbour’s a major mushy disappointment—that is, he’s revealed way too much about the RGA’s apparent real agenda to just go a little more slowly than Obama in delivering us to full national socialism.

[DanZanRyu]

The Romney-ites want ObamaCare to pass in the hopes that RomneyCare becomes a non-issue.

[exist]

I wish I had his accent.

[what's up]

Really? No one’s angry at the speed at which these huge deficit bills are going through?

[Yossarian]

More GOP men saying "slow down" and avoiding Sarah Palin's "Hell no!" like the plague.

I agree. This is a mistake and wimpy to boot, to not point out the inherit problems with socialized medicine, and not just the manner in which the bill is handled.

I'm now taking my pro-Barbour tagline off. I hope - for the country's sake - that he gets it together on this matter. America needs a strong stable of conservatives that can appeal to the mushy middle too. I thought Haley could be that, especially with how he handled Katrina in his state. Now I'm not so sure.

[Yossarian]

Really? No one’s angry at the speed at which these huge deficit bills are going through?

Horrible bills are being rammed through. Horrible bills being leisurely passed are just as bad.

We need people who understand the root causes of our problems, and don't just try to put conserva-talk lipstick on big-government-pigs. Palin - as much as her resignation upsets me - is the only 2012 contender I see doing that.

[what's up]

Horrible bills being leisurely passed are just as bad

And how do you know Barbour wants to pass a horrible bill?

He's likely for tort reform. What's wrong with that? If you do nothing costs continue to rise.

[jwalsh07]

Really.

The protests I’ve been do have no chants that go like this:

Take more time, take more time, take more time.

Does your mileage vary?

[Yossarian]

And how do you know Barbour wants to pass a horrible bill?

Then let's see him attack the core problem with Socialized Medicine. He's got to step up to the plate, especially with his GOP leadership position.

[Yosemitest]

Obama: "I Don't Want the Folks who Created the Mess to do a lot of Talking" "

Okay, then the DEMOCRATS need to shut up!!!

Lets review:

Who was it that moved Medicare Trust Funds out of the "trust box" and into the General Revenue, replacing them with Government I.O.U.s?
"In early 1968 President Lyndon Johnson [DEMOCRAT] made a change in the budget presentation by including Social Security and all other trust funds in a"unified budget." "

Who was it that expanded Medicare and Medicaid to cover many, many more people than it was originally designed to cover?

The History of Medicare

In 1965, the Social Security Act established both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare was a responsibility of the Social Security Administration (SSA), while Federal assistance to the State Medicaid programs was administered by the Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS). SSA and SRS were agencies in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). In 1977, the Health Care Financing Administration was created under HEW to effectively coordinate Medicare and Medicaid. In 1980 HEW was divided into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The first U.S. President to propose a prepaid health insurance plan was Harry S. Truman [DEMOCRAT]. On November 19, 1945, in a special message to Congress, President Truman outlined a comprehensive, prepaid medical insurance plan for all people through the Social Security system. The plan included doctors and hospitals, and nursing, laboratory, and dental services; it was dubbed "National Health Insurance." Furthermore, medical insurance benefits for needy people were to be financed from Federal revenues.

Over the years, lawmakers narrowed the field of health insurance recipients largely to social security beneficiaries. A national survey found that only 56 percent of those 65 years of age or older had health insurance. President John F. Kennedy [DEMOCRAT] pressed legislators for health insurance for the aged. However, it wasn't until 1965 that President Lyndon B. Johnson signed H.R. 6675 (The Social Security Act of 1965; PL 89-97) to provide health insurance for the elderly and the poor.

On July 30, 1965, President Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid Bill (Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act) in Independence, Missouri in the presence of former President Truman, who received the first Medicare card at the ceremony; Lady Bird Johnson, Vice-President Hubert Humphrey, and Mrs. Truman also were present. President Johnson remarked: "We marvel not simply at the passage of this Bill but that it took so many years to pass it."

Medicare extended health coverage to almost all Americans aged 65 or older. About 19 million beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare in the first year of the program. Medicaid provided access to health care services for certain low-income persons and expanded the existing Federal-State welfare structure that assisted the poor.

The 1972 Social Security Amendments expanded Medicare to provide coverage to two additional high risk groups disabled persons receiving cash benefits for 24 months under the social security program and persons suffering from end-stage renal disease.

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So Democrats,

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR INSURING THE FAILURE
OF THE MEDICARE/MEDICAID PROGRAM!!!

So DEMOCRATS ... SHUT UP!!!

You have no integrity!!!

[what's up]

Conservatives are furious at the speed with which stuff has gotten rammed through. Where have you been?

Are you for doing nothing at all?

[Al B.]

He's likely for tort reform.

There will be no tort reform in ANY bill coming our of the Obama/Dem congress. I know that, Barbour knows that, Palin knows that and you shuld know that.

Yet Barbour says slow down and maybe the pill will go down better.

No it won't. It needs to be stopped. Thankfully, more and more average Americans are beginning to understand what's at stake.