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Dr. Obama's Snake Oil
IBD Editorials ^ | 31 May 2007 | Staff

Posted on 05/31/2007 3:08:10 PM PDT by Kitten Festival

Health Reform: If the "detailed" universal care plan offered up this week by Barack Obama is a demonstration of the candidate's substance, he should confine his ambitions to the Senate.

As the New York Times put it, Barack Obama's plan "came after months of criticism that his campaign lacked specificity and policy heft on complex issues like health care." But his "detailed" plan is little more than a mixture of recycled liberal bromides, vague promises and wishful thinking.

In essence, Obama is promising everything — affordable, comprehensive health care for everyone that costs less and provides better quality. In his world, the only thing standing in the way "is Washington politics and drug and insurance industry lobbying."

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; fadingmagic; healthcare; obama; obamathemagicnegro; snakeoil
Obama's an idiot.
1 posted on 05/31/2007 3:08:12 PM PDT by Kitten Festival
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To: Kitten Festival

That’s an understatement...but he’s so clean!


2 posted on 05/31/2007 3:11:03 PM PDT by JRios1968 (Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
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To: Kitten Festival

Sounds like the Obama charade-campaign is starting to run out of steam already.


3 posted on 05/31/2007 3:16:32 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: Kitten Festival
That's Dr. Obama's Magic Snake Oil!
4 posted on 05/31/2007 3:18:26 PM PDT by golas1964 (I must be a Fredneck!)
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To: JRios1968

don’t forget he’s also articulate..


5 posted on 05/31/2007 3:20:34 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32 (Every Democrat Party cause eventually becomes a business then it degenerates into a racket.)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

Storybook!


6 posted on 05/31/2007 3:21:40 PM PDT by JRios1968 (Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
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To: canuck_conservative
If he gets more followers for offering this vaporous healthcare, he’s not running out of steam.

Those who want affordable quality healthcare, reform of the mess evil corporations foist on us, and have seen Sicko will flock to his bandwagon.

Kerry was also short on detail (as was Clinton)- I have a plan!

Lots of people voted for Clinton and not quite enough for Kerry but you get the drift- offer a shell of an idea and people will willingly fill in the missing details based on what they wish to hear.

7 posted on 05/31/2007 3:40:15 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: golas1964

Damn I thought I was getting ahead ... now not only do I need “algorebull warming carbon credits” I also need “obama snake oil crdits”! I guess I will plant a few more trees and capture a couple of rattlers. By the way where do I send the rattlers in for credit?


8 posted on 05/31/2007 3:53:02 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Kitten Festival

The only question needed here: “How are you going to pay for it, Mr. Obama?”

Bobby Jindal is ten times the politician Obama the empty suit is.


9 posted on 05/31/2007 6:38:47 PM PDT by SpinyNorman (The ACLU empowers terrorists and criminals, weakens America, and degrades our society.)
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To: Kitten Festival

May be and he sure is an empty suit. Still the polls show him running ahead of the GOP and that is frightening. He has no experience, would be a dunce on foreign policy but he is a nice black man who must not be attacked by the GOP and surely the MSM will not. I want to see if any GOPer will take him on. They finally are taking on Hildabeast. But, will they dare to take on the clean black PC candidate?


10 posted on 05/31/2007 9:28:48 PM PDT by phillyfanatic ( w)
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To: Kitten Festival

VOTE REPUBLICAN. AFTER TWO YEARS WE HAVE SEEN THE CONGRESS GO

HAYWIRE.


11 posted on 05/31/2007 9:37:44 PM PDT by joydoc
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To: Kitten Festival

VOTE REPUBLICAN. AFTER TWO YEARS WE HAVE SEEN THE CONGRESS GO

HAYWIRE.


12 posted on 05/31/2007 9:37:44 PM PDT by joydoc
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