Posted on 06/28/2009 9:15:24 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
Minnesota’s Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty took aim Sunday at the high price tag for President Obama’s ambitious plans to reform the nation’s health care system.
“The president said not long ago in an interview, quote-unquote, we are out of money,” Pawlenty told CNN Chief National Correspondent John King when asked whether the country could afford health care reform right now. “With all due respect Mr. President, if we’re out of money, quit spending it,” Pawlenty added.
“And, so no, we can’t afford it. This is a nation that has got a debt load and a deficit load that is unsustainable. We’re going to have, in my view, the federal government debt crisis equivalent of the mortgage crisis within 20 years.”
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you hafta wonda when the folks that voted for obama figure this out.
or, maybe never.
i know people still that think fdr “fixed” the great depression.
Great to see a Republican stand up like this and call out ZERO on spending.
Liberalism is spending.
read the comments on the CNN site
idiots still trying to blame this on Bush
of course, Bush made such thinking possible with his idiot prescription drug bill
IMO, his estimate of 20 years is waaaay too high.
I pick 2 years or less.
IMO, his estimate of 20 years is waaaay too high.
I pick 2 years or less.
Two months.
They can blame Bush all they want, but facts are facts. When the money is gone...stop spending (and that means you, Barky)!
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