Posted on 07/21/2009 7:38:20 PM PDT by STARWISE
I cannot remember where I read it, alas, but some news story, some months ago, pointed out that in anticipation of health care reform, the former Director of the Congressional Budget Office--and the current Director of the Office of Management and Budget--Peter Orszag, increased the hiring of staff economists well versed in the fiscal and economic consequences of any changes in the health care system. With these new hires, Orszag hoped that CBO would be well-prepared to turn out quick and accurate estimates of any health reform legislation.
One imagines that while the current CBO Director, Doug Elmendorf, is happy about these hires, OMB Director Orszag regrets them.
Why? Because CBO issued a fairly blistering report concerning the ability of the current health care reform plans to save money and control health care costs for the long term.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
It was blistering because it was honest. The only way Obama and his minions can get legislation passed is to lie about its consequences. Look how the libs had to reinvent Global Warming as Climate Change because it was too easy for critics to show that there hasn't been any Global Warming in years. But Climate Change? Always plenty of that.
So babyboomers who can't afford to retire can just work themselves to death while paying for their healthcare. Lovely.
Yeah. It’s called weather.
Any person in America who votes for this crushing folly, while the country is already being flattened by this Democrat drunken bindge, needs to be tried for treason against the state.
Junior and the dip-shitz are reeling out of control. Get rid of every Dem we can in the next election cycle in order to try to save this country from collapse...thats how bad it is.
The three chairmen who introduced the bill: Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) moved quickly to put a good face on the numbers after they were released Friday night.
Man, if this is a good face, I’d hate to see a bad face on these numbers!
“Obama and his minions...lie”
There. I edited it for you.
Today Obama went charging into Elmendorf’s office to chew him out.
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/21/why-did-obama-meet-with-the-cbo/
Elmendorf works for Congress, not him. For a sitting president to do this is unheard of.
I thought this was changed today.
I was expecting that from ‘DON’T FORGET WE’RE KEEPING SCORE BROTHER’ Oblama. Nasty SOB. You can remove the thug from Chicago, but ...
Someone, open the investigation NOW ... these are serious, separation of powers grounds.
Hey, Meridith Viera actually did a yeoman’s job keeping Obama’s feet to the fire. What gives?
Not sure what you mean.
I reckon some CBO heads are about to roll...
How dare they contradict Dear Leader? Who do they think they’re dealing with, Bush?
BeeO met with them and they came out with a different report saying they’d be a 6 billion dollar surplus. No one believes them...can anyone believe what lengths these guys will go to.
You’re kidding .... jeeze .. if true, this is serious presidential tampering.
Obamacare had nothing to do with health care and everything to do with centralized government. Obama hasn’t read the bill and wants it passed before anyone else could. The question then becomes who did write it? Bill Ayers is as good a guess as any.
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