Posted on 07/22/2009 7:48:43 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
The Washington Post recently ran a story quoting Democrats as bragging that President Obama has deliberately patterned his legislative strategy after LBJ’s, circa 1965.This may explain the treatment of Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the supposedly nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office who last week told Congress that you can’t “save” money on health care by having government insure everyone.
For that bit of truth-telling, he was first excoriated by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Then he was summoned, er, invited to the White House for an extraordinary and inappropriate meeting Monday with President Obama and a phalanx of economic and health-care advisers.
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Business as usual by our community organizer in chief.
corruption and evil is what obamanation is about..... and, by the way, “WHERE IS THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?:?????
Why do I get the feeling Elmendorf will come out with a report that suddenly makes BO’ socialist health care seem much better than initially reported?
(Mr. Elmendorf diplomatically noted that “The President asked me and outside experts for our views about achieving cost savings in health reform.”)
I wish people would open up about what specific threats are told by this administration. Only when the light of truth shines on them and they pay the price of their bullying will they think twice about continuing.
Ah Yes!
LBJ's Great Society.
What a Moron!
Either that, or a pair of busted kneecaps...
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