President To Flesh Out His Vision In Speech

Washpost ^ | 09/03/09 | Anne E. Kornblut, Ceci Connolly and Shailagh Murray

[freespirited]

After spending weeks on the defensive in the fight over his top legislative priority, President Obama will attempt to regain the initiative in the health-care debate with an address to a joint session of Congress next Wednesday night.

Aides said Obama will use the speech to add more specifics to his vision for overhauling the health system. He will be attempting a difficult balancing act, seeking to win moderate Senate Democrats to his cause without embracing compromises that would alienate liberal House Democrats. ...

The White House is scrambling to take control of the health-care debate after watching from the sidelines as various Democratic proposals were assailed in town hall meetings during Congress's summer recess. "Clearly, over the break we lost some momentum," said Sen. Charles Schumer. "It shows the president is in this fight for keeps; he's not backing off. He's doing the right thing to take the momentum back."

...Republicans swiftly dismissed the congressional speech as too little, too late. "I don't think the problem is the messaging, the problem is the substance," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. "The problem is what he's trying to sell. I think there's been serious blowback and negative reaction across the country to what they are proposing."

But Democrats think salesmanship is part of the problem, and they are pressing the president to take a more forceful role in selling reform by expressing in clear terms what the bill would and would not do. They are especially urging that he confront misinformation about rationing of care and "death panels" that would supposedly decide which patients were worthy of treatment.

"All those beliefs out there, those came about because of poor messaging," said Sen. Ben Nelson, a crucial moderate swing vote. "I don't know how you fix it, but you have to."

[freespirited]

Just unbelievable. These clueless RATS think the problem is ugly gift wrap, not a present that only moonbats want.

[ABQHispConservative]

I know this might be a fantasy, but I would love to have Sarah do the rebuttal her way. I would be just as happy with Bachmann.

[dodger]

With the White House & super-majorities in the Senate + house, this will be cast as Republican-Conservative intransigence.

Hoo-haa!!

[FlyingEagle]

Now that Ramadan is over and Mohammed can go back to teleprompter reading

[FormerACLUmember]

I cannot bear to watch or listen to Obama, not even one syllable. He is absolutely intolerable.

Every word, every sound from his lips, every phrase is a total in-your-face lie.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’ll bet the ‘RATS have their focus groups working overtime looking for just the right words that will fool the idiots.

[behzinlea]

The Democrats figure if they lie loudly and often enough, they’ll ram this abominable legislation through. Sadly, I don’t think the Republican leadership is up to the task of countering it. If it is defeated, it will be defeated despite the Republican leadership—not because if it.

[Mr. K]

WHAT...AGAIN? WHAT IS IT THIS TIME???

[FlingWingFlyer]

Bammie is going to need a “tribe size” tube of lipstick for this pig. Even with lipstick, ObamaCare is still going to be a pig.

[hosepipe]

Obamas vision is totally socialize american politics and setup some form of SS or KGB.. to make sure it stays that way.. Duuuugh.

[Godwin1]

We know his medical vision: abortion at the beginning of life, euthanasia at the end; no conscience rights for medical workers; draconian cuts in Medicare and pain pills rather than treatment for the old, sick, and unconnected; ghoulish creatures like Ezekiel Emmanuel lurking in the shadows;the nationalization of EVERYTHING: medical care made part of the political spoils system. In the Brave New World of socialized, rationed, Pelosicare, do you think your wait for an MRI will be the same as a Chicago alderman's? The only question is: will we stand for it?

[DarthVader]

“Obamas vision is totally socialize american politics and setup some form of SS or KGB.. to make sure it stays that way.. Duuuugh”

The US Military will ensure that his vision will never happen.

[two23]

What you describe is The Death Cult, brought to you by People of The Lie.

[hosepipe]

[ The US Military will ensure that his vision will never happen. ]

Depends on WHO obama appoints as Joint Chiefs of Staff..
Zero is the head military traitor.. the top of the food chain of command..

[kittycatonline.com]

President To Flesh Out His Vision In Speech

No need to bother. Just play John Lennon's "Imagine" and you got it.

[RinaseaofDs]

I, for one, welcome the opportunity he’s going to take in widening his credibility gap even further.

He’s a paper tiger, and when he speaks, his numbers plummet. If he wants to hold office until 2012, he’ll have to invoke martial law.

[Dianna]

Let's not forget that Obama was more than happy to have the House version rammed through the senate 2 months ago with no one knowing what was in it.

Now, he wants to have a conversation. Now, he wants to tell us what his vision is?

[dalebert]

his vision is the problem

[Rummyfan]

Another prime time appearance by this narcissist? He is already overexposed so his tack is... more exposure!!!!

[antceecee]

Chuckie Schumer the Schmuck...is delusional.