Posted on 12/02/2009 8:23:15 AM PST by IbJensen
The Obama Administration and the Congressional Democrat leadership are desperately trying to create the false impression that the government takeover of health care now pending in Congress is rolling towards inevitable victory.
But the truth is that the legislation is now hanging by a thread, and can be routed by the growing tide of public opposition. The recent Senate vote on the bill was just to proceed to debate on the measure. No Democrat was going to vote against merely debating the bill.
But even among the 58 Democrats and 2 Independents, there are deep divisions over the legislation. Some have openly stated that they will not vote for a bill that includes a government-operated, "public option," health insurance plan. Others have said they will not vote for a bill that does not include that "public option." We have the same division on the abortion question.
Meanwhile, public opposition grows the more voters hear about the bill.
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Both the Fox News poll and the Quinnipiac poll show the public opposing it 51% to 35%. Even CBS News, now openly an arm of the Democrat party, shows the public in opposition 45% to 40%.
Seniors whose health care is looted under the legislation to finance an even greater Welfare State turned against Obamacare 2 to 1 months ago. Now young voters under 30 are turning against it as well, when they find out, as explained below, that their insurance premiums in most of the country will double and triple...
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After Dick Morris ran ads explaining this in three key states, Arkansas, North Dakota, and Maine, top pollster John Zogby found that voters under 30 turned from 58% to 30% in favor to 65% to 25% against.
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
He and his House counterpart, Nutsy Pelousy, are today despised by a majority of Americans and will be detested for the rest of their natural lives and their legacies will be disgrace.
Did you know?????
Today is Harry’s birthday!
Yipeeee!!!
70 years old today.
“... Happy birthday dear Dingyyyyy....
....Happy Birthday to youuuuuu!”
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