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Obama Bored Already With Health Care Summit
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Posted on 02/25/2010 8:06:50 AM PST by capacommie
BORED ALREADY?
GOP to Obama at summit: 'We have a better idea'
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Writer Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Associated Press Writer
9 mins ago
WASHINGTON
President Barack Obama argued Thursday that a sweeping overhaul of the nation's broken
health care system is imperative for the nation's future economic vitality, setting off an immediate clash in an extraordinary live-on-TV summit with Republicans who want far more modest changes. "We believe we have a better idea," retorted
GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander.
With the daylong policy debate available from start to finish to a divided public, Obama and Democratic leaders cast the health care reform they want as critical to tackling an issue that's even more pressing to many Americans the still-hurting economy. After opening the summit with hugs and handshakes, Obama declared that even as politicians focus on propelling economic growth, they must also address "one of the biggest drags on our economy."
"We all know that this is urgent," he said.
Obama lamented the partisan bickering that has resulted in a stalemate over Democratic legislation to extend coverage to more than 30 million people who are now uninsured. "Politics I think ended up trumping practical common sense," he said.
And yet, even as he pleaded for cooperation and "actually a discussion, and not just us trading talking points" he acknowledged agreement may not be possible. "I don't know that those gaps can be bridged," Obama said. "If not, at least we will have better clarified for the American people what the debate is all about."
His skepticism was vindicated as soon as the first Republican spoke in opposition to the mammoth bills that passed the House and Senate. Alexander said Congress and the administration should start over with small steps including medical malpractice reform, allowing Americans to purchase insurance across state lines and expanding health savings accounts.
"Our views represent the views of a great many American people," he said.
With those opposing positions well staked out before the meeting and no signs of them changing, the president and his Democratic allies prepared to move on alone.
One option is passing a comprehensive plan without GOP support, by using Senate budget reconciliation rules that would disallow GOP filibusters.
Another is going smaller.
A month after the Massachusetts election that cost Democrats their Senate supermajority, the White House has developed a slimmed-down health care proposal so the president will know what the impact will be if he has to pull back in the new political environment, according to a Democratic official familiar with the discussions.
Before that, the Democrats are planning to move forward with a comprehensive plan without GOP support, barring surprise developments at the summit. The official who described the slimmed-down fallback position spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private. That official could not provide details, but Democrats have looked at approaches including expanding Medicaid and allowing children to stay on their parents' health plans until around age 26.
The slimmer backup plan was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
At Thursday's summit, meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared, "Inaction and incrementalism are simply unacceptable."
Obama himself hinted at a Democrats-only strategy. When asked by reporters as he walked to Blair House if he had a Plan B, he responded: "I've always got plans."
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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: angrycommunist; bhofascism; boredcommunist; communist; democrats; obama; obamacare; tiredcommunist
Why, of course he's bored! He has no intention of actually listening (insert somewhat evil, bizarre laughter)!!
To: capacommie
If Jack Squat had any type real man dangles, he would tell the truth: this is all a setup; we are going to shove our version of helathcare down the American people’s throat whether they like it or not.
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posted on
02/25/2010 8:09:00 AM PST
by
cranked
To: capacommie
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posted on
02/25/2010 8:09:58 AM PST
by
TigerBait
To: capacommie
small steps including medical malpractice reform, allowing Americans to purchase insurance across state lines and expanding health savings accounts "Well, of course we know those things will work, but how does that put the government in more control of people's lives? I don't understand what you're getting at with those proposals."
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posted on
02/25/2010 8:11:06 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
To: capacommie
Hussein is ALWAYS bored when he’s not on camera!
To: MrB
To: Oldpuppymax
“Hussein is ALWAYS bored when hes not on camera!”
Your only half correct there. Obama is ALWAYS bored when he’s not on camera and talking about himself.
To: capacommie
Zero: "Sigh...I won, dammit! Why can't Rahm get these idiots to shut up! And what was that warning Mr. Soros told me about some white dude named Ceauşescu?"
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posted on
02/25/2010 8:27:02 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Big government more or less guarantees rule by creeps and misfits.)
To: capacommie
He’s bored because he knows that this is just a show for the American people and he is counting down the hours till he can go bowling.
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posted on
02/25/2010 8:53:44 AM PST
by
kempster
To: kempster
Hes bored because he knows that this is just a show for the American people and he is counting down the hours till he can go bowling.
Bingo.
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posted on
02/25/2010 8:58:53 AM PST
by
Venturer
To: TigerBait
That youtube destroyed my awe of -15bama... I no longer can consider him clean and articulate.
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posted on
02/25/2010 8:59:56 AM PST
by
C210N
(A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
To: capacommie
Needs a BARF alert.
OBAMANOMICS--TRICKLE DOWN DESTRUCTION of the economy
SET THEIR LOCAL AND DC LINES ON FIRE!
Sen Scott Brown's number is 202-224-4543
Capitol Hill switchboard is 202-224-3121
Lots of local demwit phone numbers on this thread.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2408217/posts
Rename, repackage, rewrite it a tad smaller, and sell another pig in a poke.
Tennessee has joined several other states in trying to pass a Health Care Freedom Act. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military's secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011)
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w/
New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.
OBAMAs WAR ON SENIORS
Friday, February 19, 2010
Obama says slight fix will extend Social Security
http://townhall.com/news/us/2010/02/19/obama_says_slight_fix_will_extend_social_security
Health Care Rationing for Seniors Another Problem in New Obama Plan
http://www.lifenews.com/bio3058.html
SOCIALIZED MED THREAD
TRI CARE FOR LIFE This from a google search:
http://economicspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tricare-for-life-is-obama-trying-to.html
This option would help reduce the costs of TFL, as well as costs for Medicare, by introducing minimum out-of pocket requirements for beneficiaries. Under this option, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollees cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.)
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf
http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/hcva09/hcva110609-1.htm
Bill Would Restrict Veterans Health Care Options 11/06/09
Buyer and McKeon Offer Amendments to Protect Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries
Congress plans to block Tricare fee increases
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w
By Rick Maze - Staff writer, Oct 7, 2009
Tricare fee increases imposed last week by the Defense Department will be repealed by a provision of the compromise 2010 defense authorization bill unveiled Wednesday by House and Senate negotiators.
Snip
The fee increases were announced on Sept. 30 and took effect on Oct. 1, but the defense bill, HR 2647, includes a provision barring any fee increases until the start of fiscal 2011.
Snip
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, president of the National Association for Uniformed Services, said the announcement of fee increases was shocking considering that the Obama administration promised earlier this year to hold off on any new fee Tricare fee increases until fiscal 2011.
President Obama and DoD assured NAUS and the entire military family earlier this year that there would rightly be no increases in any Tricare fees in fiscal 2010, Matz said. We took them at their word, and I cant believe that a co-pay increase like this was allowed to go forward, he added.
Bambi doesn't keep his promises...so buyer beware
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posted on
02/25/2010 11:11:00 AM PST
by
GailA
(obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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