Posted on 03/10/2010 12:31:46 PM PST by Scanian
President Obama's strategy for closing on health care relies on blaming the insurance industry, reminding Americans that coverage is a problem and urging public opinion to shift momentum in Congress.
Not part of the equation: What if he loses?
"No Democrat wants to contemplate it and certainly no one in the administration, because the consequences are too frightful," said Stephen Hess, a presidential scholar at the Brookings Institution.
The White House this week is stepping up pressure on congressional Democrats in a final drive to get reform on the books. In two rallies this week, Obama is hoping to turn public opinion back his way.
Last week's largely foregone conclusion about the Democrats using a parliamentary maneuver to pass reform with simple majorities is looking increasingly difficult.
"This one he has to win," said Hess, who added he believes Obama will prevail. "He has backed himself into that position."
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and nearly all the bullets too.
Where have they been? He failed the moment he was sworn in. Remember Roberts had to do it again. Probably a first. After that its been all down hill. Socialism equals failure. Socialism is absolute failure that fails absolutely. You can argue about the Bamster’s particular strain of socialism, communism or syndicalism, it doesn’t really matter. All that matters is that he is committed to failure.
"No Democrat wants to contemplate it and certainly no one in the administration, because the consequences are too frightful," said Stephen Hess, a presidential scholar at the Brookings Institution.
Too frightful? Oooooo scary! What a stupid POS Stephen Hess is. Hey you wimpy ass liberal, maybe if 0bozo loses & gets smacked down really hard, the country on the hand WINS. What a stupid POS -- 0bozo & partisan shilling hacks Hess.
I hope 0bozo fails miserably! I hope his phat ass wife maBelle michelle fails miserably including her anti-obesity stint. I hope her ass swells up to gargantuam widths. I hope that everyone & anything about 0bozo fails!!!
Yes & Yes!!!
I don't want to see what this power-hungry Marxist will try to pull if he thinks he's gonna lose.
I do! Lets' roll! Gitter done!
This is precisely what Iv'e been saying. The monsters in and behind the White House (and they ARE monsters, as evidenced by the pedigree oftheir ideas) have absolutely NO intention of relinquishing power. Ever. Few of us have the courage to contemplate what that portends for all of us. And almost no one seems to be willing to acknowledge the destination that lies at the end of the road they're takeing us.
Monsters. All of them.
I’ve comptemplated it and I stand ready.
It's no fun being a pessimist when you're right all the time.
John Kyl on Greta’s show just introduced a letter written for “Dingy” Harry that explains reconciliation will have a fight. All 41 pubbies signed it.
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