Posted on 03/21/2010 9:19:43 PM PDT by ejdrapes
Mad About Obamacare? Blame Bush They did it. Despite an overwhelming public backlash and the likely political ramifications, Democrats cut deals and twisted arms and got the votes they needed, winning by a 219 to 212 margin. While the reconciliation process still remains, it’s a sideshow at this point. The United States is a presidential signature away from having national health care. Suffice it to say, as somebody who has spent the past year working to expose the devastating consequences of this legislation and who values individual liberty, this is a sad day. And I’m working on a longer piece right now for tomorrow’s site about the ongoing fight against its provisions, which just got a lot harder. But as upset as I am, I can’t pin the blame entirely on Democrats. The reason is that by passing this bill, liberal Democrats were just doing what liberal Democrats do – raising taxes and expanding the role of government in our lives. Liberals have been working for decades to impose national health care on America. It’s been their Holy Grail. It should have been apparent to everybody that once they took over Congress and the presidency that it would be their top domestic priority. All of the leading Democratic presidential candidates proposed health care plans roughly along the lines of what passed today. The question conservatives should be asking though, is how did we get in this position in the first place? How come, over the course of two elections, Democrats were able to take back the White House and amass substantial majorities in both chambers of Congress, allowing them to enact this sweeping legislation with no Republican votes – and huge defections in their own party?
By Philip Klein on 3.21.10 @ 11:27PM
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LOL! Maybe we should give it back. That would be too funny.
Throw money at it, that’s the reason. Scott Brown won. Go figure. Soros can throw a gazillion bucks at bonko, the dems can run a gazillion ads.
We will not forget. We will vote for the conservative with a 500k budget. The MSM has lost it’s power.
Pity party tonight with drinks, my house.... BYOB
Remember, the indy’s are in our camp. They’re not buying it anymore. They were suckered once (well, perhaps more, but bambi cemented the dems are LIARS) And the more they dems spend on useless ads, and get donations, and get funding, it takes away from others, so, there’s less they have for the next one.
They’re going to regret today in the near future. It’s their party, and they’re going to cry. They’re FINISHED. I don’t see them in power for at least 20 years.
As far as, “We’ve never repealed a bill” before. We’ve never been this corrupt before. Same bill, different story. It will be repealed. We can do this!
Of course it's not all about Bush - a lot of blame can be placed on congress too. But Bush didn't use the bully pulpit enough to push for reform on domestic issues. The one thing outside of the war he was passionate about was amnesty.
Eve’s fault. Should’ve left that apple on the tree.
You're not alone.
People want someone to blame, how about blaming all those who fire INTO the tent instead of firing OUT. The media couldn't have succeeded against Bush without the full help and assistance of those who claim to be on our side. If we stuck together like the dems this would be a different world.
President Bush deserves part of the blame but in the end it is the American people who are to blame. Now it is up to us and those who have awakened from their slumber to fix this mess. This means giving every dollar and hour we can electing real conservatives to Congress. There is no doubt the Democrats are going to be punished but we need to make sure that we don’t just get a bunch of wussie compassionate/psuedo conservative types elected to replace them. We have opportunity to elect real conservatives across this nation in a way not seen even in 1994. Let us not waste it . There is a lot of pain coming. Tomorrow the stock market is going to be hit with this ton of crap legistlation and businesses are going to start bleeding more jobs going into the fall. These stupid Democrats are going to be even worse off by the time Nov rolls around.
Yeah, well, he wasn’t “perfect” enough for some so now we have a LOT to worry about.
We'll own these dumb asses in November!!!!
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Obama said at the White House shortly after the House voted: "This isn't radical reform, but it is major reform."
To our Prez I say...
Well of course. With a majority, what can they do? Accept it? The past is the past. We can say, well, if only... for so long. Today is today, and our guys stepped it up.
Paul Ryan was on fire. I’m next to his district and have known him for a LONG time. They did rattle the dems today, and wasn’t that a sample of what they are made of? Of what they can do? And why haven’t they used it before? Because we didn’t inspire them, us, we the people, we took them for granted. Period. They went to their job.
No other congress is this corrupt, and we won’t relax, now or in the coming years. We need more Paul Ryans. The R’s need to keep this style going, and F all the dems when they get control. They shattered JJJ, it was beautiful.
So, you may be in the 2005 mindset, come join us, we’re shaking and moving here in 2010. We’ve rattled their cages, and unless they want to be mccained, they’ll be conservative. I have hope. I hope you see it too. The old codgers are going or gone.
This has all been orchestrated for a hundred years. Bit by bit from the Fabians to the Frankfurt school a progressive constructed society has been the goal. Academia and media are the means to their end.
I don't agree AT ALL with Obama and the Dems in congress. But they know how to get things done. In about 1 year they were able to nationalize health care. In the 8 years of Bush what huge domestic policy agenda was accomplished? The only two I can think of were No Child Left Behind (with Ted Kennedy) and the prescription drug benefit (nothing conservative about that).
Blame the idiot that wrote this column.
“Americans are too stupid and lazy to cancel their TV service.”
Heck, I don’t even have to bother. Even with converter boxes on 3 different TV’s in my house I cannot count on getting a decent picture. I am already reading more and listening to C-Span more. Kind of like the Cheshire Cat smile.
Bull. The media was complicit every step of the way. By-the-by, Republicans only had 6 of 8, Democrats had both houses for two - the worst two of the GWB presidency. Had we had even a remotely fair and balanced media, we would not have the current _resident.
His daddy tried to play conservative 'till someone read his lips. McCain couldn't call the communist he ran against a communist, but preferred to reach across the aisle with senile precision.
The dems are in for a real surprise if they think they'll be faced with such balls-less opponents in the future. The Tea Party, thanks to them, now specialize in "teabags", and you can bet any serious candidate running as a Republican this fall will be sporting the "in your face" pair the Left has so longed for.
Come November, the Left will experience first hand just what 'teabagging' feels like, up-front, and personal. They've got from now 'till then to get their Barney Frank on, 'cause it's gonna be fuggly.
I find it a bit disheartening that the only solution seems to be money. Ads ads and more ads. It’s unfortunate that the American electorate by and large respond only to a barrage of political advertising and don’t take the time to research candidates and make a choice on merits alone. King’s ransoms to law firms and PR agencies that represent both sides seems decidedly perverse. Reminds me of a painful divorce where the married couple quibble over property, and at the end of the day there’s not much left to divvy up, but the attorneys on both sides make out like bandits.
Sorry, won’t wash...the blame rests squarely on Obama and his minions...it happened on their watch, on their own terms, and was prostituted in the process because the end justifies the means in the world of libtards. By making it Bush’s fault you are letting the libtards off the hook and are assuring that there will be no consequences for their unscrupulous behavior come November 2010.
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