Posted on 03/24/2010 12:15:17 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Pelosi: Getting health bill more important than bipartisanship By Jordan Fabian - 03/24/10 02:34 PM ET
Getting healthcare reform done was more important than getting Republican votes for the measure, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday.
The top House Democrat said that despite the Democrats best efforts to attract GOP support for the overhaul, Democratic leaders thought it best to forge ahead with existing legislation without Republican votes instead of making more changes to get Republican votes.
In an interview set to air on PBS' "Newshour" Wednesday night, host Jim Lehrer asked Pelosi if she was comfortable with a "one-party government." She responded:
Bipartisanship is not more important than a little child who is sick being deprived of coverage because he has a preexisting condition. It’s not more important that woman can stop being – just being a woman is no longer a preexisting medical condition; that if you lose your job, you lose your insurance; that if you want to start a business or be self-employed or change jobs, you’re not job-locked; that the insurance companies don’t have it over your head that they can increase your rates and you’re at their mercy. That’s more important than getting a few Republican votes, although the president tried very hard to do so, and I respect that.
Republicans railed against Democratic leaders throughout the healthcare debate, saying that they were trying to jam the bill "down the throats" of the public without their support, or that of the GOP.
But Democrats responded, often led by Pelosi, that the legislation adopted over 200 Republican amendments. President Barack Obama made frequent overtures to Republican lawmakers, such as Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both of Maine.
Obama also appeared before the House Republicans' retreat in January to field questions and debate them on the overhaul.
Senate Finance Committee (R-Iowa) Wednesday appeared to acknowledge, at least tacitly, that Republican ideas had been included in the legislation, releasing a statement touting tax-exempt hospital provisions in the bill he helped negotiate.
In the end, no Republicans supported the bill, saying that it would do too much damage to the economy and the healthcare system.
“Pelosi: Getting health bill more important than bipartisanship”
Funny how that happens when it’s the thing your party wants.
Glad you feel that way, Nancy, cuz it sure was NOT bipartisan.
Windfall Tax on Retirement Income
Adding a tax to your retirement is simply another way of saying to the American people, you’re so darn stupid that we’re going to keep doing this until we drain every cent from you. That’s what the Speaker of the House is saying. Read below...............
Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income. In other words tax what you have made by investing toward your retirement. This woman is a nut case! You aren’t going to believe this.
Madam speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to put a Windfall Tax on all stock market profits (including Retirement fund, 401K and Mutual Funds! Alas, it is true - all to help the 12 Million Illegal Immigrants and other unemployed Minorities!
This woman is frightening.
She quotes...’ We need to work toward the goal of equalizing income, (didn’t Marx say something like this?), in our country and at the same time limiting the amount the rich can invest.’ (I am not rich, are you?)
When asked how these new tax dollars would be spent, she replied:
‘We need to raise the standard of living of our poor, unemployed and minorities. For example, we have an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in our country who need our help along with millions of unemployed minorities. Stock market windfall profits taxes could go a long way to guarantee these people the standard of living they would like to have as ‘Americans’.’
The time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end.
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America: Firing Nancy Pelosi is more important than ever.
“Pelosi: Getting health bill more important than bipartisanship”
Guess that says it all
Mark Steyn was on the radio yesterday or the day before talking about how all of these schemes are going to make what were once honest Americans go “underground.” There’s going to be lots of bartering, cash transactions and other dealings that are “off the books.” He said most of the real economic activity in Greece was underground. The government won’t get anything near the amount of money they thought they were.
Every damn pub politician best heed these words straight from the leader of the mental disorder party. You watch though, first chance something comes up, pubs will want to ‘reach out’ or ‘negotiate’ or ‘let them see the errors of their ways’. How many times does someone need to sit their ass on a needle before they realize that they should stay standing?
Memo from Barack Obama to the American people:
Bipartisanship? I said Bonapartisanship. I want to be a Bonapartisan president. I want to implement my Bonapartisan agenda. There will be much more Bonapartism to come if I have my way.
Eh, yes, right....except that this 2700 page bill does not do that:
Gap in health care law's protection for children
Maybe, just maybe Pelosi and others should have spent more time reading and studying the bill instead of doing all that arm-twisting and all those back-room deals.
Obama is and was a MARXIST in college.
Here is an interview from someone who knew him: send to everyone you know if you wish to spread the (blocked) word:
http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/02/13/marxist-obama-why-the-media-has-been-silent/
http://www.wor710.com/pages/6350883
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBGBszZ2Qw0
The full interview is devastating.
Too bad Fox News ignored Dr Drew in 2008 when he contacted them.
We now know the details of Barry’s Occidental years.
He was an avowed and committed Marxist.
And Pelosi ??????????? What do we know about her and her evil father and her past? Reid?
Seems quite hidden to me.
Hard to get Bi-Partisan support when you lock the other party out of the room.
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