Posted on 03/25/2010 2:55:13 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo
Relatively upbeat straight news story from Sweden's SOCIALIST daily newspaper, NSD, talking in positive terms about Obamacare's passage by the U.S. House of Representatives, how historic it was, the greatest forward movement since Lyndon B. Johnson's days, the points Obama scored which strengthened him, blah, blah, blah.What was particularly instructive was THIS gem: (excerpt) "There has been quite a effort at reform now that Barack Obama has taken office there, so this was important for him. It is historic in the sense that several US presidents before Obama has tried to get a more comprehensive health insurance system, but now one can be put in place," said (note: Agnostic, RINO-type) Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. "They way they discuss it in the US is very from what we take for granted here in Sweden. We will of course support worldwide all parliamentary parties that we would press forward for a tax-financed health insurance system that covers everyone."
Translation: "Obama's Health Insurance Victory"
Read 'em and weep (for America).
True the health care reforms have been noticed in Europe (and commented very positive in most of the news media).
But it should be mentioned that the “avergae” european
usually really doesn´t care that much about US domestic
health care at all. Beside the fact that it´s noticed (that the US really differs some time) it´s no big deal here in Europe at all.
January, 2011 — DEFUND IT! KILL IT ON THE VINE!
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