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Barack's Bravado
Weekly Standard ^ | March 25, 2010 | Bill Kristol

Posted on 03/25/2010 6:04:14 PM PDT by Steelfish

Barack's Bravado And a foolish metaphor. William Kristol March 25, 2010 4

In Iowa City today, President Obama mocked Republicans' efforts to repeal his new health care law. He dared them to "Go for it," and asserted, "I welcome that fight. Because I don't believe the American people are going to put the insurance industry back in the driver's seat."

The insurance industry is a diverting talking point, but it’s not going to work. Republicans simply have to say: Barack Obama’s legislation would put the government in the driver’s seat of a giant, poorly-constructed bus in which we’re simply helpless passengers. Republican reforms would put American families in the driver’s seat of cars of their choice. Which do you prefer?

Republicans should take up the president on his dare. They should say, "Thank you Mr. President, we are going for it. And we're going to win."

(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 111th; beltwaybill; bhohealthcare; kristol; repeal

1 posted on 03/25/2010 6:04:14 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Bring it f%$king on Baby!!!!


2 posted on 03/25/2010 6:05:27 PM PDT by hstacey
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To: Steelfish
Careful MAObama.

Pride goes before the fall....

3 posted on 03/25/2010 6:09:05 PM PDT by bayliving (What are YOU prepared to sacrifice in order to preserve freedom?)
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To: Steelfish

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What could be more American than having industry thrive?

What could be less American than putting government in the “driver’s seat”?


4 posted on 03/25/2010 6:10:31 PM PDT by Touch Not the Cat (Where is the light? Wonder if it's weeping somewhere...)
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To: Steelfish

Also, why doesn’t he do something about “big oil”? And, let’s not forget those profiteers in the birdseed industry. Let’s nationalize “big birdseed”!


5 posted on 03/25/2010 6:22:29 PM PDT by The Duke
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To: Steelfish

Republicans should take up the president on his dare. They should say, “Thank you Mr. President, we are going for it. And we’re going to win.”

Well, hell yeah.

Think they’ll have the guts???

Thought not.


6 posted on 03/25/2010 6:22:51 PM PDT by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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To: Touch Not the Cat

But neither 0bama, nor his worldview or ideology

IS

American.


7 posted on 03/25/2010 6:24:27 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: Steelfish
We're gonna git ya some good schoolin' this time, Obastard, in the three R's:

Three Rs III

8 posted on 03/25/2010 6:26:35 PM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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To: The Duke

Big oil is going to get the treatment next with the push for cap and trade.


9 posted on 03/25/2010 6:43:05 PM PDT by Soul of the South (When times are tough the tough get going.)
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To: Steelfish

Let the CONSERVATIVE Republican leadership know that we support Sen Jim DeMint by signing his Repeal ObamaCare Pledge.

Don’t let the RINO’S define us.

http://repealitpledge.com/

165,000 folks have made the pledge!!!!

How about you????


10 posted on 03/25/2010 6:44:15 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Steelfish

Double down on the butt-hole:
We repeal Obamacare, illegal amnesty goes down the tubes
as well. And 30% of blacks promise to vote straight Republican in 2010.


11 posted on 03/25/2010 6:45:31 PM PDT by JusPasenThru (Why won't those knuckle-dragging tea-bagging right-wing bastards just negotiate with me?)
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To: Steelfish

I say we just storm the statehouses and make them push this Islamofascist bustward back to his closet to suck his thumb in DC...

That’s the only way it’s going to happen...the states have to group up and do it!


12 posted on 03/25/2010 6:47:45 PM PDT by RowdyFFC (The opinion of a wise Welshtino woman...)
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To: JusPasenThru
And 30% of blacks promise to vote straight Republican in 2010.

How do you figure that will happen?

13 posted on 03/25/2010 6:49:22 PM PDT by catfish1957 (Hey algore...You'll have to pry the steering wheel of my 317 HP V8 truck from my cold dead hands)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Thanks - hadn’t heard about it before but it’s taken care of now.


14 posted on 03/25/2010 6:57:20 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Steelfish

Have you noticed how “quiet” it is from the Insurance Industry? I thought we’d be hearing screaming. What’s up with that?


15 posted on 03/25/2010 7:00:25 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (http://www.thepatriotsflag.com - The Patriot's Flag)
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To: Steelfish

It’s a strange world in which Bill Kristol is the the voice of Republican strength.


16 posted on 03/25/2010 7:15:16 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (:: Happy Dependence Day!. ::)
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