Posted on 08/07/2009 3:04:48 AM PDT by Son House
Also Thursday, the AFL-CIO announced plans to mobilize labor activists to attend town hall meetings in 50 congressional districts this month to counter the conservative protesters.
White House aides David Axelrod and Jim Messina traveled to the Capitol for their presentation to Democratic senators. Senators saw videos of disruptions at events held by House members, and were told to organize their events more carefully as well as work with labor unions and other friendly groups to generate enthusiasm.
They also were urged to use these events to stress insurance reforms such as a limit on out-of-pocket expenses for those covered by insurance, a ban on coverage cancellation for the seriously ill and protections for small businesses.
Messina, the deputy White House chief of staff, also said any advertising attack would be met with a bigger response, these officials said.
"If you get hit, we will punch back twice as hard," Messina told senators, according to two people in the room.
Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said Thursday the group, which will keep working over the August break, is making progress.
The outlines of a the Finance Committee compromise have emerged in recent weeks -- although nothing is final. The package would cost around $900 billion over 10 years and would be fully paid for through a variety of revenue raisers including a tax on health insurers that offer high-cost plans worth more than $20,000 a year.
"If Republicans aren't there, it could get to the point where some time after the recess ... Democrats may have to go in a different direction," Baucus said after the group returned from a meeting with Obama at the White House.
"I hope not," Baucus added, "but we have to face facts."
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Is there a link for more questions to be asked at these meeting? Of course, feel free to post them too
Brownshirts, anyone?
If they touch you, sue them. If they lock you out, take the door.
Union minions are nothing but tools of their masters if they engage.
Minions will overreact. They always do.
If they touch you, get them charged with sexual assault “inappropriate touching”. It’s inappropraite if you think its is so. Thats something no one wants on their record.
This is going to backfire big time.
Americans don’t like the strong arm tactics to begin with, have never had much of a love affair with unions either.
To be threatened with this kind of intimidation, is not going to go over well.
He's trying to silence the majority and WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED!
The dems acted too soon. If they had waited another ten years or so, for the rest of the WWII and Korean conflict generation who remembers what this country was all about to die off, they wouldn’t have half the battle.
As it is, too many remember Nazi Germany and can see the parallels.
The King didn’t have much of a problem with the Iranian government beating and even killing their citizens, I don’t think he will have much of a problem with the same thing in this country.
Down With The King!
By that I mean impeach him now.
I think so too.
COMPLETE WITH THEIR OWN DR MENGELE, THE HOMOSEXUAL EZEKIEL EMMANUELE.
STOP THE SOCIALISTS BEFORE RED CREEPY SOB'S LIKE THIS DECIDE WHETHER YOU AND YOUR FAMILY LIVE OR DIE
Buying votes, I see.
That means an even higher tax on everyone else to make up the difference.
Rise up America its time to take back YOUR country.
VOTE AGAINST ALL INCUMBENTS
“The outlines of a the Finance Committee compromise have emerged in recent weeks — although nothing is final. The package would cost around $900 billion over 10 years and would be fully paid for through a variety of revenue raisers including a tax on health insurers that offer high-cost plans worth more than $20,000 a year. “
This tax on health insurers...
I asked this yesterday, when will the figures for the LOSS of tax revenue that these EVIL health insurers be calculated into the cost of the bill?
This is what's got me really ticked.
“The King didnt have much of a problem with the Iranian government beating and even killing their citizens, I dont think he will have much of a problem with the same thing in this country.”
That frightened me too. He seemed to shrug it off and that’s when I knew we had our own little Khoemeni in office.
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