Posted on 08/27/2009 11:39:08 AM PDT by nickcarraway
President Obama's health care "plan" is going down like a handful of tacks, and the Democratic Party, experiencing the political equivalent of a nervous breakdown, is poised to commence a civil war over health reform that could virtually tear the party's leaders to shreds. The White House has made a series of irreversible blunders that have left the party, and the President, in peril.
* Message schizophrenia. The talking points coming out of the White House these days are harder to follow than a Jessica Simpson autobiography. First, there was the moral imperative that it wanted to move forward with universal health care to cover the 46 million uninsured. This number is misleading. Many of the uninsured are offered insurance and don't take it, and millions are illegal aliens. More troubling is the fact that the former director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says that 43% have the means to buy insurance but don't. CBO projections among the uninsured in 2009: 18% will be eligible for but not enrolled in Medicaid, and 30% will be offered, but will decline, coverage from an employer, leaving the electorate questioning a full overhaul. When the original argument fell flat, the White House quickly shifted to an economic imperative that its plan would help cut the rising cost of care. Not so, according to the CBO, which found that the Democratic "plan" will raise - not cut - costs. Nothing blows up a sales pitch like getting mugged by reality.
* Hubris. There's a proverb that states that pride comes before a fall. Not only did Obama's overbearing pride cause him to grossly underestimate how savvy seniors and the entire American electorate is when it comes to health care, it also allowed him to overestimate his own understanding of the issue - particularly from a purely political standpoint.
* Playground Tactics. Insults are generally reserved for people who cut you off while driving. They aren't smart strategy when used against the people who elected you. The left discounted the initial concern and anger of its constituents and insulted them by calling them "angry mobs" and "evil." When you put forth a plan that is baked with every possible political poison from half a trillion in tax hikes to penalties for small business to fund it, you can't expect anything but legitimate fury. Worse yet, as polls show support for health reform declining along with Obama's approval numbers, the administration continues to ignore the public outcry. It is either in serious denial, doesn't give a damn about losing Congress to Republicans in 2010, or is more beholden to the far left than one could have ever imagined.
* Poor Planning. Obama and his team never expected to have to fight "evildoers" all August long over universal health care. The President's presumption anticipated a bill being sent to his desk the first week in August. In fact, that's exactly what Dr. Obama ordered. And because they didn't think they'd experience any pushback, they never had a real blueprint, especially when it came time to explain how they were going to pay for it. Cutting $300 billion from Medicare would result in fewer services for seniors. That's not exactly going to move the masses. * History. They ignored it. What's the saying? "Smart people learn from their mistakes, while wise people learn from the mistakes of others." The Obama team didn't learn from the mistakes of the Clintons when it comes to trying to reform health care. One look back at the 1990s would have shown the left that the more people hear about drastic changes like a government option in health care, the more they dislike it.
Again we see the arrogance. Or perhaps it was ignorance. Notice a theme here.
The next few weeks will be pivotal for Obama and his credibility. There is little room for error. That means he'll need two plans: one for the nation, and one to protect his political health.
Not only that, his health care plan in non existent. He doesn’t have a plan. If he did have a plan it would be unconstitutional and the people wouldn’t want his plan anymore than they want the ones the Senate and the House are trying shove down our throats with the help of the phony communistic SOB that happens to reside in the WH now.
Wow, that's strong. I have not heard of this before. Would you have a link that has more info? Thanks.
i guess this now means socialism will never work
Who cares what kills it as long it dies!
Don’t worry, ‘bammy has the same attitude.
Actually, every leftist elitist has this attitude.
Socialism hasn’t worked before, but they’re so much smarter now and CAN make it work.
I’m pleasantly surprised this was printed in the NY Daily News.
He isn’t arrogant. He actually does know what is best for America: everyone makes the same wages and the government determines who gets healthcare and education.
And commit the vast majority of our violent crimes.
Hey Dems,
Keep your laws off my BODY!
Don't be fooled for a second at why he is hiding his college records. They will clearly show he was a poor student who was given preference over better qualified whites because of his race.
0Bama and his minders posess two fatal weaknesses:
1. Overweening arrogance.
2. The total and utter inability to understand that a majority of Americans are moved by God, family and love of country.
They certainly hate us, but they DON’T understand us. It’s an ultimately fatal blindness.
Arrogance is fine. Incompetence is fine.
The two combined, are dangerous.
The only thing that comes to mind when I think of people who want their nose up while being photographed is they are all dictators.
It looks to me like he needs to be very careful...He could drown if it started to rain!
Regards,
GtG
PS That is a common problem with domestic turkeys.
It is beginning to come to light the at least HR 3200 was wholly or in part outsourced by the Apollo Alliance. Then it would be understandable if your Representative had never read it, since the House members did not write it. It was a product of a shadow gorvernment of which Obama is the figurehead (and little else beyond that, follow the money and see where that leads you...)
Regards,
GtG
I think Baynative is hyperventilating. I know plenty of people on medicaid, for example, who have flat screens, personal jewelry and nice furniture. What they don’t have is liquid assets or convertible assets like a house or car. The other stuff is considered personal belongings.
The arrogance of the RIGHT”eous” is going to be their downfall.
Did it never cross your mind that there is a possibility that some of your fellow FREEpers, for whatever reason, may be availing themselves of government assistance they have been paying for???????
Your broad brushing is unfair to those that actually are having difficulties at the moment. I’m not talking about the ones who make a career of what you speak of.
If a FReeper is buying booze, smokes, cable TV, new cell phones, bigscreens and video games and getting “public assistance”, they need to be just as shamed as the “career” folks that I was “broad brushing”.
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