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…nevermindPosted on 11/15/2013 5:37:55 AM PST by Hotlanta Mike
On Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer deplored President Barack Obama’s announcement of a so-called fix to his health care law as a political gesture that has nothing to do with the law itself.
“This is all about show, this all about appearances,” Krauthammer said. “And this is all about the president protecting himself and some Democrats. Politically, Jonah [Goldberg] and Kirsten [Powers] are right. This is not going to have a real effect on those who lost their policies. The state health insurance commissioners have indicated and the insurers have indicated this is almost impossible to undo. You can’t put Humpty Dumpty back. He did it because there was a rebellion among Democrats on this end. Everyone knows about Republican opposition — wall-to-wall and constant. But what he was getting, especially after the statement by Bill Clinton who essentially said a few days ago, you know the president has not honored the promise he made. That’s number one, a pretty big accusation, even though he had the pseudo-apology.”
Noting that the political fallout from Obamacare has spread to the president’s own party, Krauthammer said Obama had to act to avoid a rebellion among Democrats who could be tempted to defect and vote with Republicans to alter the law.
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…nevermindCharles - does this mean somehow eliminating Obamacare is now a possibility? Or are we to just sit and watch a bad law destroy the economy?
Barack Obama November 14, 2013
If that’s the case Obama et al better get out of town pronto lest they want to meet the same fate...
The real issue here is that a President under the constitution does not have the power to modify existing law to his liking. If that were so the President would have the power of the Roman emperors and the Congress would be a mere advisory body.Either the courts intervene and halt the practice or it is the beginning of the end of the American republic.
It is finally all falling apart. I have waited five long years for this.
Yes, precisely. He does NOT have the power to issue edicts.
The Republicans in congress are missing the target here. Right now legislation to stop the EMPLOYER mandate from going into effect Jan 2015 is what should be proposed. Even if it were “temporary” stay, it would essentially kill O’BastardCare. The individual market could be “cleaned up” with separate legislation aimed at that much smaller populace..
The RINO gimp was willingly taken-in by Obama.
I don’t trust anything he says now.
And now...if the insurance companies say “we’re still not renewing you”, he can blame it on them.
Only if congress objects does he not have the power to modify this and EVERY LAW ON THE BOOKS. The seperation of powers vanished back around 1911. Congress issuing regulatory authority to an agency is nowhere in the constitution and is in violation of the seperation of powers.
Established the new target, which was the old, original target. It will be easy to start up the "evil, corporate profit takers on the backs of the American people" rhetoric again. Everyone loves to hate a villian.
Pull the Plug. OdumboCare is on Life Support. The good Dr Krauthammer has written a physician order.
OdumboCare
S - patient is not alert and oriented, the patient is moaning and groaning excessively, delusional
O - patient even with all technical advances continues to crash and CPR is performed, goes into cardiac arrest paddles applied patient is now considered brain dead.
A - patient is surviving on life support
P - Pull the plug, see how long patient will breath on his own, move patient to a private room from ICU.
post mortem patient died of stupidity, corruption and neglect - too much government excess, clogged arteries and basically the patient was overbloated, grossly obese and just to darn stupid.
It's more than that. The insurers will be BREAKING THE LAW if they reinstate policies as they were. They only have assurances from the same one who has lied to everyone that they won't fall afoul of the law.
They will insist upon legislation because they cannot trust this guy...just like everybody else.
“It is finally all falling apart. I have waited five long years for this.
YESSSSS! The Obama Legacy is Dead, and so is his Presidency! And the RATS will loose the Senate next year! Someone take away his keys to AF 1, and cancel Moochelle’s Taxpayer-issued credit card! The end has been swift. Bath House Barry is FINISHED!
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