red states rule
07-20-2009, 05:37 AM
Should "moderate" Dems or those with half a brain who see what a disaster Obamacare is, stop Obamacare from passing - who will the left wingers blame?
Pres Bush? Talk radio hosts? The minority Republicans? Or will they turn on their fellow Dems?
Obama Defends Health Care Plan as Opposition Grows
White House and Democrats are struggling to bring a complex, controversial bill to remake the U.S. health care system to a vote in both houses of Congress before lawmakers recess. A bill passed two key committees Friday.
President Barack Obama continued to push his broad health care overhaul Saturday, defending the plan by calling it fiscally sound and urging Congress not to squander its moment to pass reform.
Republicans stepped up their opposition, labeling the plan as an immense financial burden that shouldn't be rushed.
Adopting an aggressive tone, Obama spent a sixth consecutive day pushing for his top domestic priority. Growing resistance on Capitol Hill -- including from conservative Democrats -- has left White House officials worried they face a tougher route to legislation than they had anticipated.
"This is what the debate in Congress is all about: whether we'll keep talking and tinkering and letting this problem fester as more families and businesses go under and more Americans lose their coverage," Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address. "Or whether we'll seize this opportunity -- one we might not have again for generations -- and finally pass health insurance reform this year, in 2009."
The president's comments come at the end of a week of tumult for the legislation.
All week, Obama tried to project confidence on a subject that has dominated his schedule. During a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders on Monday, he joked that the only thing more difficult than passing health care legislation might be negotiating peace in the Middle East. And on Friday, he added a last-minute White House appearance to exhort lawmakers not to "lose heart" and urged deeper cost cuts to calm concern over the huge expense of covering millions of uninsured Americans.
He continued that push Saturday as Republicans kept up their criticism.
"The president and some Democrats insist we must rush this plan through," said Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. "Why? Because the more Americans know about it, the more they oppose it. Something this important needs to be done right, rather than done quickly."
On Friday, two House committees approved their portions of the sweeping health care bill over Republican objections. That left one more panel to act, but Democrats facing tough re-election bids or representing conservative districts demanded additional measures to hold down costs.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/17/white-house-dems-struggling-health-care/
Pres Bush? Talk radio hosts? The minority Republicans? Or will they turn on their fellow Dems?
Obama Defends Health Care Plan as Opposition Grows
White House and Democrats are struggling to bring a complex, controversial bill to remake the U.S. health care system to a vote in both houses of Congress before lawmakers recess. A bill passed two key committees Friday.
President Barack Obama continued to push his broad health care overhaul Saturday, defending the plan by calling it fiscally sound and urging Congress not to squander its moment to pass reform.
Republicans stepped up their opposition, labeling the plan as an immense financial burden that shouldn't be rushed.
Adopting an aggressive tone, Obama spent a sixth consecutive day pushing for his top domestic priority. Growing resistance on Capitol Hill -- including from conservative Democrats -- has left White House officials worried they face a tougher route to legislation than they had anticipated.
"This is what the debate in Congress is all about: whether we'll keep talking and tinkering and letting this problem fester as more families and businesses go under and more Americans lose their coverage," Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address. "Or whether we'll seize this opportunity -- one we might not have again for generations -- and finally pass health insurance reform this year, in 2009."
The president's comments come at the end of a week of tumult for the legislation.
All week, Obama tried to project confidence on a subject that has dominated his schedule. During a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders on Monday, he joked that the only thing more difficult than passing health care legislation might be negotiating peace in the Middle East. And on Friday, he added a last-minute White House appearance to exhort lawmakers not to "lose heart" and urged deeper cost cuts to calm concern over the huge expense of covering millions of uninsured Americans.
He continued that push Saturday as Republicans kept up their criticism.
"The president and some Democrats insist we must rush this plan through," said Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. "Why? Because the more Americans know about it, the more they oppose it. Something this important needs to be done right, rather than done quickly."
On Friday, two House committees approved their portions of the sweeping health care bill over Republican objections. That left one more panel to act, but Democrats facing tough re-election bids or representing conservative districts demanded additional measures to hold down costs.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/17/white-house-dems-struggling-health-care/