My Take On Obama’s Speech

As a conservative, I was appalled by the disrespect shown by Joe Wilson. Even if you disagree vehemently with the President,it is unthinkable to call him a liar during a joint session of Congress.

In the first part of his speech, Obama also layed out a case that there IS momentum, however difficult the August recess was.
As to Joe Wilson, he should be reminded that, as a member of Congress if not merely as a citizen of the United States, one shows respect for the office even if one does not respect the man. Shame on him.

Joe Wilson was very DISRESPECTFUL but should we expect anything different from the South Carolina Republican? He’s said out loud what he has probably been saying behind close doors but worst. I’m glad I don’t live in South Carolina and that’s what would be representing me. He can’t even agree to disagree. He probably didn’t mean that apology.

I don’t see how anything will change regarding illegals. They won’t be covered under a plan, so they just continue to go to the emergency rooms. This will continue to cost billions of dollars. Also, how can the govt. force anyone to buy insurance? Will they be put in jail or fined? I don’t think so. They can’t be denied emergency room care under our existing laws. There are good parts of O’s plan which will help responsible people, but the deadbeats will continue to suck-up on the system. What a mess!!

George, this is why I have such a problem with today’s “journalist”. You that the President was referring to Sarah Palin when he said the “death panels” were a lie. You know good and well that half of the entire republican party has been spreading this lie. Sure, she started it but they repeated it. The President was speaking to ALL of them and you know it. Why is it necessary that you people attempt to minimize the impact of whatever this President does, always throwing little digs and slants to persuade the American people that it was/is not as big a deal as it appears? Why do you do that? The truth of the matter is that this man is superior to any President we’ve had in the last 50 years. When it comes to intellect and political skills he is unmatched by any member of Congress. Do I agree with him on everything? NO! But the man is a certified Master of the game and you know it!

I don’t think that what Wilson did was any more disrespectful than the Democrats booing Bush during the inauguration. In fact, I think it was less disrespectful…
Of course, I watched a different speech from the one George watched. I saw Obama as angry, bitter and frustrated. I didn’t see any pulling of heartstrings.

The president can only talk about what he has proposed and would like to see in the bill. With compromise in Congress, it may look like he’s not keeping his promise. No president ever sends legislation to Congress without it being modified, sometimes drastically. Health care reform is long overdue — it is foolish to think otherwise. The only legitimate argument that can really be made at this point against it is the prospective cost. Because any other argument boils down to saying that someone should be denied affordable health care.

Hey George.. did you call your wife and cry about how awesome the speech was?
Thanks for being there Mr. Unbiased ABC guy. Let us know what Rham and the boys have to say after tomorrows conference call.
Good night Dear. Dry your eyes. Everything will be fine.

The president is not a king that anyone should be expected to sit quietly while being lied to.

George,
When you can be real we’ll respect you a little more. I had to come over here to see how you personally would suck up to him. This president lies through his teeth. I counted 8 lies and contradictions from speeches he’s given just in the past 3 weeks about health care. Whatever the audience is the particular angle. Tonight what we got was a buffet of all you can eat crap. I’m really shocked you didn’t count the inconsistencies as a “major journalist” Thank God for twitter and the networks out there who don’t rely on you guys for truth. I will post these on my twitter for those who need facts and won’t get them from ole Georgie.

This president is a full fledged narcissist. Everything is about him and control. Not having a dad, he has the Oedipus attention-god complex. Does Georgie not see this? Do you not see him stand there and soak it in. It’s like a drug high for him. This man and his people are about full control over people and society. Banks, Cars, Business, now Health care. Next on the todo list: energy, illegals, talk radio, internet and last: guns. Every Czar has a deadline of October 2010 HENCE, THE RUSH FOR EVERYTHING. The re-election of Barrack Obama will not be willful, it will be forced and crammed when the todo list is complete. I hope anybody reading this is not really that stupid. And part 2 of his reign will be Population Control and that my “Useful Idiots” is where you will no longer be needed…….

Lipstick on a Pig. Will your Congress Person read the bill before they sign it? George, is it true that you have calls with the White House on a regular basis for talking points and the like?

“I don’t see how anything will change regarding illegals. They won’t be covered under a plan, so they just continue to go to the emergency rooms.”
Betty W | Sep 9, 2009 11:36:10 PM
Technically, under US tax law they would be required to purchase health insurance on their own dime or face fines. Not too bad really – they are explicitly excluded from the subsidies and aid portion, but implicitly included in all the penalties for not having their own coverage. Due to the difficulty in enforcement, not much better than now, but certainly the intent is right.

The speech really raised my doubt about Obama’s health plan, more so than before. How does this insurance exchange work? We are forced to purchase insurance and we can only depend on market competition to drive the cost down? Simply by sheer numbers? It may be lower-priced insurance in the exchange, but how much lower?
This so call “affordable options” is not a public option, and from what I see is a profit driven, market driven insurance exchange program. We don’t know how much the cost can go down after many people are all forced to be in this insurance exchange. What government will do about cost control in this exchange other than addressing malpractice and waste and fraud in medicare? I don’t see other control measures for people in this insurance exchange. Insurance companies are surely the winner. They must be absolutely thrilled after hearing tonight’s speech.
Besides, this exchange will take effect in four years. So we won’t know if it works before 2012?

President Obama addressed my concerns but did not discussed why HEALTHCARE needs to be financed. If the American people would be able to keep their health insurance, either through employment or personal health insurance, and the public option would be for those who did not receive both, but Insurance would provide health insurance at a affordable cost, and if he mandates all Americans to get minimal health insurance, then why is financing so important? Is he talking about the mentally ill? And what’s the dollar sign on affordable (what’s the limit). I’m only 21 years of age and do not understand! So please, inform me… I’m just trying to understand! Thanks!

Please lets not generalize the citizenry of a state like SC from the actions of a few. “We’re not the Red States of America or the Blue States of America, but the United States of America.” The mood in this country right now reminds me of Europe right before WW I.

Speaking as a guy who has health insurance, and as a taxpayer, I thought the speech was useful for two reasons: (1) it does open the way to a more civil debate, and (2) set down the parameters within which there can be a workable plan that finds passage. I agree, the partisanship was a little transparent, but I can’t say that the opposition has had anything better to offer on that front up to this point. I have experienced the good and bad of what a public option might look like: from a client at sliding scale public clinics, to an exam at an army recruiting station, to Peace Corps service overseas. We can do this, and we can trust each other to make the outcomes work better for each other, or else this isn’t America anymore.

What amazes me is all the vitriol from so many folks about the speech. What Wilson said is emblematic of what conservatives all around the country–and in this response thread–have stooped to: bitter and angry name-calling and fact-less hyperbole. There were many, many times when the words that came from Bush 43′s mouth sent me into orbit with anger, but I never would have dreamed that anyone who considers himself a decent American would have called him a liar during his address. Totally un-American, and yet increasingly the M.O. of many conservatives.

Rep. Joe Wilson Sorry For Calling Obama Liar During Congress’ Joint Session
This had to be the most stupid thing a bonehead person could do in the middle of a Presidential Speech in the Halls of Congress.
Mainly selected Republicans have constantly attacked President Obama during his first 100 days of office.
Every turn or program put forth by this President has come under attack even before programs were fully off the table explaining the details of it. This is a disgrace. Let’s be real! The RNC elected a black person to undermined President Obama’s Election. This continue with his stimulus package despite many of us today is not eating Spam and surplus Cheese right about now. Last month the President was attacked even before his speech was written and proof read for an address to the Children of the America encouraging them to please stay in school. When all was said and done, there was nothing harmful in the speech at all. Even thou the President give one hell of a speech on the Health Care Package he was heckled by a respectable honorable representative of the Congress Of The United States Of America. Congressman Wilson had no point to prove other than to disrupt and showboating. The Halls of Congress is sanctuaries were all Presidents come to voice their proposals. Respectable this is where all Presidents get a chance to do this uninterrupted. Congress Wilson knew this so I’m somewhat left to believe (unless he is just downright stupid) someone put him up to this or he may have been paid to do that. Either way it was not a bright thing to do.
I pray the Sergeant Of Arms to the House Of Congress see that this kind of actions never happens again. I believed this Congressman might also have a sign in his hands. If this is true, it may meant he truly intended on disrupting President Obama’s Speech and it was no accident of an overly excitement outburst.

Obama did NOT appear presidential at all. He spoke more like a WWF Wrestler the night before the fight – smearing his opponent in a petty way that would normally be viewed as entertaining if he weren’t in such a serious position of authority. His accusations were not helpful to this speech.

So, in his speech, when Obama cites these examples from the mastectomy example to the man with cancer who died, but then is earlier heard saying “most Americans are satisfied with their health care” because a poll conducted by CNN and Rasmussen showed 80% of Americans are happy with their health coverage – it sounds to me that Obama is playing Mr. Slick Willy. That is, he is “acknowledging” the facts (80% satisfaction with health care) in passing while ginning up fear and outrage using these 2 examples just so he can whip up a crowd to emotionally jump on board HIS novelty instead of what America really NEEDS: Real reform not a government health option.

President Obama explained in very clear terms what the Health Care reform is about. My wife and I, both over 64 years support it.
Fight on!

There are people wired to hate this man, regardless of what he says or does. Although he has stuck to his promises for his nine months in office, they regard everything he says as a lie. When he extends a hand to all, they spit on it. While is is respectful of his critics, unthinkable slurs are uttered by them.
And you think this has nothing to do with race? I think most of the haters are conscious of their racism, but throw up ‘death panels’ to put an acceptable face on it. They focus their imagination on the possibility that swarms of Mexicans will get their tax dollars. They consider themselves the historic victims of the civil war, and would like to fight it again, and are worried about a new southern front.
Here’s the question: We have a problem to solve. We’re at great peril if we fail to address it. No one disputes that. Are these people so filled with poison that they will take us all down rather than accept real solutions from the only person and party in the room with the courage to offer them?

The president should have come out and said America I heard you in August. Instead we got a very partisan speech. Remember he wanted to ram this thru before the August break, in less time than he took to pick out a dog for his kids. The more we learn about Obamacare the more we don’t like it. He is in over his head.

When the president says there is no provision in the bill for illegals to get taxpayer funded care, what he doesn’t say is there is no provision for enforcement. They don’t have to prove citizenship. Rep. Wilson was right.

I hope this passes because my 95 year old grandma needs a heart transplant and they said there was no rationing so she should get it.

He did the “expected” good job. He pulled together what most of us already do agree on and that was good for the country to see.
On the point of illegals though, while I was happy to see him firmly state they are not going to be covered by this beast, he conviently left out the obvious next question => So what will happen when they show up at the ERs and other facilities across the country?
The appropriate answer is if they don’t provide some insurance, they do NOT get treatment. This is IMPERATIVE if he thinks he is going to tell every American the MUST purchase health insurance.
2nd, I hope he ready to go make those cuts he mentioned. There is no way on earth he is going to cover the cost of this thing with the methods he has outlined. As I heard many people after the speech state, If there really were this 500 Billion sitting there for the taking as it were, someone would have already gone after that. Especially if they could ACTUALLY prove it is waste & fraud because then you would not have the seniors up in arms.
Given the deficit and other issues, I agree that if this was so easy to identify, a great number of politicians on BOTH sides would have targeted that money for many different things over the past years.
I suggest that we specifically indentify this money and have a commision made up primarily of seniors along with a group of bi-partisan Congressmen to then examine the specific chunks of money identified to guarantee this money is not going hinder the delivery of services.
On the point of Mr. Wilson’s inappropriate outburst, It was wrong and he will certasinly pay a steep price for it in the days ahead. No matter what your disagreements are with the President, that setting is NOT the place for that kind of outburst.

Well, I AM one of the ones who are happy with their current insurance, and I even had cancer three years ago. Guess what? No one’s tried to kick me off of it yet and my premiums haven’t skyrocketed like some would lead you to believe happens when you become very ill. Each and every case is unique. Just be prepared, though, if this train-wreck of a bill gets passed. People need to understand that it won’t be the magnificent, shiny key to the gate of the golden city. This form of healthcare will come with its own set of problems, which may in the end, be much worse than what we have now. The old saying of “be careful what you wish for, because you may just get it,” certainly fits in this case.

The president said in his new Health Care Plan we will have a choice for a more affordable health care insurance and we can shop around for the best plan for an affordable price. Where have I heard this before (Hmm) let me think Texas (Deregulation) of the Utility Companies where we have a choice of power to choose, making companies more competitive and lowering the cost, yet we are paying more than before deregulation.
I just wonder what kind of contracts they will have for us to sign. Just like the phone companies and the power companies when we were told that Texas deregulation would bring about affordable and lower cost power. Will the contracts be for two years, five years, or ten years and what would be the early cancellation fees and how are people going to pay for this Insurance if they have no jobs? You guys know that these health Care Companies are going to require term contracts so get read now for the truth now, don’t be blind sided again with this reform.
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While Rep. Wilson’s comments are the big fuss of the morning, I don’t really see what the big deal is. American politics have hardly been civil. All you need to do is go back through the history books and read that things far worse have been said, written and done to American presidents. Just consider many of the things Edwin Stanton, a member of Lincoln’s own cabinet, said about him.
Regardless, one fact cannot be overlooked. The President has lied, repeatedly on the content of whatever health care proposal he supports. From the cost, whether or not abortion will be covered and whether or not you’ll be able to keep your current coverage, on all of these and other topics the President has borne “false witness.” Even the non-partisan Annenberg Public Policy Center’s web site makes this very clear.
It would only be fair to point out that the President is not the only one who has put forth such lies, and again the Annenberg website is more than willing to call out both sides of the debate.
Was Wilson’s comment inappropriate? Perhaps. Inaccurate? Not really. Career threatening? Very well could be. But maybe if both sides of the aisle actually started dealing with the truth the American public might not be so skeptical. Then again, asking a politician not to lie is probably asking for too much.

The real story is Obama’s vision for healthcare reform, and the potential damage to the country if he gets his way, not an unfortunate outburst by a SC congressman.
After the failed stimulus, bloated debt-laden budget, and unknown cap and trade bill, I do not trust Barack Obama. He is a master campaigner, but inept leader. He did not address my fears last night, he dismissed them. Healthcare is too personal to Americans to trust the lofty, questionable rhetoric of Obama.

Anyone who disagrees that major reform should not take place is either rich or blind. For those of us who are self-employed or under employed, we are getting our butts whipped. Something has to be done and I feel Obama’s passion to be the one who makes this happen. All other Presidents gave up as soon as the pressure became too much. I admire his tenacity.

Howie,
Health insurance stocks are one of the least profitable industries. Lawyers make the money in mal-practice cases, not the poor. How do you think John Edwards became a multimillionaire.

George,
What has happened to you guys(ABC journalists)? I used to watch you and Gibson, and now the only way I can actually get truth and objectivity is radio and Fox news. What a shame. Obama IS a liar! You know it too if you’ve read the bill. Maybe some one (don’t worry I don’t mean you) should ask the question, why is he so hot to make sure this passes soon and that the govt. run part is in there? There are more important things happening like thugs taking over the white house, an economy that is far from recovered, unemployment at new high etc. I know obama hasn’t listened to the people this summer have you all? What will you tell your daughters some day?

I was horrified by the disrepect shown President Obama by Joe Wilson. That was not “enthusiam,” but practiced disrespect run amuk.

Did any of you bigots out there sense even a small amount of compassion from the PRESIDENT OF THESE UNITED STATES?
He was pleading with the citizens of this country to unite and work with him towards a plan that will be fair for all citizens.
“Rome wasn’t built in a day!”
And we can’t expect this wonderful man of integrity to fix the ills of a country still ravaging with hate and malice in 365 days or even four years.
God help us all!

george where is the president going to get the money to pay for it.if health care is high how it is going to get bigger check medicare dedit.i feel the president has become the puppet of congressmen peliso

Dear George,
I listened to President Barack Obama’s speech last night and he had a few acceptable ideas. A few are pre-existing conditions, dropping coverage, Caps out-of pocket expenses. Which because of their very nature will increase the cost of health insurance. The pre-existing conditions came about from people gaming the insurance companies. They would buy the plans that were cheap and did not cover much and then when they got sick wanted a plan that covered their illness. Insurance companies need protections also.
My biggest objection to President Barack Obama health care plan is the government HEALTH BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE or any other federal government group that will set the details of what all insurance plans must contain. This is federal government running the nation’s health care totally. I rather fight with an insurance company then with the federal government. The federal government does not play fair. I know I worked for the federal government for 42 years. If the big federal government does not provide what I want then I am out of luck. I will not be able to get health care even if I was rich and could pay for it myself. The President’s plan is not sustainable. If one private insurance company does not have what I want another company competing for my business will. Of course I will need to pay my share of the projected cost of the risk. I know that right now I am covered by two government insurances plans Medicare and blue cross blue shield (I have stayed with Blue Cross/Blue Shield since I started work in 1962). The federal employee plan is good since it is run by a very large employer, and not because it is run by the federal government. It is also expensive. It seems everything that is good is expensive. Medicare is expensive, bad and restrictive. Not all valid medical cost is covered. Have you ever read any of the Medicare CFR’s. I did when I worked for HEW. I am for the elimination of Medicare as we know it.
I also do not like the federal commission that will run the health care business. As I see it the logical progression will be for this commission and Medicare to merge. Which will in fact be a single payer system that is disguised as private insurance that is just administering the collection of premiums and the disbursement for health care payments. This is what Medicare is now. The one exception is that Medicare collects the “premiums” in the form of a “tax” over the working lifetime of people. These taxes are disbursed only after the person is age 65 except for a few disabilities that has been in existences for two years and is expected to result in death. Then Medicare hire companies to disperse the payments based on the Medicare rules of what can and cannot be paid for. This may not be one of the talking points in The President’s plan but as a retired federal employee I know that will happen. If not as part of the law proposed but soon after. So the President’s plan is in fact a single payer system where the federal government will be setting all of the rules as to what is covered and what medical cost will be paid for as to kind and amount..
We do now have universal health care in the US. Anyone can go to a DR. and get treated. Before Medicare and other health insurance Doctors would have a sliding scale and also do charity care. That is becoming less and less as the government gets involved. Medical cost is expensive due mostly to the introduction of advancements in the technical equipment used to do medical care. New equipment, new drugs, new procedures these are all good, why does The President’s plan want to stop all of the progress in the improvement in health treatments.
The federal government’s involvement in the business of health care is getting too big to succeed.
The President talked about the savings that can be made from fraud, waste and abuse. Well as you may know as I do from my 42 years of Federal Government service the Federal government has been working on this for a very long time. From time to time there has been savings from the discovery of fraud, waste and abuse. But apparently not enough since the President wants the savings to pay for and make health care affordable for over 40 million people with the discovery and elimination of fraud, waste and abuse.
I want to make it very clear that I do not support the President’s plan for health care. His plan is in fact a federal government takeover of health care in the US. Medicare is a takeover of health care for those of us age 65 and over. Please cast my vote against the President’s plan.
Thanks
AL

In Massachusetts, where mandatory health insurance has been in place for over a year now, and upon which much of the proposed reform is based, all taxpayers are required to furnish proof of insurance on their state income tax forms. If you don’t have insurance, financial penalties are levied. Only problem is, illegal immigrants fly under the tax radar. They don’t file income taxes because they pay no taxes in the first place. They’re paid in cash.

Illegals will continue to use the emergency rooms. Even if there are fines–do you really think they will pay them? Are the fines lower than the cost of going to the emergency room? The cost to go to the hospital will not go down for the rest of us. They won’t lower their fees. That’s the nature of business. They don’t go back down–they stay high even if their costs are lower. They have to make up for all the past costs of not getting paid by the uninsured. Also, is it constitutional to FORCE everyone to get insurance? It’s NOT the same as Auto Insurance. An individual cannot injure someone else — a car can. Also, you can choose not to own a car. Therefore you don’t have to have auto insurance. There is NO WAY “we” can come up with the money to pay for this simply by getting rid of Government Waste and Fraud. If that were so, we wouldn’t have the problems with Medicare & Medicaid right now. We all know how Government runs things…. We will have to set up 100′s of Bureaucracies just to handle all of this — How much will that COST???

I think that having health care would be bad. If one of you could tell me why does PEOPLE from Canada come to the United States for treatment. Cause the Canada Health Care System SUCKS!!!

The reason people are losing thier healthcare is because they are losing their jobs. The reason Obama doesn’t really care if the economy tanks is because more people can depend on his “government option”. It’s in his plan of course.
What is even more disturbing is that he is going spend 900 billion dollars over the next 10 years for this.
My question is: How can private insurance survive if people on the “government plan” are getting medical treatment as good as the people on their own private plan ??
Wait until the bill comes in, businesses and people will be paying huge taxes, which incidentally discourages them from hiring people.
Good luck finding a job you Obama supporters.

Basically government don’t trust american people run health care insurance companies and people don’t trust government neither.
no one talked about who caused the problem for medical insurance problem, it’s government. very sad for the country, not for the people, just for their idea.

I wish everyone would shut up and let the President of the United States of America do his job. He’s taken bits and pieces of ‘the Healthcare Plan’ from several President’s, regardless of their political affiliation. If you have nothing to offer to make the healthcare plan better, take a backseat and let those more qualified step up with suggestions. All of this grandstanding and gesturing does is make Americans look foolish, stupid, and unsupportive. Give the man a chance for God’s sake. I didn’t vote for him, but I’d vote for him today just on principle. South Carolina should be bowing their heads in shame.

George, i listened to Obama’sso called promises…i am with Joe Wilson! i was yelling aT THE TV ..because i was sooo
frustrated! he says we can all keep the coverage we have?..that is simply not true! at least with me it is not…i am covered by a company that their bottom line is saving money…and you can bet they are going to do just that…who can blame them? i dont…and I am the one who will get screwed by it!….why dont some of congress bring up this fact? i am not the only one who is scared..lot of people are….and I have tried to get in touch with all of my congressmen and women…they dont answer!..i get a stupid form letter…which makes no sence and doesn’t adress my concerns…I feel like we are being railroaded…

Did the president send a bill to Congress? Maybe the public hasn’t seen it. In HR3200 there is a loophole that illegals would be covered. Amendments to check for legal status were voted down.
Death panels — maybe, maybe not, but how insulting and degrading to counsel seniors on end of life options. Certainly would make me feel a bit useless. That should be my choice and without any suggestions from the government.
Now ABC, NBC, CBS and Obama have illegals, death panels, and Joe Wilson as a diversion from many other things the public should concentrate on: like the Government insurance, IRS having the power to fine if we don’t comply, government being involved in the most personal aspect of lives, and one more big entitlement program that will take away our freedom of choice and will be unsustainable. This is during a time when everyone needs to be focusing the economy and jobs, and not the ellusive ‘green jobs’.
Something is bad wrong with this picture of the press not raising more questions about this president and the people he has surrounded himself with and still surrounds with radicals like Cass Sunstein who believes we should not own guns, eat the meat killed with those guns and give animals the right to sue humans for pain and suffering. He also believes we should take another look at the Fairness Doctrine that surely would keep down any opposition for the state run media. Sunstein would get help from Mark Lloyd, diversity czar in the FCC, who holds Hugo Chavez in high esteem. Gotta love those dictators.

Obama’s p.ss and vinegar speech. Defensive tone, long winded, but short on details, oh,… sorry, no details. Filled with the same stuff we’ve heard all summer long. The “you lie” comment was the highlight of the night.

RCP Poll Average Obama Job Approval
52.1% Approve
43.4% Disapprove

The responsibility for where this country is, at this point, rests solely with our Congress and decades of corruption and waste. The president has very limited sole powers. It takes an obscene amount of money for them to become a member of a group, of which, many have no conception anymore of the way the majority of us live. The money contributed to get them there offers still more money when new legislation is enacted. If anyone thinks they can serve more than one term by using common sense and voting for what is in the best interest of our country, think again. Special interest will not support a second term for a candidate with basic ethics. We have 3 major parties running this country, Democrats, Repbublicans and the background party, the Lobbyists.
Political affiliation has nothing to do with our conception of a particular piece of legislation. There are thinkers and there are lemmings, both in Congress and in the American public. We need a true bi-partisan bill which includes no provision in any form that excludes Congress and other federal employees or any other group.
I heard one of the proponents of the healthcare bill say that what the government is trying to do is to enable every American to have insurance equivalent to the one that is available to Congress and other federal employees, which will include all of the appointments to be filled by the requirements of this bill. If this is truly the case then have them put us into their plan, not into a plan that will eventually lead to eliminating private insurance. With the provisions so far put forth, that end result is assured. Some members of Congress have already made remarks that this is what they eventually want. It will be an insidious process and many of us will not see that day, but it is assured for our future generations. We have medical treatments that are the envy of the world and unfortunately that has contributed greatly to the rise in our insurance. Another major factor is the liability insurance our doctors are forced to carry to stay in business. The mania for Americans to sue and the monies awarded in these suits, in many cases, is out of hand.
Congress is not capable of handling this without the corruption which occured in some of their other legislation. Social Security funds were to be used for no other purpose, but they have borrowed from it with no hope of getting it paid back and now want to burden this nation with more opportunities for more waste and corruption.
When the auto industry decided to not support so many of their dealerships people bought hundreds of cars at bargain prices from dealers who were cut out by their suppliers, than came “Cash for Clunkers”. How long do you think it will be before the auto industry will be able to recover? These people will be out of the market for a car for years. With the economy in the dumps they will keep their cars longer.
In spite of claims that we are in a recovery I see no such thing.
Congress has spent decades legislating us into all of the problems we are knee deep in. They have ignored waste and corruption, even within their own ranks, and ignored warnings of actions that led to much of the collapse we are living with. The president has very few sole powers and our legislative branch is the sole owner of the mess we are in. I have asked my own representatives in Congress to answer only one question and that is “Why do you think you are so much better than the rest of the country and excluded yourselves from this legislation”? I have received 1 answer, weeks later that addressed one issue, the one of the exclusion of Congress and federal employees,with no clear answer, and if that is what other people have encountered when trying to get answers, then I fully understand why there is so much disruption at the Town Hall Meetings.
Don’t take anyone’s word for their explanation of this bill. Go to it and form your own conclusions using plain old logic and common sense. Then keep an eye on any future versions. They will definitely try again. I want no government controlling our healthcare insurance and definitely not a bill that excludes them or a public option as written in the House version.

George, you’re on Twitter – and so is John McCain. McCain tweeted: Where’s the the bill? This is a fair question. If the President said the bill will not do this, or will do that, is he speaking of what the House may do, or is he going to provide a working bill of his own for proper consideratio? He really can’t promise anything, because it’s a legislative process, not an execute thing; but he can at least introduce a comprehensive bill that speaks to the issues as he wishes.

The bottom line is 84% of American have health insurance, and only 16% are uninsured. To solve a small 16%, Democrats and President Obama want to a universal Healthcare Reform for 100% U.S. population. Unnecessary cost and unwanted forced help from the government!
Refer to the article, “Fines proposed for going without health insurance,” by Associated Press posted today, Tuesday, September 8, 2009. The problem that U.S. Congress and President Obama attempt to solve is “the problem of the nation’s nearly 50 million uninsured.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090909/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_health_care_overhaul
Refer to the article, “U.S. Population, 2009: 305 Million and Counting,” by U.S. News & World Report posted December 31, 2008. 305,529,237 was the U.S. population estimate for Jan. 1, 2009.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2008/12/31/us-population-2009-305-million-and-counting.html