Obama on Health Care Reform: ‘Let’s Go Finish the Job’

When it comes to Obama’s idea of health care reform I am reminded of “If you can’t do something right, don’t do it at all.
Obama’s not reforming anything. He’s merely rearranging the chairs on the deck, in the process making a huge giveaway to the health insurance companies and calling it reform. In the end you’ll have a nation full of people forced to buy health insurance but unable to afford the co-pay for actual care.

My rep is an OBGYN. He offered his expertise numerous times (including after Obama SAID he wanted to hear from everyone). Why has no one(Obama, Pelosi, Reid) contacted him? Why does the president say 1 thing, but do the opposite?

If President Obama wants to ‘finish the job’ it is going to require sweeping changes in the mindset of management where coalescence with the masses is acheived. The first question is “What is your Mission Statement?” What are your goals and objectives? What is the finished product going to look like? Who will it + and – impact? What is required and by whom? What resources are available to make it work? What resources are required to make it work? Do we really want change or just coverage for people? This list can go on forever, but if you want sweeping changes, you will have to make unpopular decisions. I like many Americans have good ideas, but we also don’t want our hands tied in order to complete the project. Have you ever tried mowing your lawn without using your hands to push the power and groom your yard? Have a great weekend.

“There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.” — Robert A. Heinlein

Whenever (it’s just a matter of time folks) free health care arrives in this country and people find poor quality, long lines, and terminal illness excluded from coverage, I’ll be certain to echo my most favorite words, “I told you so”

listentononews | Oct 10, 2009 10:14:25 AM — This is what galls me! You make statements without knowing what your talking about. It’s not FREE, it’s affordable! There is a difference you know.

In case anyonone was wondering:
“But a peek at the backgrounds of the five people who made the selection gives a clue why the prize panel would be so favorably disposed to Obama – three of them would be considered hard-left liberals in American politics. One of those belongs to Norway’s Socialist Left party.
“And all five people on the committee are politicians selected by the Norwegian parliament, and generally hew to a Norwegian view of foreign affairs — internationalist in outlook and with a broad affinity for Obama’s posture on the world stage.”

Obama will do what he has done from the beginning and that is compromise to the point of making his goal pointless in the end, but he seems to think that is ok so he can say “see, I did that”, unfortunately in the end what he did was nothing.

There is no debate that America’s health care system needs to be fixed. It would be a tremendous loss if the Republicans succeeded in protecting the status quo again, as they did in the 90′s. The Republicans political games in the 90′s did bring them to power, and see where their dogma of tax cuts for the rich led us – now the rich have the lowest taxes in almost a century, certainly the lowest of any first world nation, and where are the jobs?
Not to mention their defense of the insurance company status quo in the 90′s resulted in a decade of spiraling health care costs that helped decimate America’s manufacturers – no other first world nation company has to carry the costs of their employee’s healthcare, nor health care costs driven to double the average everyone else pays).
It has been a long slog with each detail debated and the CBO analysis of budget impacts given unprecedented weight, but what is left is a good start. It’s time to pass it.

“Healthcare reform is meaningless if NO JOBS ARE BEING CREATED.”
Jenn | Oct 10, 2009 10:54:28 AM
Huh, so in the Right’s fantasy land unemployed people don’t want health insurance, or have no difficulty deciding between paying the mortgage or the COBRA payment on whatever Mcjob income they can find to get by. Bizarre.

Congress and the Senate have had no debates, how can the Mr. Obama lie about such things. This whole kabol has been Sen. Pelosi trying to ram through this budget bust health care reform to satisfy her need to tell her liberal friends back in California look what I did for the country.

The GOP better side with the people or they will once again be the party of no and the party that favors big business and has no feeling towards middle America. I think if any one of them come over to the reform side ,they would pick up millions in donations as being the one who finally cares about the middle class and the poor.Otherwise they will continue there being the minority and the party of no!!!This is not a Democratic or Republican bill ,This is a bill for all America!!!

Bottom line – The republicans had twelve years to touch health care and they ignored it. They no longer run things and there will be some legislation regardless of their input. All the whining in the world won’t stop his.

Bottom line – The republicans had twelve years to touch health care and they ignored it. They no longer run things and there will be some legislation regardless of their input. All the whining in the world won’t stop his.

The bottom line is… It’s the DEMOCRATS who are stopping BO’s Socialist Healthfare plan…. they ARE 100% in control…. they just don want to take responsibility for the massive tax increases that WILL be needed to pay for it……

“i will not now or ever, pay for someone elses bennys like that.”
Joseph Chainpuller | Oct 10, 2009 11:47:20 AM
Will you at least fund a bullet so that the foolish 24 year old without insurance who gets in a car crash can have a quick death? Or do you want to go all the way to a third world nation and let the corpses of the foolish and poor literally rot on the streets?

I find it completely amusing that the liberals on this board keep cautioning the republicans to follow the American publics desire – and therefore fall in line with this healthcare fiasco. WHAT American Public desire are you talking about?? The ORIGINAL wave that voted against Bush policies and therefore for Obama and was happy back in Jan? Or the CURRENT American Public opinion that has CONSISTENTLY polled a 64% poll AGAINST this healthcare bill, and 22% POSITIVE rating for this Congress (which mean’s 88% AGAINST this Congress). And that same Public Opinion that has DROPPED 26% to only a 48% favorability for Obama? So are you saying that because the American Public voted FOR Obama almost a year ago – that this gives a BLANKET approval for EVERYTHING he wants to cram into a bill? Really? Then why are the Dems behind in pretty much every election running right now?

“Congress and the Senate have had no debates, how can the Mr. Obama lie about such things. This whole kabol has been Sen. Pelosi trying to ram through this budget bust health care reform to satisfy her need to tell her liberal friends back in California look what I did for the country.”
Lara | Oct 10, 2009 11:36:24 AM
This lie is absurd on its face. Numerous bills have been hotly debated in the relevant committees for months. Hundreds of amendments have been proposed by Republicans and Democrats, debated, and incorporated or rejected. This is all a matter of public record posted on the relevant committee’s website. This is how Congressional debate works. And anyone who has been even marginally aware of the world around them knows perfectly well that ever quirk and aspect of healthcare reform has been dissected, debated, chewed up, spat out, and rebuilt ever since the kick off of this effort back in March.

Congress and the Senate have had no debates, how can the Mr. Obama lie about such things. This whole kabol has been Sen. Pelosi trying to ram through this budget bust health care reform to satisfy her need to tell her liberal friends back in California look what I did for the country.

The Democrats are just looking for cover…… They need to buy off at least one Republican so they can say it’s a “bipartisan” Socialist Healthfare Plan…..

Most Americans aren’t ready for the public option as of yet, but co-ops have a chance and can thrive and will be in a position to compete with their heavy weights within the insurance industry…the co-ops will provide mostly only generic version of the drugs, they will not get the supreme in supplies ordered to perform medical procedures, however, the pay for profit insurance companies can offer this to their potential buyers…tort reform in the bill will also need to add into the mix as seen in those states that have enacted them, more physicians have come to those states to practice medicine.

Vet1973: 21st century digital age, the republicans can easily post their version of what they want in a bill instead of using lame lip service…

“The Democrats are just paying lip service to “bi-partisan”…. the 100% Democratic controlled committees are voting down ALL substantial Republican ideas…….”….. Actually they’ll incorporate a boatload of republican items and then every republican will vote “nay” knowing it will pass. Then they’ll say they were ignored and had nothing to do with it. They put a wad in the stimulus bill as well, and then pulled this. So they could act like it was only dems spending that money. Check it out. This is a game all of congress plays. In fact this is how McCain’s really done pork. Gets it put in a bill that he knows will pass with dems, and then votes nay. Trust nothing any of them say.

“And that same Public Opinion that has DROPPED 26% to only a 48% favorability for Obama?
Posted by: liberals drool | Oct 10, 2009 12:12:25 PM
Which Public Opinion poll has Obama with only a 48% favorability rating????
Posted by: Numeros | Oct 10, 2009 12:41:23 PM”
Arguing polls is a bit pointless, which makes it even more amusing that the Right feels the need to lie about them. Even Rasmussen with their Republican house effect has Obama at about 50% right now, his best rating for months actually.
I find the line about “no other president has fallen so fast!!!” particularily amusing, seeing as how Obama has now stabilized above the levels seen by such failed Presidents as Reagan and Clinton at this point in their terms…

“To those that are in high praise of this administration, haven’t you wondered why no TORT reform?”
bailedout | Oct 10, 2009 12:45:42 PM
You do realize that “this administration” and the Congress critters you cited ARE NOT THE SAME ENTITY, right? Anyhow, tort reform is a state power. MANY STATES HAVE INCORPORATED STRICT TORT REFORM WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. If you want tort reform, move to Texas where it is literally written into their state constitution. And try to tell us why Texa’s health care costs are on par with the states that do not have tort reform…
I’d be fine with tort reform being in there, but for the same reason as I was fine with dropping the 0.0002% of the stimulus bill allocated for refurbishing the National Mall’s infrastructure – if Republicans are going to throw a tantrum over a trivial and irrelevant item, may as well give it to them. (Not that they’ll then stop whining and get to work, but they’re petty politicking will be shown for what it is.)

There is NOT going to be a significant change in cost. The medical folks, and medical supply producing folks will still earn money.
The reform consists of having the government force your neighbor to pay your medical bills, while you pay his. It’s called taxes. Well, in some case the Dems are trying NOT to call it taxes.

“898 billion dollar cost won’t add to the already beyond belief national debt.
Another lie from a professional liar.”
Cm4171 | Oct 10, 2009 1:21:47 PM
I really hope the Right is just *playing* dumb… The Finance Committee bill clearly calls out the new sources of funding (the tax on ‘Cadillac’ healthplans pushed by Republicans targeting unions, elimination of the private insurance middle man on a Medicare option, etc.). More money would be brought in than paid out, hence the CBO analysis predicting it to actually reduce the deficit in the next ten years with additional savings predicted beyond that.

“If only Obama would stand in front of a mission accomplished banner.. my life would be complete.”
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He could stand under many of those banners now, and there will be more to come.

America has a very unique Christian-Muslim President, Obama.
On the National Prayer Day, Obama had skipped to celebrate National Prayer Day, but attended and addressed on the spot of Gay Rights Advocate.
On the Easter Sunday which Jesus Christ resurrect in the White House in 2009, Obama had invited gay and lesbian group on Easter hunter games.
During the White House’s celebration of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan this evening, President Obama highlighted the contributions of Muslim Americans, talking about how much the Muslim community has enriched American culture “in ways both large and small.”
Three days later the lavish Inauguration, Obama signed on “Mexico Policy” which aids “ABORTION” that 43,000,000 of American babies have been killed since Roe v Wade in 1973 to Foreign Countries.
On the speech in Turkey, Obama said that American was not considered “Christian Nation”…….
Most of Christian and God have counted on what Obama has done so far.

jr-ny…NOT a Obama supporter by any means; based upon his politics, however, President Bush invited gay groups to also participate in the WH Egg hunt and why not, egg hunts are about the KIDS not the adults………….

jr-ny wrote: “On the speech in Turkey, Obama said that American was not considered “Christian Nation”
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If that’s what he said he may have been quoting the 1796 Treaty of Tripoli put together and enacted by George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Article 11 begins: “As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion…”