Sunday, January 24, 2010
With Scott Brown's victory in Mass. it is time for Obama to pull the plug on healthcare reform. Any attempt to prevent a filibuster by having the House allowing the Senate bill to be the final bill without any changes will be seen as an underhanded move by the Democrats and will lead to more voter revolt in November. The inability for an overwhelming Congressional majority and a president of the same party to pass this legislation shows what a gridlock and ineffective government we have. Basically the Republicans are worthless as they don't want to do anything except cut taxes for the rich, protect people with guns, glorify religion even as most of them are total hyprocrits when it comes to moral value. The Democrats are the pawns of the unions, they use white guilt to promote minority causes even when those causes are wrong. What started as an overwhelming majority wanting healthcare reform ended with a bill that is not really worth having. The republicans complain that they were not being heard. But in truth they had no ideas that were worth anything. They really only wanted to stop the Democrats from passing a bill. Their spread of rumors about death panels was unconsciousnable. The Democrats had people like Ben Nelson which fought against the public option which was the only thing in the bill that would likely bring down cost. People like him held the bill hostage for things that would only benefit their states. So with people like that no wonder we will continue to have rising cost in health insurance with more and more people becoming uninsured in the years ahead.
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It's too bad that it will come down to politics. How is it that we can come together in the face of crisis (see 9/11 and Haiti), but when a crisis that is imminent like health care reform is upon us, the politicians must play games with people's lives? Oh yeah, it's because they have their health care paid for!
ReplyDeleteI think Brown's victory was hilarious. There is almost no way he should have won if the Democrats weren't asleep at the wheel. Probably one of the most embarrassing campaigns I've ever seen run and to have Clinton and Obama try to rally the troops at the 11th hour was a show of desperation.
I don't know if Obama can pull the plug. His whole legacy is riding on it unless he can get the economy going and end the war in Afgahnistan.
How can he be an effective president if both sides won't compromise? We're looking at a one term president. I wonder if Hilary is forming an election committee as we speak. This could be her chance.
Imagine a Hilary vs. Palin election!
-LBOAYM
Well, I would not be too quick to write the obituary of Obama's reelection bid even if healthcare reform fails. Remember in 94 Clinton's healthcare reform had failed even worse than Obama's and the Republicans actually had something of substance in its "contract with America". They won big but guess what? Clinton won reelection easily in 96. The same thing happen with Reagan whose economic policies were deride as vodoo economics in 82, two years after he took office. Yet he won easily in 84. Whenever the economy turns around, whether it is the work of the incumbent or not, he gets the credit. So even if the Democrats lose the midterm election, if the economy turns around as it is bound to happen, then the only thing that can cause Obama reelection is a big terrorist attack. All of these depend more on luck than the skill of the president. Witness the first Bush who won a war and appeared certainly to be reelected, but the economy tank and he had to break his promise of no new tax and he was defeated. So if Obama is so unlucky to lose to someone like Palin, God help all of us.
ReplyDeleteWell Clinton was lucky the economy got better but I have never seen so much negativity towards a president sitting in his first year. W probably would have had this much negative publicity had it not been for 9/11. He can basically thank Osama Bin Laden for getting him in office and re-elected. I get the sense that the political climate is changing and I would not put it past Hilary to start feelers towards a run against Obama. If things continue as they are and the economy remains stagnate, you can bet that Hilary will run against him and bring the Democratic Party together. BUT, if the economy turns around, you are right. He can survive this first term, but it's possible that healthcare reform is dead unless they can somehow win some more seats, which looks like will be a difficult task.
ReplyDeleteAs far as Reagan is concerned, he at least had Wall Street on his side. During his first term, The Dow made huge strides. But with the bailout and Bernache (sp?) there's a lot of tension. Sure we all want our stocks to go up, but we are against seeing these bankers make huge bonuses. But don't they go hand in hand?
I like what Obama is doing and going grassroots. This is where he is most charming and comfortable. I just question whether it's too late or not. He's got to get the Democrats together and at the same time to reach over the aisle and for the most part he has reached over the aisle but his own party is making things worse for him.
As far as frontrunners for the GOP, who stands out as the candidate? I can see Romney running but it sure looks like Palin will try to take advantage.
-LBOAYM