Obamacare Is In Trouble
In a sign that increasing frustration with the socialist bent of this country is starting to take root, public confidence in U.S. President Barack Obama’s stewardship of the health care issue has fallen below fifty percent according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Amazingly, a majority of Americans now no longer want government to spend $1.5 trillion that we don’t have on “free” health care.
Seriously, America … what took you so long?
From the Post:
Since April, approval of Obama’s handling of health care has dropped from 57 percent to 49 percent, with disapproval rising from 29 percent to 44 percent …
… (t)he erosion in Obama’s overall rating on health care is particularly notable among political independents: While positive in their assessments of his handling of health-care reform at the 100-day mark of his presidency (53 percent approved and 30 percent disapproved), independents now are divided at 44 percent positive and 49 percent negative.
Wow. Six months later, people are finally waking up.
Incidentally, Obama’s overall job approval numbers are below 60 percent for the first time in this poll, and support for his handling of the economy has slipped to 52% – with 46% disapproving.
Is there any good news for Obama in this poll?
In a word, “No.”
Oh, in related news the President’s Teleprompter is seriously pissed off …
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Comments
By James Raider on July 20th, 2009 at 2:11 am
If Obama doesn’t get a handle on Goldman and its minions, this will continue to be just another administration in the hands of Goldman Sachs. … What an inside track. Goldman has an uncommon grasp of the joystick.
Here is its letter of appreciation, —-
http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2009/07/goldman-sachs-thank-you-mr-president.html
….. And Obama’s “favorable” numbers will resemble Bush’s.
By liz on July 20th, 2009 at 7:47 am
FITS, you got to realize that every single insurance company is hooked up money wise. There is one company in America, ” too big to fail”. That company owns the insurance companies.
Obama is challenging that company FITS. You ought to be glad because that company created the entire financial crisis.
The company wants you to pay them something for nothing every month for the rest of your life.
Obama wants to give you a chance to get some even ground with the company.
You’d have to understand my story to understand this but as far as I am concerned, I see a President trying to change the status quo …
will it work? I don’t know. That too big to fail company didn’t get a bail out on CIT group… they were forced to find private funds in order not to go belly up.
This financial crisis is pretty easy to understand at my house. That’s because I hold the missing piece. Social Security was privatized. The company that is ” too big to fail” is holding or was holding the Trust Fund for SSA and Medicare and I believe the Trust that the full faith and credit of the US Government is based on….
I believe our Governor has been out moving money around too….
I believe you ought to listen to me.
By W on July 20th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Obama is the dumbest ivory league educated person alive. Jesus, its not rocket science to realize that you cant spend your way out of debt.
What a joke this guy is.
By salvo on July 20th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Obamacare will pass; just wait until the hydrophobicly socialist E. Rham extorts those “moderate Democrats” to cough up their support or else!
By James the Foot Soldier on July 20th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Salvo – when democrats in Illinois and California weren’t able to pass their state budgets with a tax increase the toll of those bells were heard around the nation. The more and more taxes and more and more spending well was run dry by the Stimulus Flop.
As much as they like Obama (well, actually they like his crowds and money lists – most think of him as an arrogant lightweight prick) they care more about their hides in the 2010 election than Obama’s “legacy”.
They’ve already figured out his crowds won’t be coming out in 2010 in the numbers they did last fall and now it’s every man for himself within that cabal known as the democrat party.
By lee on July 20th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Obama’s gonna rock with his upcoming “Press Conference.” Soros will spend billions buying journalists and media talking heads to praise Obamacare.
It will pass in one form or another.
Hollywoood will come out swinging, too. Nothing like star power to bring out the mobs of youth to press for “free healthcare.”
I heard that even Dr. Lovelace is endorsing Obamacare.
By K Trane on July 20th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Mmmm… Socialized healthcare. Can’t wait for South Carolina to start being more like Ontario!
I also can’t wait for caps of doctor’s and nurses salaries to help mitigate soaring healthcare costs.
Canada is learning hard that when you cap salaries, it leads to a shortage in physicians. Where’s the incentive to take $200,000 worth of student loans if you’re only going to limit how much a doctor can make?
Oh… and where’s the incentive for being a better doctor? A shitty doctor will be paid the same as a great doctor with the same amount of experience. Sounds like the U.S.S.R. to me. Go Obama! Sigh…
By James the Foot Soldier on July 20th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
“Even Dr. Lovelace is endorsing obamacare.”
Does anyone besides Lee and the Shealeys give a rat’s ass what Dr. Lovelace endorses?
By Mule on July 20th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Oscar Lovelace is a misplaced moron! He should be moved out of South Carolina. Guy thought he could perform cesareans! No training whatsoever! Anyone who supports this destined-to-fail plan is missing a link if you ask me! I predict Obama is a 1 term president!
By madcock on July 20th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Poll I saw says Americans trust Obama on health care 56% to 33% who trust the congressional Republicans.
Here’s what it comes down to. EVERY DAMNED ONE OF THE REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE calling government health care socialism get their health care from the U.S. government!
So either the congressional Repbublicans are socialists OR they are hypocrites just like King David the Adulterer.
AND THAT’S THE WAY IT IS.
By dirtbogger on July 21st, 2009 at 10:52 am
well said K Train!
By Mule on July 21st, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Democrats are so full of $%#t their eyes are brown! I can tell you that most brown men and women in the US are on gov’t healthcare as well. Most of them go to the ER routinely for their care and brag about their damn medicaid card. That is the last thing we need. We already have a public/gov’t health system. It is called Medicaid. It is sorely broken! Go to any local ER and witness it for yourself. Any one of these people could get care in any MD office but choose to use the ER instead for their colds, ingrown toenails, ect. This is from a physician point of view!