U.S. President Barack Obama won’t get his socialized medicine plan passed for at least another month – and this time he doesn’t have all those corn-fed white “Congressional Republicans” to blame for it.
This time, it was the more centrist wing of his own party (assuming you still think Obama’s a Democrat) that balked at passing “Obamacare” – at least on the President’s expedited timetable. Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hoped to force a vote on the massive boondoggle prior to the August deadline, but the “Blue Dog Coalition” of centrist Dems shut them down – at least for another month.
Obviously, that’s good news. The more people have time to look at this dreadful “O-bortion,” the less they’re going to like it – unless they want to pay a lot more money for fewer options and lower-quality care.
Anyway, the Blue Dogs’ successful delaying tactics also demonstrate conclusively that Obama’s pimp hand – which was able to ram through this year’s massive bureaucratic bailout without anybody having time to read the final version of the bill – is getting weaker.
That’s even better news.
Seriously, we were perfectly willing to give Obama a chance at the outset of his term, but it should be clear to anybody not on government crack at this point that he’s an outright communist – which means in our book there’s nothing wrong with wanting him (and more importantly, his ideas) to fail.
Oh, and contrary to a lot of MSM reports, the Blue Dogs didn’t give up their negotiating hand in forcing this delay. Led on this issue by Rep. Mike Ross (D-Arkansas), only one concession was granted to Obama and Pelosi – that work would resume on the bill at the committee level when Congress comes back in September. That includes the consideration of a whole host of Blue Dog amendments to the proposal – which Ross made clear would stay on the table.
Of course, the best news in all of this is that nobody can blame this delay on “partisanship.” It’s “Democrat-on-Democrat” violence, if you will.
For the good of what’s left of this free market democracy, let’s hope the temporary delay of “Obamacare” turns permanent.
By Pat Hendrix July 30, 2009 at 9:18 am
“Seriously, we were perfectly willing to give Obama a chance at the outset of his term”
Is this meant as a joke?
And yes, there are policy disputes when the majority party has a “big tent.” Something the Republican Party would know nothing about since it consists almost entirely of ideologically blinkered, like minded southern white dudes. Perhaps a better bill will come of this. Unlike the previous administration which created an entirely new entitlement program with no source of funding that accomplished nothing more than insuring the profitability of big pharma. Or the time they created the single most wasteful bureaucracy in the history of humanity: The Department of Homeland Security – aka, the people who search your grandmother at the airport.
By Joe July 30, 2009 at 10:48 am
Clearly the American people are finally waking up to the outright communists who have assumed power and are saying they don’t want this crap. Higher taxes, the takeover of the auto industrty, the takeover of healthcare, the failed “stimulus”, unemployment still rising, apologizing for America all over the world and standing down from the war on terror…people are finally seeing what’s going on.
And they are rejecting it.
By scooter July 30, 2009 at 11:05 am
A whole lot of people are just plain stupid. That and they are very afraid that the white boy politics will no longer grant them special privileges. Hello, stupid people: there are women and people of color that can also think and chew gum at the same time. Good character, common sense, being truthful, thinking on your feet, having empathy are important, no matter what sex or color you are. Clearly the Obama bashing is partly based on his color, and not his intelligence, empathy, common sense, etc:
By sid July 30, 2009 at 11:18 am
“And yes, there are policy disputes when the majority party has a ‘big tent.’”
Is this meant as a joke?
Conservative Democrats are being as marginalized within their party as liberal Republicans have been. When the Rs were in power, liberal Rs sided with Ds on issues to create gridlock. Now that the Ds are in power, conservative Ds are doing the same, except they won’t dare say they are siding with the Rs, else they get a serious slapdown from the screaming liberals that run their party. If anything, Rs have a bigger tent, as they are more likely to allow a more middle-of-the-road candidate at the top of their ticket than Ds. When was the last time you saw a centrist D as a serious challenger for President?
But at least you concede that Obama-care needs to be made “better.”
As for Homeland Security, exactly how many Ds voted against it? I’ll give you a hint. If the Ds had stuck together against the “single most wasteful bureaucracy in the history of humanity” (now there’s some hyperbolic rhetoric), it would not have passed. So if it’s that bad, blame the Ds.
BTW, both my grandmothers are dead, so if either shows up at the airport, damn straight I want them searched!
By Joe July 30, 2009 at 11:44 am
“Hello, stupid people: there are women and people of color that can also think and chew gum at the same time. Good character, common sense, being truthful, thinking on your feet, having empathy are important, no matter what sex or color you are.”
That’s right. So I’m sure you would agree Condoleezza Rice, Clarence Thomas, JC Watts, Thomas Sowell, Michael Steele, Bobby Jindal, etc. fall into this category correct?
By dirtbogger July 30, 2009 at 11:52 am
sorry to bust your bubble but Obamas black face is just to pacify you he does not represent you or me. He represents the ruleing class elete. Henry kissinger gave him his first job out of college. As soon as he was elected he hired all lobbiest from the banking industry as advisers. and where is the change, he has kept all of Bush’s policies in place. The only change I see is he has spead up the move towards a totallatarian form of government make no mastake its coming with forced civillian service for every one between 18 and 25 years old.
By Pat Hendrix July 30, 2009 at 12:52 pm
“If anything, Rs have a bigger tent”
It’s a regional minority party. Any other other interpretation is a product of willful blindness.
“saw a centrist D as a serious challenger for President?”
Bill Clinton. Of course you folks claimed that the country would go to hell in a hand-basket after he passed the zero budget deficit plan with no Republican votes. It was nearly identical rhetoric to what we are hearing now. 40,000,000 jobs later…
“But at least you concede that Obama-care needs to be made “better.”
Obama doesn’t have a plan. He never presented a plan to the Congress, only an idea. Let me say it again: The administration did not offer a plan, detailed or otherwise, to the Congress. The plan is being crafted in Congress, and yes, more deliberation is a good thing. We don’t want to shove through another piece of bad legislation like the stimulus bill.
“So if it’s that bad, blame the Ds.”
So a bunch of overreacting idiots in the Democratic Party voted for the legislation creating the department of homeland security and that makes it their responsibility for its wastefulness? Flawless logic. Did they also put Michael Chertoff and Brownie in positions of power? Again, flawless logic.
“both my grandmothers are dead, so if either shows up at the airport, damn straight I want them searched!”
If your granmothers show up, you should skip DHS, and call Ghostbusters or Bobby Jindal to do an exorcism.
And Joe, if that handful of names is what you’re bringing to the table, then you really don’t understand the electoral demographics that your party is going to have to overcome.
By K Trane July 30, 2009 at 3:15 pm
I agree. I did not vote for Obama, but I rooted for him at the beginning. If he were to rule as a moderate, balance our increasing federal deficit (as Clinton did), and not stick government’s hands in our daily lives, he had the possibility of being the best American President in our relatively short history.
Yet, he’s so far left I see him as a socialist. Perhaps states like Vermont don’t mind socialism but South Carolina has too much pride to be told what doctor to see and when. Perhaps as he sees how his polls are slipping (not to mention only 4/10 Americans agree with his healthcare plan) he will moderate; almost like when Schwarzenegger had to moderate in California. Until then, he’s helping the Democrats hang themselves, and Republicans need all the help they can get.
By sid July 30, 2009 at 3:19 pm
“It’s a regional minority party. Any other other interpretation is a product of willful blindness.”
R/D, conservative/liberal, it’s all regional. Any other interpretation is a product of willfull stupidity. Majority/minority, as it relates to parties, is cyclical. Anybody with even a remote understanding of political history knows that. Even you can probably comprehend that.
“Bill Clinton.”
Now that’s funny. Yeah, he ran as a centrist, but he was a far more liberal president than he was a candidate. But most of all, he was a good b-s artist, who could sell snow to eskimos. Since him, and before, however, the top of the ticket has been dominated by the far left. Obama, Clinton (the one with cankles), Kerry, Gore, Dukakis, Mondale, Carter, etc. I liked Kennedy (not the one who uses water and autos to end relationships), but not much else the Ds have offered at the top.
“Obama doesn’t have a plan.”
I really doubt that you are so naive that you think Obama has no input on the monstrosity that the Ds in Congress are trying to foist on the American public. Saying he has an “idea,” rather than a “plan” is particularly disingenuous and an intentional parsing of words. It also gives Obama the easy out he’s looking for. When the public turns on the plan Congress and he are shaping, he can just say, “Whoa, that wasn’t my “plan.” I just suggested the “idea” of reform.” Also, you may want to go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fy2010_key_healthcare/. Whether you want to call it an “idea” or a “plan,” he’s got something in mind. And if you really want to insist he’s not involved in this process with the Ds in charge, then you are either being intentionally blind, or unintentionally foolish.
“So a bunch of overreacting idiots in the Democratic Party voted for the legislation….”
As opposed to the idiots who didn’t overreact? I wouldn’t say all Democrats are idiots, but you are entitled to your opinions.
“Did they also put Michael Chertoff and Brownie in positions of power?”
Even you are not so naive as to think two men can create bureaucratic nightmares on their own. As anyone who has even a modicum of understanding of how DC bureaucracy works, most of the waste comes from the lower-level folks, most of whom have been entrenched in the system for years. They ceased being Rs or Ds long ago, and are now just bureaucrats whose main reasons for existence are self-preservation and the wreckless spending of tax dollars.
“…call Ghostbusters or Bobby Jindal to do an exorcism.”
Actually, I was more thinking along the lines of identity theft/fraud, but it’s good to see you have enough of a sense of humor to ignore the obvious to take a jab at a conservative R. Your liberal/D bona fides are safe.
“…if that handful of names…”
What, every single non-white and/or male R must be listed in order for you to get the idea that Ds haven’t cornered the market on diversity? Again, that is particularly disingenuous. You probably have no idea of this fact, as it doesn’t conform to your idea of the “big-tent” facade you promote when it comes to your party, but there are countless non-white/non-male Ds holding office throughout the country who would call themselves Rs if it didn’t mean political suicide. You have to get elected in order to make an impact, and some districts are so blindly D that they simply will never elect an R. They will, however, regularly elect a conservative D whose views are far more in line with the national R platform than that of the national D. Call them Blue Dogs, DINOS, or simply free-thinking legislators. They despise what their national party leaders are doing on a regular basis on any number of issues, but simply don’t have the power to do as much about it as they would like. So they pick their battles, as in the case of the national health care debate. If you don’t get that, it’s probably for the better. But my guess is you do, and you are just whistling past the graveyard.
By K Trane July 30, 2009 at 3:21 pm
“Clearly the Obama bashing is partly based on his color, and not his intelligence, empathy, common sense, etc” – Scooter
Way to play the race card Scooter, way to place the race card. How come you don’t see us bashing Bobby Jindal or Michael Steele? Maybe because we care nothing about the color of their skin and are judging them by their policies!?
By the way, as evident in the recent Gates turmoil, people are getting sick of people playing the race card, regardless of who’s playing it.
By Joe July 30, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Pat –
I completely understand the electoral demographics the Repubs have to overcome. The slavish, blind idiocy of people like scooter illustrate that clearly for me.
And it’s interesting you credit Clinton with the zero-budget deficit plan as being the catalyst for the 40,000,000 jobs. I seem to remember the capital gains tax cut and the welfare form reform bill – passed with Clinton kicking and screaming – also playing a part in that.
By randal July 30, 2009 at 4:36 pm
The blue doggie dems are all bark and no bite.
Once Rham blackmails them, they will roll over and eat out of his hand.
By political hack July 30, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I hate the United States and hope that these blue dogs understand that they are witholding healthcare to the world, which is one of the many major steps in bringing about our one world government. That way we will have peace on earth and everyone will love each other, no matter if they are a stinky old white Republican racists or the blackest drug dealer on the block. No borders, all languages, all races, healthcare for all! Enslave the world in debt because its for their own good, just like Obamacare is for their own good!
By dirtbogger July 31, 2009 at 8:23 am
Political Hack I agree. Its aweful that people just dont see the forest for the trees!
By jamie August 5, 2009 at 4:39 pm
I’ve heard much about Kissinger giving Obama his first job. Where is this documented? Where was this job and WHAT? I’m not an Obama advocate by any means but I’d like to know if anyone has researched this before stating it as fact. And no, the Obama Deception doesn’t count.