Latest Health Care Reform Poll

The polls business is a right wing distraction. Even Krauthammer cautioned Republicans against arguing "the polls" on health care -- polls go up and down.

I am now wondering if Obama has been playing this bipartisan shell game lately as a stall because Dems don't have the simple majority in either house to do Reconciliation.

If health care does not pass by reconciliation this spring, I say fond farewell to this site, since I will no longer be anything "for Obama."  He came in with a coalition of moderates and progressives with twenty megaton approval ratings, and he lost it -- through crappy messaging, slow response, weak response, and late response to opposition ("silly season" was the way he described the bludgeoning health care got this summer. Mr. communicator, indeed.)  He gave his opposition lots of time to control the message and rally. And they have.

If we are not going to have health care reform, I would prefer to have leadership in there that isn't even going to try.  I give Pelosi credit for incredible effort... some credit to Reid, although neither is a saint. But
the WH has been, until lately ("TOO lately?) vague,remote, and inarticulate on health care reform.

The Immediate Benefits of Health Reform

I agree with Obama, gotta take the first step.

Tom; So you don't find it worth comeing to this site if you feel Obama is not a strong enough leader to pass H.C. Is that what you are saying? Look around ya Tom! Did you jump on Palin for quiting, or some of the senators pulling out because it's to rough? Dem's an "Republicans alike. I commend Obama for multy tasking! For feeling nothing is to big to take on an improve upon an change! He could have saved face an taken the easy way out to help Demacrates get re-elected in 2010, now couldn't he. But, he didn't! Do you think this helps his re-election if he fails? Of course it does, but you don't see him quiting. He will have to stop trying adventually, but he won't just quit an run away like Palin an a lot of the others in Gov. has done! It's time people stood back an gave this man credit were credit is do. If you cannot, than you truely beleive he is a God, an should have done everything exactly how YOU an millions want him to an satisfy each an every one of you at the same time! For once you have a intelligent, thoughtful, truethful an good President, an all ya still complain about is what he DOESN"T get accomplished in one lousy year, an NOT WHAT HE HAS accomplished in one short yr to improve our country. Think about it for awhile guys, an think how it would be if we'd gotten Mccain/Palin!

jupitor-I agree that we need to give Pres. Obama credit for risking his presidentcy to deliver on health care reform. Who knew he'd have such resistence even in his own party? I have a feeling Rahm Emanuel told him to "wait on health care", that it was too risky politically, etc. But what did Obama do? He got right to it despite the risk, against advise from some heavy hitters. Because he knows that woman who is being denied coverage because she had cancer can't wait another year! Could he have been more aggressive, done a better sales job, been ready to counter those GOP lies much better? Sure. But he is serious about this and I think if it happens-and I do believe it will- we'll have that man who goes by the name Barack Hussein Obama to thank. Well, Pelosi and Reid will deserve credit too, but Obama is the real quarterback here.

Yes, and I hope that win comes sooner than later...I can't take this waiting game much longer! Stupak is driving me batty! His claims have been debunked. Can someone please tell him that we already have laws about public funding for abortion and the Senate language on abortion takes care of his worries anyway! I wonder if the "government" plan he gets-paid for by us-covers abortion. Why is it okay if your rich or a Congressman?

ABC News found that one of Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) biggest contentions in his fight against health care reform legislation -- that federal money will go to "directly subsidize abortions" -- is not true in all cases.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has repeatedly asserted that there is "no federally funded abortion" in the bill.

According to ABC's Jonathan Karl: "Pelosi is right in that the bill makes it clear, there can be no federal money for abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, or to protect the life of the mother."

Stupak argued that "when you read the legislation, $1 per month for all enrollees must go into a fund for reproductive care which includes abortion coverage."

Karl's research of the wording of the bill finds this statement to be false. "That's actually wrong," Karl reports. "In fact, you only pay the $1 abortion fee if you choose a plan that covers abortion. To anti-abortion advocates like Stupak, the only acceptable solution is a complete ban on abortion coverage by any insurance policy that accepts any federal money at all."

 

Hey, Stupak's a member of "the family", he resides at the C Street boarding house.  He's one of God's chosen so he must be right!

I see that the President is doing rallies again this week.  I really don't think he's getting additional votes by going into campaign mode.  I think the time is past for that, and it would be better to work on members of Congress in DC.  If only he could be inspired by FDR or LBJ in that!

Yesterday, I saw a good, clear concise editorial in the New York Times about if health care reform fails. www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/opinion/07sun1.html?pagewanted=1&em