No surprise here….the Senate passed their version of Socialism today:
The Senate approved sweeping healthcare reform legislation by the narrowest of partisan margins early Christmas Eve morning, placing President Barack Obama just one step away from signing into law a longtime Democratic priority
~~~The 60 to 39 tally split directly along partisan lines, underscoring not only the great divide between Democrats and Republicans but also the deftness with which Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) at long last united his fractious caucus by offering key compromises to centrists but keeping liberals in the fold.
Deftness me ass. This was bribery at it’s worst and an example that may very well come back to bite the Democrats as Jay Cost explains:
Make no mistake. This bill is so unpopular because it has all the characteristics that most Americans find so noxious about Washington.
It stinks of politics. Why is there such a rush to pass this bill now? It’s because the President of the United States recognizes that it is hurting his numbers, and he wants it off the agenda. It might not be ready to be passed. In fact, it’s obviously not ready! Yet that doesn’t matter. The President wants this out of the way by his State of the Union Address. This is nakedly self-interested political calculation by the President – nothing more and nothing less.
What makes this all the more perversely political is that the bill’s benefits do not kick in for years. Why? Politics again! Democrats wish to claim that the bill reduces the deficit, so they collect ten years worth of revenue but only pay five years worth of benefits.
The Congress and the President are rushing to wait – not because that’s best for health care, but best for the political careers of Washington Democrats.
It stinks of influence peddlers. Reviewing winners and losers in the Senate health care bill shows clearly that it was written with the full advice and consent of privileged interest groups.
~~~The insurance lobby is already so powerful that Democrats couldn’t get the public option through now – what makes them think they’ll be able to later, after they’ve given insurers 30 million additional customers, and required every last American to do business with them? The insurance companies are going to be to the 21st century what Standard Oil was to the 19th.It stinks of partisanship. Not a single Republican will vote for this bill in the Senate. I doubt it will get a single House Republican if the Stupak language is excluded. Partisan Democrats like to think that this is because Republicans are too partisan. That’s ridiculous. Nobody can seriously accuse Olympia Snowe or Susan Collins of partisan hackery. Plus, Orin Hatch has been a major player in health care reform over the years, and Chuck Grassley made a good faith effort this summer to find common ground.
The fact that the President can’t find a single Republican vote out of more than 200 potential supporters is a strong indication that this is a bad bill.
They ran against “corruption” in 2006 and 2008 and now they fight for THIS bill? Color me surprised.
Meanwhile this will need to be merged with the House, when and if that gets approved then it will more then likely go back to the Senate….long way to go and as the approval numbers continue to drop we can all hope this dies on the vine.
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They failed to adhear to the constitution set forth by our forefathers
Section 8 – Constitution. . . .
. . .Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imports and excises, to pay debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States but all duties imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
With the bribes-for-votes enacted,our taxes will not be uniform. . .this may end up in court(s.)
I had a thought… we can beef, complain, write etc…. but they ignore us in DC. But what they CANNOT ignore, what they worship as much as power, is MONEY!
What if a “National Strike Day” was called… in other words, on XXX21st…. everyone calls in sick to work??
Of course forget the butt kissing wussy libs.. but we know the nation is about 47% Repub leaning during elections. MORE people than that are up in arms now… even if only HALF of that half “stayed home” you would virtually shut the nation down for a day.You have any idea at ALL how much that will Cost Washington in LOST revenue??? Then if they don’t seem to wake up, tell em it’s going to happen AGAIN!! …. and AGAIN if necessary!! Wonder if the threat of a REAL “cash flow crisis”, by US , would shake em loose???