February 9, 2010 · 1 Comment
It appears that the Republicans have given a counter offer to the President’s Super Bowl interview with Katie Couric. Basically, we need to start over concerning health care insurance.
And now, the President, via Mr. Gibbs says no – we need to pass meaningful health insurance reform legislation.
My view: Since this started, there were 47 million folk uninsured. That figure is now held around 30 million. The overall population of the country is near 300 million.
With unemployment what it is and the economy in the condition that it is, why are we trying to change 90 percent of the population for the sake of the remaining ten percent? Why can’t we fix just the ten percent?????
To the Republicans in Congress, I advise – hold your ground. It shouldn’t take a bill (with more than 2,000 pages) to fix ten percent of the uninsured that may need health care insurance.
Categories: Deficit · Economy · Ethics
Tagged: Control, controversy, Healthcare, Transparency
A caller said that if Pres. Obama really wants to discuss healthcare reform honestly – he should talk seriously with the Republicans now and get jobs restored and growing. He cannot do it himself.
Afterwards, then we can talk about healthcare reform.
UPDATE: But that isn’t how this started. According to the Professor, our POTUS wants pre-conditions upon the Republicans. But, didn’t the POTUS say he would be willing to meet and talk with our enemies WITHOUT pre-conditions????
Michelle Malkin has another, excellent idea: Provide transcripts of his backroom meetings with Big Labor/SEIU.
Categories: Deficit · Economy
Tagged: Healthcare, Transparency, Unemployment
Apparently, the federal government, aka Administration, didn’t get the memo.
They choose the most expensive commercial timeslot(s) to air a public service message. During the Super Bowl.To tell us how to count and fill out the Census forms.
Irresponsible. Totally. And this is only a PORTION of the $340M they intend to spend on just advertising alone for the upcoming Census. This means the total cost of the Census will be increased by $340M. What else will add to it?
By the way, aren’t the local jobs being filled for this event – part-time for the duration of the Census?
UPDATE: Want to take a poll on this ad?
Categories: Deficit · Economy · Ethics
Tagged: Census, controversy, Transparency
And that is putting it mildly.
At least and at last, someone is being closer to honest about this.
Categories: Economy · Ethics
Tagged: controversy, Incompetence
I wonder if this could be of any use here?
Categories: Humor
Tagged: Transparency
And this is according to a Washington Post article on a proposal by House Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-WI). A Republican plan that actually will do what Pres. Obama says he wants to do as well.
But Peter Orszag disagrees with it and publicly criticized it during hearings on Pres. Obama’s budget plan.
It seems the White House doesn’t want Republican help. Why is that? I thought the President keeps saying he wants bipartisanship in these efforts. So why isn’t it happening? Somebody isn’t in the loop, I suspect. Couldn’t be another reason, now could it?
Let’s see, Peter Orszag, Peter Orszag … oh yeah, this guy – right?
Categories: Deficit · Economy · Ethics · Politics
Tagged: Transparency, Truth
Clarence Thomas on why he did not attend the State of The Union address.
It sounds right, to me.
Categories: Ethics · Politics · Speech
Tagged: Transparency, Truth
Now that Senator Scott Brown is sworn in, we get to see just why this is important he was sworn in just now.
Categories: Politics · Voting
Tagged: Transparency, U.S. Senate
