When I think of how ‘Obamacare’ has dragged on, I can’t help but compare it to Roman times. If ‘Obamacare’ was fighting with gladiators, it would’ve been on the ground begging for mercy. The Coliseum attendees would’ve given the verdict thumbs down, and ‘Obamacare’ would be a distance memory. A majority of the American public are hoping someone will pull the plug on ‘Obamacare’, preferably the Democrats themselves. In the post ‘Scott Brown’ world of politics, ‘Obamacare’ was so dead in the water, it caused Massachusetts to vote Republican.
Several political pundits have pondered why the Obama Administration have spent over a year urging ‘Health Care Reform’, especially trying to implement reform during one of the worst economies since the ‘Great Depression’. As America’s economy sinks, the jobless rate rises, the deficit climbs to new highs, ‘Health Care Reform’ is barely a blip on the priorities index. While ‘Health Care Reform’ could be seen as Obama fulfilling a campaign promise or implementing leftist ideologue, it appears more likely the pursuit of ‘Obamacare’ is Obama’s procrastination.
Let’s face it, ‘Health Care Reform’ was just far easier for Obama to deal with rather then fixing the economy, creating non-government jobs, or reducing the endless deficit spending. When ‘Obamacare’ dies, Obama’s next topic of procrastination will just be cap & trade, immigration reform, and then creating imaginary green jobs.
As Obama and Pelosi both hijack the Democratic Party to drive it over the cliff, House Democrats should be wise enough at this stage to avoid seeing the Massachusetts result in their district. As ‘Obamacare’ heads for the ‘up or down’ vote in the House, the Democrats could defeat ‘Obamacare’, but Obama’s next round of procrastination will be waiting around the corner.
The ‘Change’ they really need, could start with changing a house speaker.
Craig Edwards
Can Nancy Pelosi Get the Votes?
By MICHAEL BARONE
Are there enough votes in the House to pass the Senate’s health-care bill? As of today, it’s clear there aren’t. House Democratic leaders have brushed aside White House calls to bring the bill forward by March 18, when President Barack Obama heads to Asia. Nevertheless, analysts close to the Democratic leadership tell me they’re confident the leadership will find some way to squeeze out the 216 votes needed for a majority.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has indeed shown mastery at amassing majorities. But it’s hard to see how she’ll do so on this one. The arithmetic as I see it doesn’t add up.
The House passed its version of the health bill in November by 220-215. Of those 220, one was a Republican who now is a no. One Democrat who voted yes has died, two Democrats who voted yes have resigned, and one Democrat who voted no has resigned as well. So if everyone but the Republican votes the way they did four months ago, the score would be 216-215.
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