The visual is breathtaking...
I'm at a loss for words. Yes, I think health care/medical costs are out of control, but isn't that because of the bureaucracy we ALREADY have in place? I'm certainly not an expert on the subject, but I don't think adding more cooks in the kitchen will make this soup any easier to swallow. Obama HEAVILY criticized John McCain during the campaign for proposing a tax on Health Care benefits...but apparently Obama's okay with that now?
Confusing.
Look, I don't want to see anymore taxes to pay for anything? Can't we just cut back on the out-of-control spending we already have going on? Oh, and I hate to mention it, but have we forgotten about this big, bad economy thing we are dealing with? I know Obama said he can walk and chew gum at the same time, but really his performance is underwhelming. Apparently I'm not alone -- the latest from Rasmussen Reports:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 29% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-five percent (35%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of –6 (see trends).
In the health care debate, 50% of voters now oppose creation of a public insurance company to compete with private insurers. Seventy-eight percent (78%) believe that health care reform is likely to lead to middle class tax hikes.
Any thoughts?
So this is what the GOP minority leader had to say...
I do have to mention a couple of pieces of legislation/amendments that I've caught wind of that I can definitely get behind and hopefully you can too. I'm not sure if they are still in conceptual phase or have actually made it onto a legislative agenda...maybe someone with more expertise in maneuvering bureaucratic government websites could possibly find them...
- Read the bill: Nothing too tricky about this, require everyone to read the bill before final passage.
- Let us read the bill: Again, is it too much to ask that our Representatives post the bill online and let us view their legislation/amendments in their full glory, a full 24 hours before the final vote.
- Adopt the same health care: Now this one is intriguing, This would require our representatives to adopt the same health care plan for themselves that they pass for us. Update: just found this resolution, click here, and send a letter of support to your representative. (H. Res. 615)
And so for my final thought...
It might not be as far-fetched as it seems.
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