So What's new? by Dr T
You can take Barack Obama out of Chicago but you can't take "Chicago politics" out of Barack Obama. That's the conclusion I came to after watching the President's healthcare speech to Congress Wednesday night. It was primarily a slam against the opponents. He made numerous references to the opposition, referencing cable networks and politicans alike. He made clear that he will "call out" those that oppose. So much for reaching across the aisle.
His explanation of how he would insure EVERYONE without any increased costs was not believable. He claims that he could raise the revenue by weeding out fraud and waste. The federal government is the "epicenter" of fraud and waste, so you'll excuse me if I discount this initiative. The President also said that there are no death panels...purely semantics; while that phrase certainly is not in the bill, the bill does call for sharp decreases in medicare expenditures in conjunction with counselling for the elderly. Anyone who "thinks" can figure this one out. Just the fact that the government would inject itself into this extremely personal realm is abhorrent. End of life issues are handled among the family, the patient's personal physician and their clergy. The government has no place here. This is not being done out of compassion, it is being done for economics.
The President skipped over tort reform with a mere mention of testing it in a few states. This was simply lip service, the Dems are in too tight with trial lawyers to take any definitive action on this problem. Howard Dean admitted to this when asked about it at a recent town hall.
And finally when the President said no illegals would be covered I screamed "liar" at the TV set. Of course I was in the privacy of my living room, but I can understand how Congressman Wilson let the lie get the better of him. His outburst was disrespectful and he apologized for it but again, he understands the semantics the President uses. While the bill claims that illegals may not apply, there is no mechanism for checking on citizenship status...a loophole that will allow illegals to take advantage of the system. Besides, the President intends to give them all amnesty anyway!
All in all it was the same old, same old of a speech. No real solutions, just generalizations and threats. The President may have appeased his base but the line in the sand is clear. The bottom line is that he refuses to accept the fact that the majority of Americans, while agreeing that there is a need for reform, do not want the government messing with their health care choices.
His explanation of how he would insure EVERYONE without any increased costs was not believable. He claims that he could raise the revenue by weeding out fraud and waste. The federal government is the "epicenter" of fraud and waste, so you'll excuse me if I discount this initiative. The President also said that there are no death panels...purely semantics; while that phrase certainly is not in the bill, the bill does call for sharp decreases in medicare expenditures in conjunction with counselling for the elderly. Anyone who "thinks" can figure this one out. Just the fact that the government would inject itself into this extremely personal realm is abhorrent. End of life issues are handled among the family, the patient's personal physician and their clergy. The government has no place here. This is not being done out of compassion, it is being done for economics.
The President skipped over tort reform with a mere mention of testing it in a few states. This was simply lip service, the Dems are in too tight with trial lawyers to take any definitive action on this problem. Howard Dean admitted to this when asked about it at a recent town hall.
And finally when the President said no illegals would be covered I screamed "liar" at the TV set. Of course I was in the privacy of my living room, but I can understand how Congressman Wilson let the lie get the better of him. His outburst was disrespectful and he apologized for it but again, he understands the semantics the President uses. While the bill claims that illegals may not apply, there is no mechanism for checking on citizenship status...a loophole that will allow illegals to take advantage of the system. Besides, the President intends to give them all amnesty anyway!
All in all it was the same old, same old of a speech. No real solutions, just generalizations and threats. The President may have appeased his base but the line in the sand is clear. The bottom line is that he refuses to accept the fact that the majority of Americans, while agreeing that there is a need for reform, do not want the government messing with their health care choices.
posted by Dr. T at 9/10/2009 10:49:00 AM
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