Obama Blames H'care Failure On "Process" And Not Bill

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Check out this exchange between Obama and Fox's Major Garrett at today's WH presser with Gibbs. Obama and company are incapable of accepting rejection:

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Starman3 Wrote: Feb 10, 2010 3:18 PM

Can't pay for the kids Dr. appointments or food, but have to have that new Escalade with the 22's.

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Linda847 Wrote: Feb 10, 2010 3:09 PM

When Republicans told Obama their plan wouldn't cost anything, he told them it wasn't possible, not that he'd like to look at it. It is pre-determined in his mind that nothing the Republicans present will be acceptable.

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wdwrkr2 Wrote: Feb 10, 2010 10:45 AM

"Also, americans who can;t afford healthcare seem to be able to afford cell phones, cable and a whole lot of other luxuries."

Interesting. I had noticed the same thing, but, thought it was just my limited experience. I'm surprised/concerned that others have noticed this same condition.

I have a friend (a notorious Lib) that has several computers (including expensive Apple laptop), large screen TV's, cell phones , video games, cable TV. This person is self-employed and has his kids in the state CHIPs program for health insurance. He is constantly complaining that the cost of health insurance is a burden to him. Then, last year, he bought a new vehicle (Honda). I finally decided it's not that he can't afford health...

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Exeye Wrote: Feb 10, 2010 10:07 AM

Bleeding heart Marxist/liberals (yeah, yeah, redundant) care not one whit for result- it's all about the process. They think justice is served if someone merely goes to court, even if the pedophile is let off on a technicality or a sincere psychologist's pleading. Process, you know. A war is won because someone issued a UN Declaration; that Hussein blatantly ignores the Declaration is immaterial. Medical care is successful when granny files her Medicaid; that she is denied and her doctor drops her is beside the point. As long as we've got process, we've got paradise.

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socalcon Wrote: Feb 10, 2010 4:07 AM

head.

Legislating to align all constituents "...interest in the plight of other Americans..."

Would it be so simple. The progressives are attempting to use the U.S. government to ease the plight of the world's population. Yet, the only success the government has consistently shown it the ability to run the military in the execution of armed conflict.

Back to the "plight of other Americans": Other governmental models have wrapped themselves in this mantra, but communism/socialism/etc have also proved to be failures, historically.

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NOTW Wrote: Feb 10, 2010 12:51 AM

"Of course, I think it's terminally stupid to build anything anywhere near Las Vegas. It's a desert. Sometime in the next few decades, they're going to run out of water, and the entire city will shrivel up and blow away."

It is stupid. Look at Dubai. Although getting to the saltwater is way easier for them, they're on it. Vegas will just have to pump it for 250 miles. Not much different than the California Aquaduct and LA, other than its fresh already. Ironically, most of the financing for Vegas came from UBS and Credit Suisse. And guess where that money came from? Your gas tank via the mideast.

Don't pretend you know about Vegas. Its complicated. But Obumbles certainly isnt making any friends. Thats been established....

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tribeck2 Wrote: Feb 10, 2010 12:47 AM

America won't be the same without sin city. The history of that city is everything 'organized crime' has to offer in America.

I think the feds. will find it's too historic to fail. As such, Reid will lose the election and the new republican senator will make Obama an offer he can't refuse. Obama will 'save the day' and come re-election in 2012 - he can say - he saved an entire city.

I can see that pitch already:)

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coopmeister Wrote: Feb 10, 2010 12:09 AM

You know this, how?
Or is this a stereotype you've latched on to, to make you feel better about you lack of interest in the plight of other Americans.

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tribeck2 Wrote: Feb 10, 2010 12:05 AM

"Of course, I think it's terminally stupid to build anything anywhere near Las Vegas. It's a desert. Sometime in the next few decades, they're going to run out of water, and the entire city will shrivel up and blow away".

A great capitalist will offer a solution that provides water and re-builds the city for a handsome profit.

THAT IS THE AMERICAN WAY - VIVA USA!

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tribeck2 Wrote: Feb 10, 2010 12:02 AM

The consistent cost of practising medicine is based on a fixed cost of mal practice insurance. Average 200K a year is what each doctor has to have in order to protect himself/herself.

How about we change this aspect of medicine?

Also, americans who can;t afford healthcare seem to be able to afford cell phones, cable and a whole lot of other luxuries.

How about they pay for their medical needs instead of all these 'extra's'.

Finally, medical insurance should be like car insurance. Insure only the catastrophic events that require hospitalization. Americans should pay for general visits to MD;s and other out of office visit.'

The costs are high because we have 'pre-paid medicine' instead of...

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tribeck2 Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:52 PM

The federal govt. is broke and it can not afford to 'try and manage' one more aspect of our lives. If it could successfully handle what it's got i.e. medicare/medicaid, social security, immigration etc then we can discuss what else they can do.

FYI - the federal govt. subsidizes the states and yet - they can't ran a partial subsidy successfully. Imagine how badly they;d ruin an entire program.

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coopmeister Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:41 PM

Tribeck says "..the poor can use emergency rooms"

Yeah, that working well.

Medicaid is administered by each individual state.

Medicare is the failure..its the spiraling costs of medical care that needs attention.

Did you know that in areas that spend less on Medicare-paid medical care have better outcomes than areas that spend substantially more?

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tribeck2 Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:39 PM

And 52% of americans also believed Obama was qualified to be POTUS until 12 months later the President finds out americans don't have jobs and that there is a process - which he is expected to manage as president. Who knew? 60 million americans.

Obama is a wash and nobody should trust him with anything let alone health care reform. The man's reparations will end in 2012 and then he can crawl back to ACORN;s community organizing program where they learn how to ran illegal prostitute rings.

SERIOUSLY?

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BK22 Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:38 PM

If BO was truely serious about helping "all" people then he would simply say..OK..everyone get's what all congressmen and senators get.

But he wants to tax higher income people to the detriment of all.

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BK22 Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:36 PM

two-thirds of Americans say they want Congress to keep working to pass comprehensive health-care reform
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Again..there is nothing wrong with our healthcare. We have the best hospitals and doctors. Things like coverage..tort reform...portability and pre-existing condition is associated with insurance.

Under Obamacare, all costs would go up. He alledeges that he could save billions in medicare and medicaid fraud...then do it! Don't need reform to stop the abuse.

Obama has an agenda and it is not good for this country or it's people.

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tribeck2 Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:30 PM

When the federal govt. proves it can ran medicare and medicaid SUCCESSFULLY then they can expand their services to the 'rest of americans'. Until then, the poor can use emergency rooms and the rich can donate to non-profit health care organizations like catholic clinics to help more poor people.

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coopmeister Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:29 PM

two-thirds of Americans say they want Congress to keep working to pass comprehensive health-care reform.

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coopmeister Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:27 PM

not because of anything our president has done.

Do you know what over-leveraged debt is? Kills you everytime.

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paul6104 Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:27 PM

...The president does not take real responsibility for his failure."

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BK22 Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:25 PM

The American People Don't Want Obamacare (and They Want It Less All the Time) [Jeffrey H. Anderson]

In the last two weeks, eight national polls have been released showing what the American people think of Obamacare. The results of those eight polls — Pew, ABC/WaPo, PPP, CNN, CBS, Quinnipiac, Fox, and Rasmussen — show that by an average margin of 8.5 percent (49.0 percent to 40.5 percent), more people oppose Obamacare than support it. That's greater than the margin by which John McCain lost last November. If you drop the high and low polls, the margin is greater still, as half of the eight polls show Obamacare facing a double-digit deficit.

The American people know when garbage smells. Obamacare wouldn't cover...

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cottoneyed Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:24 PM

the left will never "collaborate" or meet half way. NEVER. If their is an absolute fact in this world, it is that. They don't "collaborate" they dictate!! PERIOD, end of discussion. Their arrogance precedes, them. And it will be their undoing, too. Viva 2010, Viva 2012!

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tribeck2 Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:21 PM

Who conducted Obama's on the job training? Clearly nobody informed him that he is the president and that the process stops with him. He did not collaborate with ALL congress men and women. And now he wants to blame the process?

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coopmeister Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:20 PM

"No Govt. in our health care.."

Gov't is in healthcare because the market didn't solve the problem, access for sick people who could not afford insurance.

Your philosophy is that of ultimate rationing, healthcare to those who can afford anything, including the cost of modern medical care.

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Legal Texan Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:14 PM

How in the world did the American electorate fall for such an egomaniacal,lying bunch of retards.I am not
saying what I say as a personal affront to Obama,but I say it out of legitimate concern for my great country.
Regardless of what the world thinks now,if the U.S.
ceases to be the greatest country on earth,the rest of the globe will deteriorate into servitude and destitu-
tion!I fear for the United States and the free world because I sincerely believe that Obama is not living in reality!

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cottoneyed Wrote: Feb 09, 2010 11:14 PM

a five star hotel in Las Vegas is closing it's doors, May 2!! Every employee of this hotel can look straight east, to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and give the occupant of that address their middle finger! For he is the sole reason that they will have no job come May 2nd. "Can't be spendin' money in Las Vegas", right street punk? "Ya' gotta' give it ta' me, cause i know how ta' spend it, and you don't. Because it's all my money anyway, ya' folla'".

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