First off...we are used to non-cooperation from Republicans. They have been non-cooperative despite all the gestures to bring them into the discussion, and then they have the temerity to bitch about not being included. This recent, lets leave at 2pm so nothing gets done tactic, will only bite them in the ass come November. It's not just flagship legislation that is getting stopped, but things like a bill to fund helping homeless veterans find job and housing. Rants like the idiot from Kentucky that stalled passage of the bill that extended unemployment benefits is not going to gain republicans any support. They only supply a rallying cry to a minority of people. I doubt independents are falling for that. BTW...the insurance mandate has already been ruled on by the Supreme court and deemed constitutional...here's a pretty good article covering that: http://healthcare.change.org/blog/view/attention_state_attorneys_general_the _health_care_bill_is_constitutional
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Munn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 5:23 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Health Care reform, questions and predictions On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > I say just let it stand and review it in January 2013 when we're all huddled > up in FEMA camps. > The facts are clear- people want health care reform, but overall they don't like this bill and think Congress should have scrapped it and started over with something simpler and more incremental. People are hopping mad about this bill, and if you think they are mad now, just wait until Obamacare-driven layoffs start this summer. If we were flirting with a double-dip recession before, we're headed straight into one now. The Democrats have managed to give Republicans what they lacked during the election cycle of 2008- a rallying cry that appeals to independent voters. With Republicans refusing further cooperation this year, Democrats have also guaranteed that none of their other priorities will become law, and they are facing an epic beating in elections this Fall. The President may talk tough about how voters will love Obamacare and back Democrats, but his job isn't on the line in November. And all of these issues are separate from the very real possibility that the individual mandate will be struck down by the Supreme Court, sucking out the money that the young and healthy would have had to pay to fund the system. Nice job, Democrats. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:314076 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
