Easy peasy. Their definition of bipartisanship is you agree with what I want and there will be universal peace and love.
LadybugsTX wrote: > I'm curious as to what it was that made these people think Obama ever > wanted to unite the US in the first place. > > "Clinging to thier guns and religion" (Obama) > "Cowards" (Eric Holder) > "Right-Wing Extremists" (DHS) > > On Aug 29, 10:50 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Aug 29, 10:08 AM EDT >> >> Amid fading hopes on health care, GOP negotiator brands Democratic >> proposals as budget busters >> >> By JIM KUHNHENN >> Associated Press Writer >> >> AP Photo >> <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/photos/6/66e55bd5-9212-4de3-8a40-8...> >> AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson >> >> Watch Related Video >> <http://video.ap.org/?t=By%20Section/U.S.&p=&f=OHMOU&g=0829dvs_gop_add...> >> >> GOP Slams Democratic Health Care Plan >> <http://video.ap.org/?t=By%20Section/U.S.&p=&f=OHMOU&g=0829dvs_gop_add...> >> >> AP AUDIO >> Wyoming Republican Senator Mike Enzi says health care refore "is big" >> and "is personal." <http://hosted.ap.org/audio/20090829063200-079.mp3> >> >> AP AUDIO >> Wyoming Republican Senator Mike Enzi says America needs health care >> reform, but it needs to get it right. >> <http://hosted.ap.org/audio/20090829063200-080.mp3> >> >> Buy AP Photo Reprints >> <http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?provider_id=38> >> >> Your Questions Answered >> <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ASK_AP?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME> >> >> AP answers your questions on the news, from lawmakers' health benefits >> to Hawaii's monarchy >> <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ASK_AP?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME...> >> >> WASHINGTON (AP) -- A leading GOP negotiator on health care struck a >> further blow to fading chances of a bipartisan compromise by saying >> Democratic proposals would restrict medical choices and make the >> country's "finances sicker without saving you money." >> >> The criticism from Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., echoed that of many >> opponents of the Democratic plans under consideration in Congress. But >> Enzi's judgment was especially noteworthy because he is one of only >> three Republicans who have been willing to consider a bipartisan bill in >> the Senate. >> >> In the Republicans' weekly radio and Internet address on Saturday, Enzi >> said any health care legislation must lower medical costs for Americans >> without increasing deficits and the national debt. >> >> "The bills introduced by congressional Democrats fail to meet these >> standards," he said. >> >> Enzi, together with Republican Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and >> Olympia Snowe of Maine, has held talks with Senate Finance Committee >> Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont. But the chance of a bipartisan breakthrough >> has diminished in the face of an effective public mobilization by >> opponents of Democratic proposals. >> >> "I heard a lot of frustration and anger as I traveled across my home >> state this last few weeks," said Enzi, who has been targeted by critics >> for seeking to negotiate on legislation. "People in Wyoming and across >> the country are anxious about what Washington has in mind. This is big. >> This is personal. This is one of the most important debates of our >> lifetime." >> >> He called for more competition among health insurers, for the ability of >> small businesses to band together across state lines to negotiate for >> lower-cost insurance plans, for tax breaks to help people buy insurance >> and for reducing malpractice lawsuits. >> >> The debate over health care will resume in Washington after Labor Day, >> just two weeks after White House budget officials projected that >> deficits would total a staggering $9 trillion over the next 10 years. >> Though President Barack Obama has said he wants the total health care >> bill paid for without adding to the deficit, congressional budget >> officials have estimated that House health care proposals would cost the >> government more. >> >> "The Democrats are trying to rush a bill through the process that will >> actually make our nation's finances sicker without saving you money," >> Enzi said. >> >> Democrats also are calling for cuts in Medicare spending, using some of >> the savings to help uninsured workers. A House bill would result in a >> net reduction in Medicare of about $200 billion, though Obama has >> insisted the reductions would not cut benefits in the health program for >> the elderly. >> >> But Enzi said: "This will result in cutting hundreds of billions of >> dollars from the elderly to create new government programs." >> >> He repeated Republican accusations that the Democrats' plans would >> result in less access to certain medical treatments, citing a proposed >> government board that would research the most effective medical practices. >> >> "We're a nation of people who want the ability to choose what will best >> fit our families' needs and it should be that way with health care, >> too," Enzi said. >> >> --- >> >> On the Net: >> >> GOP weekly address:http://www.youtube.com/user/gopweeklyaddress >> >> © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not >> be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. 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