So if I am reading right, and blocking out all the bullshit i am hearing from the stands, I should hear the truth? OK so in your statement you refer to all the lobbyist that have their hands in the pockets and the treasury trough. Wasn't it your precious Obama that promised Transparency so that we could see all of this going on? Wasn't it Obama that promised no lobbyist in the White House. Well there are two things that he has already blown to shit. Why should I trust a man who is clearly trying to funnel us all in like a heard of cattle and tell us what is good for us. It ALMOST covers us all. Kiss my ass, I don't want the Government covering anyone who isn't truly in need of it. This bill is the most useless piece of garbage that has been passed in nearly 50 years.
Stand up be responsible for yourself and work hard to get your own coverage. Introduce true reform that takes down the walls between states, introduce TORT reform to eliminate BS lawsuits against doctors. There is a good start. And quite frankly a better start than the start you have right now. And that my friend is thinking for myself. I don't follow the beat of the drummer that is leading me over a cliff!
We almost have a rational conversation. I find that refreshing. The thousands of lobbiests I refer to are not gathering secretly in the White House. They are a hundred to one or more in ratio to our representatives infesting the house and the senate. You want transparancy but look in the wrong places for your vision of clarity. Obama has been far more open and honest than the last five administrations. You nit pick over small ommisions because that is the only place you are looking. Obama is doing an OK job in the transparancy dept..but he cannot just make an edict that covers all of the back room deals between the house and senate where the laws that govern us and regulate or deregulate commerce are fashioned.
It seems that when you reach an impasse in your argument you have a default "It's all his fault position." The dissconnect you reach between an obvious problem and solving it is astounding. We are standing on the freeway and we all see the cars coming. Obama pushes you out of the way of certain disaster. Your shirt is torn...your shoes scuffed and your knuckles arer bloody. You and many others notice that the cars are gone ...the threat has been averted ...but now you have no memory of the cars... all you can remember is that a black guy shoved you. Ya....Obama..the Bully...shoved you.
How can you say that Obama has had transparency. All he does is keep telling us the same thing. They had one meeting televised for the general public to see, over the how many hundreds of meetings they have had in the last 15 months. That is not transparency my friend, that is appeasing after Conservatives started pointing out that this bill was going to be passed in the dead of night. And what about transparency when it comes to having time to read the bill. Have you read the entire bill? I was trying and couldn't get through all the legal jargon and references to other bills and such in time. Then the addition was added and well that just put me out of the running on it. I am still trying to get through the mess of papers on my desk that deal with it. I probably have spent more time on it than the President or Nancy Pelosi, or Reid, or hell anyone that voted for it. And wasn't it dear Nancy Pelosi that said, we have to pass it to see whats in it. There is some truth and transparency for you. Here is a novel concept, how about taking time to read the bill before you just pass it so it takes over 1/6 of your Economy. I am sorry, there were way to many back room deals, and money being thrown out and threats being made to senators and congressman alike that just make me think, there is no chance in hell anyone was going to stop this bill. Then you have Stupak who changes at the last second and now is jumping ship. I am not a conspiracy theorist but it seems awfully fishy. And I have found out over the years, if it smells like shit, it probably is shit.
And to say that I said it was "All his Fault" is false statement on your part. I simply have stated in the past that Obama is the Leader of the Greatest Nation on the Planet, and sure is hell isn't leading it like one. Instead he insist on telling me what is good for me instead of listening to the over 50% of the people that were begging for this thing not to pass. If this was such a big piece of legislation why not put it to a public vote? He is to take at least the Partial blame for this legislation that is leading to Cradle to Grave society...