Obama's strategy to stabilize the economy and press health reform was brilliant

[ProSense]

The media critized Obama for not following Clinton's path on reform, which would most likely have pushed health care to right before the mid-term elections.

Instead, a final bill is likely by late January.

Not only that, but it also got the Republicans to begin staking out their opposition, linking it to the 2010 elections.

Regardless of what anyone thinks of this bill, it is gaining support, and will continue to do so.

Brilliant!

[Cha]

1. Have to stay ahead of the "media" and

the obstructionists on all sides.

[MNDemNY]

17. That's hilarious.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[villager]

2. the real test will be in the actual, practical ways HCR affects people between now and 11/10

n/t

[ProSense]

4. Yes, which is

why this was brilliant. Significant benefits will kick in during 2010.

[MNDemNY]

18. You mean the taxes? and the mandate?

And the small businesses that will bail on Insurance that they do now provide?? This lousy "reform" will cause great heartache to Democrats in 2010. If you claim otherwise, you must be delusional or have another motive.

[inna]

3. O_M_G.

:rofl:

:rofl:

:rofl:

....

....



You know, at times you can actually be quite entertaining, I have to give you that. :hi: :patriot:

[FrenchieCat]

5. She's good, hey.....?

I think that bugs some small minded people who
aren't interested in coming to a forum to actual
debate anything....but only to do drive by one liners
with witty snark which has little to do with the subject matter
as posted.

That could be funny, if it wasn't so deconstructive and useless.

[inna]

8. Don't worry, you have you good moments too!

:hi:

[FrenchieCat]

12. Happy New Year to you too!

and thank you for the compliment.

[Clio the Leo]

6. "if you vote for Republicans they'll repeal Health Care Reform. "

don't think Newt Gingrich necessarily speaks for the GOP these days. But he said over the weekend that he's sure every Republican in 2010 and 2012 will run on a pledge to repeal Health Care Reform. And though he was less definitive, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel said close to the same thing. (See video here) Now given the relative unpopularity of the bill at this moment (which I strongly suspect will change) and its extreme unpopularity among partisan Republicans, that's not a very surprising statement. What's interesting to me, though, is that Democrats started saying last week that they plan to run on the same platform -- namely, that if you vote for Republicans they'll repeal Health Care Reform.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/12/agreement_breaks_out_on_2010.php#more?ref=fpblg

[MNDemNY]

21. There is yet, nothing to "repeal".

no deal yet.

[niyad]

7. once again, you forgot the sarcasm icon--oh, wait, you are serious?????

[brentspeak]

9. Obama's strategy to keep insurance co's and banks in power WAS brilliant

No question about that.

[Top Cat]

10. K&R

[AllentownJake]

11. .

:rofl:

[FrenchieCat]

13. Betcha your are laughing so hard, you are about to cry.

or pee in your pants, one of the two. :)

[depakid]

14. Rec'ing this for its sheer "Through the Looking Glass" audacity!

"A slow sort of country!" said the Queen. "Now, here you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that."

[phleshdef]

15. Obama just can't seem to not disappoint those who constantly cast doubt his way.

He seals the deal at every step. The guy just doesn't lose.

[MNDemNY]

20. .

:+

[ProSense]

23. "He's an incredible human being who you can't help but love"

"He's an incredible human being who you can't help but love"

Brilliant!

[MNDemNY]

16. More likely: Disastrous. as Dems go down on the coat tails of this "reform".

[ProSense]

22. What if you're wrong? n/t

[MNDemNY]

24. Than I will be very happy.

What if you are wrong? Will you stop with your cut-n-paste tripe? Or will you remain seemingly delusional, call it a outlier and continue with corporatist spewage?

[ProSense]

25. If I'm wrong,

Americans will revolt and the bill will be repealed. If I am right, the bill will be a significant step forward.

[MNDemNY]

28. See you at the barricades.

[ProSense]

19. Beautiful:

Tea partiers: GOP should demand full repeal of health reform



:rofl:

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

26. As middle class Americans find their premiums, co-pays and deductables rising

and as anyone with great benefits finds them eroded due to the tax on "cadillac" plans, and as the resentment towards mandates and fines rises, we will find that the healthcare "reform" will just push people into the arms of the Tea Baggers and Republicans.

Laugh now, because it will be far from funny later.

[ProSense]

27. "Laugh now, because it will be far from funny later." Yes,

I will laugh a teabaggers.

[ima_sinnic]

29. unrecced for total bottom-of-the-barrel inanity