As reported by the AP, Obama spoke at a DNC fundraiser and talked about health care. The article is discouraging to say the least. What irks me the most is that Obama wants to work with Republicans and at the same time wants to get this done fast. That's an oxymoron. The Republicans want to delay this all the way to the election, and they want to neuter the bill anyways.
"And it may be that ... if Congress decides we're not going to do it, even after all the facts are laid out, all the options are clear, then the American people can make a judgment as to whether this Congress has done the right thing for them or not," the president said. "And that's how democracy works. There will be elections coming up and they'll be able to make a determination and register their concerns one way or the other during election time."
not doing HCR is NOT AN OPTION.
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"Here's the key, is to not let the moment slip away," Obama also said.
I agree Obama. I agree completely.
"The next step is what I announced at the State of the Union, which is to call on our Republican friends to present their ideas. What I'd like to do is have a meeting whereby I'm sitting with the Republicans, sitting with the Democrats, sitting with health care experts, and let's just go through these bills. ... And then I think that we've got to go ahead and move forward on a vote," Obama said Thursday.
Umm...present their ideas? They've presented them over the past 9 months. The real idea they have in mind is: kill. the. bill.
"But as I said at the State of the Union, I think we should be very deliberate, take our time. We're going to be moving a jobs package forward over the next several weeks; that's the thing that's most urgent right now in the minds of Americans all across the country."
Wait, take our time...and not let the moment slip away? At the same time?
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters on Friday that there is no meeting set yet for the president to talk over health care strategy with Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
"There's nothing on the block on this right now," he said. "But I think this just goes to the president continuing to want to hear ideas."
Ahh, so this seems like it's all talk by Obama. He's just trying to rile up his base by saying he's going for health care reform, and then not really trying to do anything at all.
Write President Obama. Tell him that you won't just take words about health care reform. Tell him you want ACTION. Tell him you won't accept failure. Tell him to show some leadership!