Obama, Arrogant? Aw, Heck No!
I haven’t had a chance to read the entirity of President Obama’s comments in Wakarusa, Indiana, yesterday, but I did come upon this chilling note:
We will pass reform by the end of this year because the American people need it.
(emphasis added)
No, not because we want it, but because The One believes we need it, and we’re going to get it, whether we like it or not, if He has His way.
The arrogance of this man is incredible.
Now, I understand, that if a guy’s elected saying he’s going to do something, he kind of has an obligation to try to get it done, and I can’t really fault him for trying. But Obama knows as well as we do that he put forth an image of himself as being a moderate and centrist who would never take over and Stalinze the entire health care industry (not to mention the auto industry and banking industry, and I could go on…) Not to mention that at this point, 52% of voters think his idea is a turkey.
The pomposity displayed by this man who famously said to the faces of (also-elected, mind you) Republican Congressmen, “I won, [so] I will trump you.” Is as staggering as the media’s aversion to point it out.
This is only punctuated more by what he said yesterday to MSNBC after his talk in Indiana:
I think at some point, some time in September, we are just going to have to make an assessment.
The “assessment” to which he’s referring is whether or not to even bother working with Republicans in ramming through his take-over.
Fun, sometimes, to go back in time (only 10 months ago, almost to the date) when the LA Times pilloried W as being “Bush the arrogant” for, among other things, having
“embarked on the most profound expansion of the federal government’s role in the private economy since the Depression.”
Really?
I’ve searched, but cannot find any instance where the Times‘ editorial board offered such an assessment of BHO. If anybody knows of such, please pass it along in the comments.
-Nick (ColoradoPatriot, from HQ)
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Half of US Mortgages will be underwater by 2011. You’re doin’ a Heckuva job, Timmy.
Comment by V the K — August 5, 2009 @ 9:21 pm - August 5, 2009
The One knows what’s best for us.
[takes deep swig of sweet, sweet koolaid]
Comment by jana — August 5, 2009 @ 9:46 pm - August 5, 2009
That’s a “fishy” post right there, Nick. I’ll have to forward a link to the WH along with the Enlarge Ur Pen!s e-mails I keep getting.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — August 6, 2009 @ 1:35 am - August 6, 2009
No, not because we want it, but because The One believes we need it, and we’re going to get it, whether we like it or not, if He has His way.
Majority back Obama on health care reform: poll
Tue Aug 4, 2:23 pm ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A majority of Americans are in favor of having a public, or government-run, option in the US health care system as proposed by President Barack Obama, a poll showed Tuesday.Fifty-two percent of 2,276 US adults surveyed online by Harris Interactive between July 9 and 13 said they were in favor of a government-run health plan, while just 30 percent were against.
I appreciate the softballs, but you really have to try a little harder.
Watching you lie is painful, though. The poll you linked to (and my heart stopped – a direct link) doesn’t say what you say it does (of course). What it says about “52%” is that 52% of those polled don’t approve of the way Obama is handling the issue. That doesn’t mean they don’t like his ideas. The poll also says people trust Obama over the GOP by 11 points on health care, and even your poll shows 62% in favor of a government run plan.
You like to accuse people of not reading your posts before they comment; do you read the stuff you link to? Just curious.
Comment by torrentprime — August 6, 2009 @ 2:12 am - August 6, 2009
Wow! TP found ONE poll. I loathe the smell of putrid desperation in the morning.
BTW, it’s amusing how the liberals tried for 8 years to convince us we’re in a depression. Now that we’re in one of their own making, they’re trying to wee down our backs and tell us we’re bounding toward recovery. Well, it would be amusing if it weren’t so pathetic and if they didn’t have to destroy the country to do it.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — August 6, 2009 @ 5:06 am - August 6, 2009
Say TP, how’s it going amongst the Seasoned Citizens?
Comment by ThatGayConservative — August 6, 2009 @ 5:35 am - August 6, 2009
78% of Americans support missile defense which President Teleprompter is determined to dismantle.
Comment by V the K — August 6, 2009 @ 5:36 am - August 6, 2009
Liberal Elitist Paul Krugman thinks the post office and DMV are “well-managed. No wonder he supports socialized health care.
Comment by V the K — August 6, 2009 @ 5:45 am - August 6, 2009
tp.
Funny, people say they like their health insurance
But hey, keep trying.
Comment by The Livewire — August 6, 2009 @ 6:37 am - August 6, 2009
The Harris poll is a farce. Here is how they asked the question:
Talk about your push polls. This one must have been sponsored by the White House.
the problem is its a blatantly dishonest statement.
1. It doesn’t compete with private health insurance. When you write the laws and make the rules, when you print the money, when you don’t have to balance your budget, when you are subsidized by the taxpayer, that is not competing against the private market, that is undermining it.
2. Medicare is bankrupt according to the CBO and Medicare is the REASON health care costs have skyrocketed to begin with.
3. Everyone will be FORCED to choose the non-competitive public option because it is designed to undermine private insurance, as countless Democrats, including Obama, have ADMITTED on video
Comment by American Elephant — August 6, 2009 @ 6:46 am - August 6, 2009
AE, What a joke! I’m surprised Harris didn’t word the poll like this:
“Do you support the deficit-neutral, health care improvement and cost reduction plan favored by our handsome and popular president?”
Comment by V the K — August 6, 2009 @ 9:01 am - August 6, 2009
It amusing, however, to see a left-wing dumbass like torrentprime FAIL on a daily basis. By cherry-picking and highlighting one friendly poll, he only succeeds in revealing its bias.
And even with a ridiculously slanted poll (that probably over-sampled Democrats like the NYT poll), they still can barely get a majority.
Comment by V the K — August 6, 2009 @ 9:04 am - August 6, 2009
That is well-put.
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — August 6, 2009 @ 9:54 am - August 6, 2009
Well, my Post Office keeps delivering mail which belongs to someone on another street. So I guess if the government gives me someone else’s medicine or gives me an amputation rather than an appendectomy, that should be cool?
You can get an appointment with the Florida DMV office here in town. It usually takes 3 months or you can go stand in line for 4 hours. Is that what we have to look forward to?
Comment by ThatGayConservative — August 6, 2009 @ 11:18 am - August 6, 2009
To That Gay Conservative.
Funny, I tested your Florida DMV “4 months” experience. I was just about to make an appointment with several DMV locales in FL and was given slots at all of them within 7 days. Which planet in the Conservative Universe is YOUR Florida on? Or, wait! Is it because you’re not really gay and this is just another bullshit NeoCon site? Don’t answer, we already know.
Comment by Rena — August 6, 2009 @ 12:02 pm - August 6, 2009
I was just about to make an appointment with several DMV locales in FL and was given slots at all of them within 7 days.
Sure you were, dear.
Oh, and by the way, we know about how your Barack Obama pays people to pretend they’re grassroots protesters — you know, the same thing you accuse Republicans of doing?
Perhaps when you grow up and move out of your parents’ basement, you’ll understand that you have to work to make money. But for now, keep living as a puppet of Obama, because no one is ever going to pay you for your incompetence the same way the Obama Party welfare system does.
Comment by North Dallas Thirty — August 6, 2009 @ 12:39 pm - August 6, 2009
You know leftists have become completely divorced from reality when they start claiming how awesome the DMV is.
I’m LOLing a lot today, watching the left act out.
Comment by V the K — August 6, 2009 @ 1:13 pm - August 6, 2009
#15 – Rena is actually torrentpine in drag.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Regards,
Peter H.
Comment by Peter Hughes — August 6, 2009 @ 3:30 pm - August 6, 2009
Which planet in the Conservative Universe is YOUR Florida on?
The REAL Florida on planet Earth. Not the one on planet Fucktard.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — August 6, 2009 @ 5:02 pm - August 6, 2009
Funny, I tested your Florida DMV “4 months” experience. I was just about to make an appointment with several DMV locales in FL and was given slots at all of them within 7 days.
Did you test in the fall and winter when kids are in school and the Snow Birds are here? While you’re at it, test the wait times in our Level II trauma center when it’s full of people with the sniffles, common cold and flu.
Which planet in the Conservative Universe is YOUR Florida on?
The real one. Not the one on planet Dumbass.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — August 6, 2009 @ 6:26 pm - August 6, 2009
You know what none of the trolls are able to do? Explain exactly *how* ObamaCare will deliver better health care, at no additional cost, and no rationing.
It’s easy for us on the right to explain how that combination is doomed to fail using basic economics, historical experience, and common sense.
It’s *impossible* to explain how ObamaCare *would* work, unless you believe in Magic Unicorns that fart miracles.
Comment by V the K — August 6, 2009 @ 7:28 pm - August 6, 2009
V the K says: “Explain exactly *how* ObamaCare will deliver….”
That’s because they CAN’T. It is impossible, because it defies all laws of logic.
Hence, the DNC ad that tries to portray any concerned citizen speaking out at a town hall meeting as part of a “mob”…
Comment by jana — August 6, 2009 @ 7:54 pm - August 6, 2009
A lot of the argumentation for ObamaCare, or socialized medicine in general, sounds like this passage from _Atlas Shrugged_:
Never mind that deeds are more important than words; that stating wishes does not achieve them; that free markets and government-subsidized health care “options” are opposites, standing in direct and irreconciliable contradiction; or that contradictions cannot be achieved in reality.
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — August 6, 2009 @ 8:50 pm - August 6, 2009
Which reminds me. I’ve never read Rand and I think I saw Atlas over on one of those free e-book websites. Need to boogie on over.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — August 6, 2009 @ 9:23 pm - August 6, 2009
Americans are fed up with the arrogance of Democrats who want to force their programs on us. We need an entirely new kind of government. See:
http://spirituallibertarian.blogspot.com/
Comment by Christian Prophet — August 7, 2009 @ 9:37 pm - August 7, 2009
Hopefully, we in Australia will get rid of our albatross before you get rid of yours. Talk about a disaster, and healthcare here is getting worse because the numbskulls took away our tax deduction for private health insurance again.
When government run healthcare was introduced into Australia under Whitlam (who was the first to think that he was god) the idea was to undermine the very profitable health insurance companies. In those days a majority of Australians were covered, but the new scheme saw millions leave the funds. In turn this meant that the funds had to put up their prices and they were not allowed to offer such things as gap insurance. We used to be able to get back 100% of the medical costs but thanks to the government scheme only 85% was allowed for rebate. In reality though, this is 85% of the scheduled rate which can be as much as 50% less than the doctor is charging. On top of that if you have an operation and 2 procedures are listed you cannot claim for the 2nd procedure, leading to having to pay out for extra costs during the operation.
In other words the government scheme is damned expensive because each member of the household who earns a wage or salary has to pay the levy on top of income tax. A high salary earner pays more than a very low salary earner who may in fact end up paying nothing. At the same time there is no deduction for being a member of a fund, and on top of that you cannot claim medical costs unless it is over what is prescribed by government, and then it is only a very small amount because of percentages.
Prior to Whitlam’s interference we could claim all of our medical costs including other items of a medical nature that are no longer tax deductible. We have been robbed for a very long time.
Ditto for education. We used to be able to deduct for a child’s education, and even had a deduction for each child but these were taken away. At first it was offered in the form of an allowance, then that got means tested and taken away for the middle class.
Once they start this kind of caper it never stops and it is always in the name of income redistribution, and they always make out like the “rich” get a good deal. That is blatantly not true.
Comment by thestraightaussie — August 7, 2009 @ 11:26 pm - August 7, 2009