Obama Urges Senate Democrats To Punch Back Harder
Aug 8, 2009 Political
Barack Obama faces stiff opposition to his signature legislation on Health Care Reform (really government take over). Members of Congress are on their month long August vacation and they are hearing quite a bit from angry voters who are not happy with the health care plan. While the people are angry the only violence I am aware of occurred when union thugs forced participants out of a meeting because they dared to disagree.
Obama gave Senate Democrats a pep talk and told them to punch back harder:
“If you get hit, we will punch back twice as hard,” Messina said, according to an official who attended the meeting.
The hourlong session was the last opportunity for Democratic leaders and the White House to prepare senators for what will be a crucial month in shaping public opinion on health care. With no final legislation to promote, senators have expressed concern about dealing with questions and criticisms about the almost $1 trillion overhaul. The spate of confrontational town hall meetings have raised the stakes. Politico
This is how the Chicago street thug is doing business. More than half of people polled do not want this health care boondoggle but he and Congress know more about this than we do. They are going to keep ramming this until it gets passed no matter what people want.
Hold their feet to the fire. Let them know that you will not vote for them if they vote for this terrible plan. Hold them accountable for their actions and make sure they lose their jobs if they vote for this mess.
It is time to take the country back and if the reactions of people at the meetings are any kind of clue, people are mad as hell and they are not going to take it any more.
In a different story, Obama continues to blame Republicans for the economy:
“I expect to be held responsible,” Obama said. “But I don’t want the folks who created the mess to do a lot of talking. I want them to get out of the way so we can clean up the mess. I don’t mind cleaning up after them, but don’t do a lot of talking.”
Obama accused his GOP critics of having “selective memory” about the economy and said, “When I walked in we had a $1.3 trillion deficit. That was gift-wrapped and waiting for me when I walked into the Oval Office.” Roanoke.com
Obama continues to blame Republicans when Democrats were in control of Congress the last two years of the Bush administration. That is when everything started going to hell in a hand basket. Democrats, led by Barney Frank, were responsible for the housing mess which started the downward spiral.
It is funny that Obama complains he was left a deficit but continues to spend and add to it. He and Joe Biden think the only way to make money when you are bankrupt is to spend more money. If you did that at home (and many of you did which added the the economic problems) how well would it work?
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