Courtesy KDM
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Looks like the healthcare gloves are coming off.
President Barack Obama once promised that negotiations over his health care overhaul would be carried out openly, in front of TV cameras and microphones. Tell that to the White House now.
Republican congressional investigators got the brush-off this past week after pressing for details of meetings between White House officials and interest groups, including drug companies and hospitals that provided critical backing for Obama’s health insurance expansion.
It’s one more roadblock for Republicans who tapped into widespread anxiety about the scope and costs of the new health care law to regain control of the House in last fall’s elections.
So far, they’ve been unable to repeal the landmark legislation they dismiss as “Obamacare.” GOP efforts to deny administration agencies the money to carry out the law are running into unintended consequences, not to mention the sheer difficulty of tracking those dollars. Now it looks like oversight isn’t going to be easy either.
President George W. Bush’s administration beat back efforts to reveal the dealings between Vice President Dick Cheney’s energy task force and industry. President Bill Clinton’s administration successfully resisted demands for records of its failed push to remake the health care system, which was overseen by then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Whither open Government? Slain by the most corrupt special interest controlled regime in American history.
As for defunding Obamacare, progressive blue blood Republicans party are trying to stop the Tea Party by pretending to obey rules:
http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2011/03/michele-bachmanns-letter-to-house.html
http://minnpost.com/derekwallbank/2011/03/12/26563/bachmann_disappointed_with_house_gop_leaders_over_continuing_resolution_that_doesnt_defund_obamacare
They KNOW Obamacare exponentially increases the number of lobbyists bearing gifts…and they wantin.
We know who these bastards are, and will defund them next election.
KD Martin, why don’t you grow up…the DemoRepublicans scamms us all every election, each promising, neither delivering…only what benefits them via lobbyists.
Hence the country is broke.
There is only one alternative to the DemoRepublican Party, and that is the Tea Party.
WE are seeking to defund Obamacare, the GOP is not.
[It's tough to reference the Tea party when they're not mentioned in the article. Ed.]
OH. I am so happy that there will be free healthcare for everybody. Isn’t that what Nancy Stretchface promised?
OH BOY. I can hardly wait to find out “what’s in it” now that it has passed….
Seriously, I am a couple of years from Medicare, and I expect to get it, since I paid into the government shithole for years and years and years.
Here’s an idea, lets make health care companies non public traded not for profit. They pay their staff but the majority of the money would go to actual health care and not to the filthy rich on Wall Street.
I cant wait until Obama care is ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme court. Obama will then ignore the ruling and be found in contempt of court. The impeachment to follow will be great to see.
The change in name seems to be a popular strategy for conservatives after they trash the country with ridiculous economic policies that without fail leave huge debts and higher costs. Here in canada they have changed names 3 times and the taste of mulroney 20 years later is still bitter enough that they can only muster a minority. A turd is a turd is a turd and reeks just as badly by any other name.
Obama is a political coward…he voted present while a state senator…has been absent on every major bill.
No way he shuts down government.
The GOP better defund the Obamanation health care, or THEY will be the a tiny third party of blue blood RINOS in 2012.
How about lying about Obamacare savings?
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/republican-lawmaker-accuses-hhs-secretar
Whatever else one might say about President Obama’s Libya policy, it has succeeded brilliantly in achieving its oft-stated goal of not leading the world. No one can any longer doubt the U.S. determination not to act before the Italians do, or until the Saudis approve, or without a U.N. resolution. This White House is forthright for followership.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703597804576194690095426116.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Not to mention project gunrunner:
http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter/?id=3181&letter_id=6592881851
What about abrogating his oath of office by not defending the Defense of Marriage Act.
http://newsmax.com/Headline/Gingrich-Obama-Constitutional-Crisis/2011/02/25/id/387455
And the trillions spent (wasted) on “stimulus” which primarily stimulated larger government.
Take your pick. Any one of these would have gotten any other President impeached by now. This is why I fear our country is headed for collapse. When we have a complacent media and populace while we watch the collapse of our country…
#8–Ah Yea==STOP being a PUKE tool. You don’t think BushtheRetard should have been impeached for 10 different things we both could rattle off the top of our heads? How about BushtheRetards signing statements in the hundreds wherein he directs his Admin NOT TO FOLLOW THE LAW? It went almost without notice by anyone.
Which is more important: supporting constitutional rights, or individual laws that violate the constitution? Whether DOMA is or isn’t a violation of the Constitution can only be decided by a 5-4 decision of the USSC “but” it is entirely appropriate for the Pres, any Pres, to state his reasonable opinion that a given law is unconstitional and not enforce it while lawsuits are brought.
You are just a tool Ah Yea: blame BOTH parties for being corporate lackies NOT just one party or the other. And if you were “honest” you would also see and admit the PUKES are demonstrably worse than the DUMBOS when it comes to ruining this country.
Stupid Human.
Come to Canada where 30 % of Canadians have plum given up even looking for a GP
Americans you have not seen anything yet
That is except for the growth of federal departments
At least Canadians had an escape valve- that was to travel and transport themselves to the US
So, according you your (ill)logic, Bobbo, it’s OK for Obama to trample the constitution and our individual rights and freedoms 100X worse than Bush ever did because Bush got away with it?
Wasn’t our Lord and Savior Obama supposed to be better than that?
(PS, what form of insanity makes you think that Obama not inforcing the DOMA is constitutional or legal? Show me, SPECIFICALLY, where it is written that the President doesn’t have to enforce a law while the law is being disputed.
I can show you specifically where the President DOES have to enforce the law while the law is being disputed. It’s called the Oath of Office.
Bush complained about “that dammed piece of paper” while Obama simply tramples and ignores it.
And Liberal Morons -such as seen above- are Ok with this)
Ha, ha. Poor Ah Yea–you can only argue by making up straw men or totally misconstruing what is clearly said. Why do you use links at all? Said links are the only thing keeping you within long wave radio range of rationality.
Presidents swear to uphold the Constitution. If they determine a law violates the Constitution, how can you argue they are “trampling” the Constitution by upholding it? You make no sense at all. Sad, because you are capable of making sense. Just less and less as this blog has corrupted you by the asswetting support of TeaDude, do-ill, and others. You need to balance those kneejerk ditto heads with your own still detectable common sense.
But yes, Obama was supposed to be better than that and when he acts like BushtheRetard, he should indeed be impeached. I agree with you there.
I take it you agree BushtheRetard’s signing statements were impeachable offenses?
Correcting my typo above: “by NOT upholding an unconstitutional law.” I correct my error not for you Ah Yea but for others who wouldn’t see the error immediately.
I take it you agree BushtheRetard’s signing statements were impeachable offenses?
Yes, I do. Emphatically! Bush having gotten away with such atrocities only encouraged others to do likewise.
Ah Yea–that was a set up. I disagree. I don’t think merely “saying” you are going to violate/not enforce a law you have just signed is “enough.” But if later your admin is not following the law, then I would say the signing statement would be near sufficient evidence on its own that your admin is not following the law.
I had to google to find out Obama is sadly once again following BushtheRetard’s lead in this area of nincompoopery. Obama hardly acts like he studied/taught constitutional law. At least BushtheRetard as a Harvard Business Grad had half an excuse. There is NONE for Obama===just as there is none for you knowing how similar in violations of law and good policies these two are and yet you post as if the Dumbo’s are the worst party.
Why be a shill and then all too often post you know the difference? How much a PUKE tool are you?
I guess it is worse than I thought. I have always thought UNTIL JUST NOW that the PUKE voter was too stupid to know they were cutting their own throats by voting PUKE. But here you are Ah Yea: proud to knowingly cut your own throat.
Worse than a lemming. I have to think for a while. How can a sentient being vote PUKE? I’m baffled.
Ah Yea, why do you vote/support PUKE when you know they are bad for your self, your kiddies, your great grandkiddies?
Why?
#10, if you’re referring to Canadians wanting to move to the US, I don’t know any of my fellow Canucks who would want to move there. Visit, OK, move there? Not so much. Things may be bad here, but they’re WAY worse in the US.
Bobbo’s round the clock babble engine running full steam again.
Can anyone figure out Bobbo’s inane babbling in #15?
Truly insane.
Ah Yea, why do you vote/support PUKE when you know they are bad for your self, your kiddies, your great grandkiddies?
Why?
I think it’s absolutely, side splittingly funny to expect any of his promises to be fulfilled at this point! All he’s done is lie, cheat, and steal…LITERALLY! Obama is a true tyrant, who’s probably not even eligible to be President of the United States anyway! WTF?!?!
Amazingly, most of the talk here implies that people actually believe that Republicans have the slightest intention of repealing Obamacare. The people here who are R and D voters are part of the problem and they argue about how the deck chairs should be rearranged.
Pathetic. D and R voters are f’ing up the country I live in. How smart is someone who fouls his own nest?
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
— Albert Einstein —