Barack Obama’s Broken Health Care Promises
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I agree
Half of those opposed to the AHCA believe it did not go far enough.
“In an Obama administration, we’ll lower premiums by up to $2,500 for a typical family per year,” Obama said in June 2008
You do realize the original plan was drastically changed, right? Obama didn’t originally campaign on enacting a replica of RomneyCare. They even stripped out the public option. Also, a large portion of the bill doesn’t take place until 2014.
Most of the hate for ObamaCare is ginned up from stressing the mandate. When you poll on individual portions of the law, such as banning preexisting conditions, it is much different.
Also, don’t mistake ObamaCare’s approval rating for 50% of America wanting to repeal the law in its entirety.
washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/07/01/poll-most-americans-want-to-keep-obamacare-in-some-form/
Only 31% of those polled by Gallup wanted a full repeal. 21% wanted parts of it repealed, 13% wanted to keep it in place, and 25% wanted government to have a bigger role. In fact, going straight to Gallup, we find out a bit more information.
gallup.com/poll/155447/Americans-Issue-Split-Decision-Healthcare-Ruling.aspx
SCOTUS’ ruling that ACA and the mandate is constitutional was split 46/46 overall, with a slight lead in independents agreeing (45%) versus disagreeing (42%).
The importance of health care reform as an issue wasn’t the sole issue for most voters. 21% said that their candidate must share their views, 59% said it is just one of several issues that are important, and 12% said it is a major issue.
So no, Romney’s position on health care reform didn’t cause him to lose.
Which begs the question: Why did “Republicans” nominate this guy in the first place?
Partially the same reason why McCain won in 2008. The majority of people voting in the Republican primaries want a moderate. The other reason being that Bachmann, Gingrich, Cain, and Santorum were even worse.
Glen Greenwald, one of the few principled Lefties remaining-has a great write up on the corruption already starting to take hold in Obamacare:
guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/05/obamacare-fowler-lobbyist-industry1
The approach Romney should have taken against Obama’s health care plan was that the fundamental difference between the two plans is that of state government versus federal government; the age old basic fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats.
I don’t like the law….BECAUSE IT DIDN’T GO FAR ENOUGH!!!
National Health Plan is the answer. Not for free. Through payroll deduction just like Medicare.
I agree.
As if Ron Paul would have fared better – NOT.
Face it, Romney was the most desirable of all the wing nuts on those debate stages.
Gingrich – South Carolina proves yet again to the rest of the nation what a bunch of mouth breathing inbreds populate this state.
Ron (chamberlin) Paul? – never elected to even a statewide office.
Gary Johnson – at least elected to a statewide office (and did a heckuva job).
Sorry, if you can’t move the needle past 3% your destined to speak only in front of college audiences the rest of your political “career”.
That said, given the mind-boggling black turnout on steroids part II…
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Tip your cap to the black community for re-electing a president solely on the basis of his skin pigmentation while said community continues a more rapid decline as a result of his policies.
Anyone who thinks they will get off their happy asses for Hillary in 2016 is engaged in wishful demographic thinking.
Psst! The GOP is dying a slow death. Conservatism, religious fools verses moderates are its cancer. So go get a six pack and enjoy Honey Boo Boo…I’ve got this!
Tip your cap to the black community for re-electing a president solely on the basis of his skin pigmentation
Oh, please. If you’re going to blame an entire race, at least be more fucking honest about it. Did the black community vote overwhelmingly Republican when Clinton was running? Gore? Kerry? Obama might have put a surge in the black vote in 2008, and likely got a boosted number of them out in 2012, but if Obama were a Republican candidate he likely would have seen very little of that vote stay with him.
Besides, it isn’t like the GOP is popular with the Hispanic or Asian vote, either.
This vote was more of an indictment against stupid bubbas than anything else. The batshit crazy teapotters energized the black, Asian, Hispano, young, name your category, to come out to vote.
Thanks, mouthbreathers….you can go back to your alternative universe in Faux Faux Land now. We’ll call when we need y’all.
Orale cholo, Bush’s spanish was hurting my ears.