Posted by
Always To The Right on Saturday, July 18, 2009 1:29:08 PM
That’s how the Times is spinning it, but read the fine print. What he actually says is he won’t sign any bill that adds to our deficits over the next decade. The One knows this is a sinkhole in the long run even if it isn’t in the short run — which, per the CBO,
it almost certainly is. No worries, though: “I don’t believe that
government can or should run health care,” he assures us, ignoring the
fact that he once famously said he doesn’t want to run the auto companies … a month after he forced the chairman of GM into early retirement. No wonder some prominent Democrats now want to, um, run the auto companies.
Oh, and he’s still lying about letting you keep your current
insurance if you like it, oblivious to the reality of what’ll happen to
private insurers forced to compete with a program backed by the
Treasury Department’s printing presses. But then, as he candidly says
here, “I … don’t think insurance companies should have free reign to do
as they please.” That’s Obamanomics in a nutshell. Make sure to read Betsy McCaughey’s rejoinder
in today’s New York Post about the difference between your current
health plan, the “qualified plan” you’ll be forced to choose under
ObamaCare, and the penalties you’ll pay if you prefer not to “qualify.”
Should be a fun presser on Wednesday night.