"Supreme Court upholds Romneycare!" ~ Stephen Colbert
Would that make republicans happy? Let's face it: The thing the GOP hates about Obamacare is that it has Obama in it. No secret that it's based on the healthcare deal Mitt Romney instituted in Massachusetts when he was governor there. Obama adapted it and made his own changes to it. What were those changes? I don't know. I'm just a damn Ferrerman not some kind of healthcare expert. The Affordable Care Act was a thousand or so pages and I know this because GOP whiners whine that it was too much to read, and it was forced down their throats without anyone knowning what was in it. It was as if Johnny Holmes wrote "War And Peace" and then tried to make them read it. Yikes.
Presidents since progressive republican, Teddy Roosevelt, have been trying to pass some version of national healthcare. Until Barack Obama, none had been successful. He not only got it passed- oral rape aside- he got it to stand up to the scrutiny of a conservative Supreme Court. Not bad for a guy whom, even before he got elected was being flagged by republicans as, "THE WORST PRESIDENT SINCE JIMMY CARTER!!!!" And, he killed Bin Laden.
Since it's essentially Mitt Romney's plan and since Romney is essentially a republican, it's pretty clear that republicans only hate it because Obama got it done. They can make noise about 'death panels' and 'socialist fascism' and all but, if there guy had done it, it would be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Don't change a word except for "Obama" and it's fucking golden, to borrow a phrase.
You know, even democrats would like it. Bush could have done it and democrats would have applauded it. He'd still be the asshole who invaded the wrong country for the wrong reason after 9/11 but, his legacy would have included affordable healthcare for all. Woulda been a nice thing, George.
It had to be done. It was about time that THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! joined Europe, Canada, Mexico, et al, in the 20th century.
Mitt Romney says he's going to repeal Obamacare. He's been saying he would do this on his first day in office but, if we've learned anything from 'Fast & Furious' (not the movie) it's that Executive Orders don't cover repealing Congressional actions with ten working digits and a pen. No oral rape after all! As of yesterday, he amended the promise to beginning the process to repeal... on his first day... The guy is learning. He now seems to acknowledge that he's got to go about killing it the way Obama went about birthing it and that it will take some time. Still, the House is promising to vote on it's repeal this July 11th. Well, OK. Then that goes to the senate and gets DNR'd there so, why bother?
I think the majority of Americans like Obamacare, even some who don't like Obama. This is supposed to matter. The House and Senate are supposed to represent their constituents. They are supposed to be like Vermont Senator, Bernie Sanders and actually talk to people they represent and find out what they want. Bernie does it right. All the others tell people what 'they' want. They do it...righter...I guess.
The republicans are trying to win an election here so, EVERYTHING Obama does has to be WRONG! Even killing Osama Bin Laden was "wrong" but, admittedly, they had a hard time selling that one. The only thing 'wrong' about it was their guy didn't do it. Same with healthcare.
On Topix I read some of the stupidest, most vile people to ever call themselves republican. These people quite obviously parrot conservative sites like Fox and Breitbart and a thousand others and, gave up critical thinking long ago. Seriously, unless you are of the Bin Laden family or in Al Queda, do you really have a problem with Obama having killed the guy? Sheesh- if Obama came out in favor of breathing, how many would hold their breath?
It's sour grapes that ferments the republican whine.
Romney is stuck running against his own plan. The public be damned- vote him in and he'll kill it. But, don't worry! He'll come up with his own plan! He's done this before, ya know...
I'll bet it's based on Romneycare...
Hopefully, we'll never know.
2 comments:
Yes! A step in the right direction at last.
You would think with the state of the economy the way it is, and so many people having lost their jobs or having their hours reduced, that the majority of people would welcome this move. It must be awful to be in a position where you can't afford to see a doctor if you are sick.
I watched Michael Moore's 'Sicko some time ago and was astounded at how much health care in the US costs. I was also gobsmacked that whatever treatment your doctor recommends then has to go before a medical review board at your insurer's, and they can veto it!
I have no idea exactly how this new system will work for you all, but I do hope it's not taken away from you again.
Yep, Obamacare is far, far better than Idontcare, which is what the republicans offered. Even now as Romney says he'll abolish it and come up with something else, parts of it have been implemented and people like it. Folks are learning that, him killing it will mean nothing down the road as they *prove* it was *awful*. I think this cements his 2nd term.
It's laughable that, broken-hearted as they are, the GOP now screams that the mandate is a tax (as the USSC said) as Obama claimed all along that it wasn't. There's a penalty (tax) only if you don't get it and all sorts of help for those who can't afford it. People who have wonderful (but expensive!) insurance can keep that. The whole thing takes full effect in '14 but, right now, things like not being turned down for pre-existing conditions are in effect, covering millions who had nowhere to go. The 'death panels" that Palin and those like her railed about, were the review boards/bean counters of insurance companies. They could deny coverage and, effectively, kill people before. Golly- would someone do that for money?
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