Wednesday night President Obama gave yet another speech on the health care “crisis” in this nation and attempted to browbeat into submission those who disagree with his plan to nationalize the health care industry.
I can’t help but wonder how he arrived at the conclusion that the American people wanted to hear another speech full of vague promises, childish finger-pointing and outright lies.
It was clear from his speech that the president had recently arrived from Neverland.
He promised to provide government-run health insurance to all Americans – without adding a single penny to the deficit.
He promised to twist the arms of insurance CEOs to force them to insure people with pre-existing conditions – without any increase in premiums.
He promised to save money by eliminating government waste – but refused to tackle government waste in Medicare, Medicaid, the food stamp program, and other welfare programs. Why not streamline those programs first? Isn’t that a logical first step?
He promised bipartisanship – while refusing to entertain suggestions from the opposition.
He insisted his plan would NOT insure illegal aliens – even though Democrats had voted down an amendment specifically designed to prohibit coverage of illegals.
And he told us our tax dollars would not pay for abortions under his plan – even though Democrats also voted down an amendment to the bill which would specifically prohibit coverage of abortions.
However, he was specific about one point. He clearly stated that everyone will be REQUIRED to purchase health insurance, whether or not we want it. His reasoning (dare we call it that?) was that young, healthy Americans with no interest whatsoever in health insurance must purchase it, anyway, so they won’t be a burden on the rest of us and “drag” the system down. What he REALLY meant to say was that government-run health care would require a sizable tax on all of us, young and old alike.
Obama made quite a big deal about his willingness to discuss “the truth” about the health care bill – but then excoriated those who, in recent weeks, .have actually read the bill and have been pointing out precisely what that bill contains.
Some glaring omissions included his failure to mention that this nation has the best health care in the world, so good that many people from all walks of life – including heads of state – travel to this country for health care.
He also failed to mention the long waits for treatment and the rationing of care in those countries that already have socialized medicine.
He failed to mention that if I neglect to purchase GOVERNMENT-REQUIRED health insurance, the IRS will levy a fine against me and it will collect it from my bank account when I file my federal income tax return.
Could this president have been any more disingenuous, any more confrontational, any more untruthful?
I doubt it.
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