Camille Puglia, a noted columnist and Obama supporter wrote in Salon.com
todayhttp://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/...12/town_halls/)

"....There is plenty of blame to go around. Obama's aggressive endorsement
of a healthcare plan that does not even exist yet, except in five competing,
fluctuating drafts, makes Washington seem like Cloud Cuckoo Land. The
president is promoting the most colossal, brazen bait-and-switch operation
since the Bush administration snookered the country into invading Iraq with
apocalyptic visions of mushroom clouds over American cities.

"You can keep your doctor; you can keep your insurance, if you're happy with
it, Obama keeps assuring us in soothing, lullaby tones. Oh, really? And what
if my doctor is not the one appointed by the new government medical boards
for ruling on my access to tests and specialists? And what if my insurance
company goes belly up because of undercutting by its government-bankrolled
competitor? Face it: Virtually all nationalized health systems, neither
nourished nor updated by profit-driven private investment, eventually lead
to rationing.

"I just don't get it. Why the insane rush to pass a bill, any bill, in three
weeks? And why such an abject failure by the Obama administration to present
the issues to the public in a rational, detailed, informational way? The
U.SO. is gigantic; many of our states are bigger than whole European
nations. The bureaucracy required to institute and manage a nationalized
health system here would be Byzantine beyond belief and would vampirically
absorb whatever savings Obama thinks could be made. And the transition
period would be a nightmare of red tape and mammoth screw-ups, which we can
ill afford with a faltering economy."

That should be PAGLIA


"Lu Powell" wrote in message
...
Camille Puglia, a noted columnist and Obama supporter wrote in Salon.com
todayhttp://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/...12/town_halls/)

"....There is plenty of blame to go around. Obama's aggressive endorsement
of a healthcare plan that does not even exist yet, except in five
competing, fluctuating drafts, makes Washington seem like Cloud Cuckoo
Land. The president is promoting the most colossal, brazen bait-and-switch
operation since the Bush administration snookered the country into
invading Iraq with apocalyptic visions of mushroom clouds over American
cities.

"You can keep your doctor; you can keep your insurance, if you're happy
with it, Obama keeps assuring us in soothing, lullaby tones. Oh, really?
And what if my doctor is not the one appointed by the new government
medical boards for ruling on my access to tests and specialists? And what
if my insurance company goes belly up because of undercutting by its
government-bankrolled competitor? Face it: Virtually all nationalized
health systems, neither nourished nor updated by profit-driven private
investment, eventually lead to rationing.

"I just don't get it. Why the insane rush to pass a bill, any bill, in
three weeks? And why such an abject failure by the Obama administration to
present the issues to the public in a rational, detailed, informational
way? The U.SO. is gigantic; many of our states are bigger than whole
European nations. The bureaucracy required to institute and manage a
nationalized health system here would be Byzantine beyond belief and would
vampirically absorb whatever savings Obama thinks could be made. And the
transition period would be a nightmare of red tape and mammoth screw-ups,
which we can ill afford with a faltering economy."

And the article seems to say, "Obama must go". I don't even see Pelosi's
name in the article. Did I miss it?

Steve

"Lu Powell" wrote in message
...
That should be PAGLIA


"Lu Powell" wrote in message
...
Camille Puglia, a noted columnist and Obama supporter wrote in Salon.com
todayhttp://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/...12/town_halls/)

"....There is plenty of blame to go around. Obama's aggressive
endorsement of a healthcare plan that does not even exist yet, except in
five competing, fluctuating drafts, makes Washington seem like Cloud
Cuckoo Land. The president is promoting the most colossal, brazen
bait-and-switch operation since the Bush administration snookered the
country into invading Iraq with apocalyptic visions of mushroom clouds
over American cities.

"You can keep your doctor; you can keep your insurance, if you're happy
with it, Obama keeps assuring us in soothing, lullaby tones. Oh, really?
And what if my doctor is not the one appointed by the new government
medical boards for ruling on my access to tests and specialists? And what
if my insurance company goes belly up because of undercutting by its
government-bankrolled competitor? Face it: Virtually all nationalized
health systems, neither nourished nor updated by profit-driven private
investment, eventually lead to rationing.

"I just don't get it. Why the insane rush to pass a bill, any bill, in
three weeks? And why such an abject failure by the Obama administration
to present the issues to the public in a rational, detailed,
informational way? The U.SO. is gigantic; many of our states are bigger
than whole European nations. The bureaucracy required to institute and
manage a nationalized health system here would be Byzantine beyond belief
and would vampirically absorb whatever savings Obama thinks could be
made. And the transition period would be a nightmare of red tape and
mammoth screw-ups, which we can ill afford with a faltering economy."

Lu Powell wrote:
Camille Puglia, a noted columnist and Obama supporter wrote in Salon.com
todayhttp://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/...12/town_halls/)

"....There is plenty of blame to go around. Obama's aggressive
endorsement of a healthcare plan that does not even exist yet, except in
five competing, fluctuating drafts, makes Washington seem like Cloud
Cuckoo Land. The president is promoting the most colossal, brazen
bait-and-switch operation since the Bush administration snookered the
country into invading Iraq with apocalyptic visions of mushroom clouds
over American cities.

"You can keep your doctor; you can keep your insurance, if you're happy
with it, Obama keeps assuring us in soothing, lullaby tones. Oh, really?
And what if my doctor is not the one appointed by the new government
medical boards for ruling on my access to tests and specialists? And
what if my insurance company goes belly up because of undercutting by
its government-bankrolled competitor? Face it: Virtually all
nationalized health systems, neither nourished nor updated by
profit-driven private investment, eventually lead to rationing.

"I just don't get it. Why the insane rush to pass a bill, any bill, in
three weeks? And why such an abject failure by the Obama administration
to present the issues to the public in a rational, detailed,
informational way? The U.SO. is gigantic; many of our states are bigger
than whole European nations. The bureaucracy required to institute and
manage a nationalized health system here would be Byzantine beyond
belief and would vampirically absorb whatever savings Obama thinks could
be made. And the transition period would be a nightmare of red tape and
mammoth screw-ups, which we can ill afford with a faltering economy."


The O's plan is to do something, anything, just do it quickly. He says
the alternative is to do nothing. That's a bit foolish don't you think?
The banking system, The automotive industry, now the healthcare
industry. For the lack of intelligent solutions to our problems, the
plans seem to be throw money at the problems and hope for the best. It's
our hard earned money that's being thrown around. Our government is not
serving us well and people are beginning to wake up to that fact. Mid
term elections should be interesting.

You would have to read the entire article at the link provided. Paragraph 4
follows:

"But who would have thought that the sober, deliberative Barack Obama would
have nothing to propose but vague and slippery promises -- or that he would
so easily cede the leadership clout of the executive branch to a chaotic,
rapacious, solipsistic Congress? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whom I used to
admire for her smooth aplomb under pressure, has clearly gone off the deep
end with her bizarre rants about legitimate town-hall protests by American
citizens. She is doing grievous damage to the party and should immediately
step down"


"SteveB" wrote in message
...
And the article seems to say, "Obama must go". I don't even see Pelosi's
name in the article. Did I miss it?

Steve

"Lu Powell" wrote in message
...
That should be PAGLIA


"Lu Powell" wrote in message
...
Camille Puglia, a noted columnist and Obama supporter wrote in Salon.com
todayhttp://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/...12/town_halls/)

"....There is plenty of blame to go around. Obama's aggressive
endorsement of a healthcare plan that does not even exist yet, except in
five competing, fluctuating drafts, makes Washington seem like Cloud
Cuckoo Land. The president is promoting the most colossal, brazen
bait-and-switch operation since the Bush administration snookered the
country into invading Iraq with apocalyptic visions of mushroom clouds
over American cities.

"You can keep your doctor; you can keep your insurance, if you're happy
with it, Obama keeps assuring us in soothing, lullaby tones. Oh, really?
And what if my doctor is not the one appointed by the new government
medical boards for ruling on my access to tests and specialists? And
what if my insurance company goes belly up because of undercutting by
its government-bankrolled competitor? Face it: Virtually all
nationalized health systems, neither nourished nor updated by
profit-driven private investment, eventually lead to rationing.

"I just don't get it. Why the insane rush to pass a bill, any bill, in
three weeks? And why such an abject failure by the Obama administration
to present the issues to the public in a rational, detailed,
informational way? The U.SO. is gigantic; many of our states are bigger
than whole European nations. The bureaucracy required to institute and
manage a nationalized health system here would be Byzantine beyond
belief and would vampirically absorb whatever savings Obama thinks could
be made. And the transition period would be a nightmare of red tape and
mammoth screw-ups, which we can ill afford with a faltering economy."