On 26/12/2009 6:30 PM, Harry wrote:
On 12/26/09 7:54 PM, thunder wrote:
On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:42:17 -0500, Tom Francis wrote:


You're right and as far as it goes, it would be a boon.

Unfortunately, that requires a free market approach to keep costs
competitive and we just got a crap sandwich of a "health care" bill.

This is gonna be a diaster and the more the details are being exposed,
it's becoming apparent that it's nothing more than a Chavez style take
over of a major industry - confiscatory and restrictive.

Hopefully, 2010 will bring a reversal of this boondoogle.

For different reasons, like you, I'm not overly happy with the proposed
health care bill, but we've been trying, without success, to get health
care legislation for 60 years. Regardless, of this bill's quality, that
sacred cow has been slaughtered. Now, fine tuning, in the future, will
be considerably easier to accomplish.

I view what will emerge in January as a start, as you do. I also believe
the Obama admin learned a few lessons, the most important being that it
doesn't matter whether you listen to the republicans. Best policy, just
ignore the Republicans whenever possible, and end up with better
legislation.

You would be more correct to say Obama ignores the general popular opinion.

I know lib-dims like to forget the majority were flat out against
bailouts. What did Obama do, bailout with debt dollars on the taxpayer.
79% said not to GM/Chrysler bailouts and bailout he did.

Obama will keep talking a lot, talk some more and in 2010 people will
decide enough talk jive turkey. But like a prdictable lib-dim Obama
will have excuses. Mind you, Obama is good at shooting his mouth off.