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Health Travesty Passes, Fish Wrap Blames The Right For Partisanship

Written By : William Teach

Amazingly, after Democrats have crafted bill to replace bill to replace bill in the dark of night, in closed session, which only included Democrats, after they shut Republicans and Republican ideas completely out – not to mention any ideas, such as came from John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods – it is somehow, in Grey Lady Liberal World Barking Moonbat World, the fault of those on the Right for rank partisanship

Democrats United, but No Republican Votes for Measure

That is the headline the times uses for the passing of this historic infamous legislation.In another story, which is their “news analysis”, which means an editorial on page A1 of the December 24th edition, we get

The vote on Monday, in the dead of night, was 60 to 40. The vote on Tuesday, just after daybreak, was 60 to 39. And the vote on Wednesday afternoon, at a civil hour but after less-than-civil debate, was 60 to 39 again — an immutable tally that showed Democrats unwavering in the march to adopt a far-reaching overhaul of the health care system over united Republican opposition.

The votes also marked something else: the culmination of more than a generation of partisan polarization of the American political system, and a precipitous decline in collegiality and collaboration in governing that seemed to move in inverse proportion to a rising influence of lobbying, money, the 24-hour news cycle and hostilities on talk shows and in the blogosphere.

Talks shows? They mean talk radio, which is predominantly Conservative, since Liberals have failed miserably in most attempts. The blogosphere? They mean mostly you folks on the right. The 24 hour news cycle? Fox News. Throughout the article, the Fish Wrap cites Democrat after Democrat and their opinions, blaming Republicans, until finally getting to a tepid response from Orrin Hatch. Of course, there is no mention that poll after poll shows the majority of Americans are against this. And, what, exactly, is it? Going back to the first article, the Times inadvertently tells the truth

The Senate voted Thursday to reinvent the nation’s health care system, passing a bill to guarantee access to health insurance for tens of millions of Americans and to rein in health costs as proposed by President Obama.

Reinvent the nation’s health care system. In other words, replace it with something totally different. Guarantee access through eventual single payer. Rein in costs through rationing (of course, costs are going to skyrocket.)

Say, I wonder where are the stories were about partisan vitriol when Bush was in charge?

But, anyhow, are we partisan? You betcha! We on the Right love America. We understand that there are some problems. What country doesn’t? Let’s address and attempt to fix the problems, not create all new ones. And now is the time for the GOP to get their talking points straight, and focus on the overall damage this will do, and forget about the minutia. Yes, things like the bribes, abortion funding, and other things are important, but, we have to see the forest through the trees, and make sure the People know about the forest.

Crossed at Pirate’s Cove

belacuse

And nothing in the NYT article about the Dems having to bribe thier own party for votes? How surprising. Anyway, commie liberal fucks of Amerika can rejoice – they have passed their steaming pile of legislation and fucked America good.
Toastrider

First it has to survive reconciliation, and there’s some really ugly rumblings from the House on that score.

Plus, considering the apparent dislike Americans have shown in poll after poll for this thing, the Democrats may have just sealed their doom in 2010.
Mike_M

On the first day of Christmas,
the lib’rals sent to me:

Twelve hundred tax increases,
Eleven illegal mandates,
Ten votes bought by cash bribes,
Nine bystander Supreme Court Justices,
Eight Constitutional breaches,
Seven Kennedy’s swimming,
Six biased news networks,

FIVE A-BOR-TIONS!

Four hundred billion (in Medicare cuts),
Three new czars,
Two crazed majority leaders,
And Obama cackling with glee!
libliever

Posted by Mike_M
2009-12-24 09:02:32

I’m not suppose to laugh at this I suppose but it is very funny.

Thanks.

Merry Christmas!
CoolCzech

Posted by Toastrider
2009-12-24 08:52:04

One can only hope you’re right about that.
tblrk2006

One step closer to revolution.
CoolCzech

I think George Will says it best:

At least the president got a health care bill through the Senate. But what problem does it “solve” (Obama’s word)? Not that of the uninsured, 23 million of whom will remain in 2019. Not that of rising health care spending. This will rise faster over the next decade.

The legislation does solve the Democrats’ “problem” of figuring out how to worsen the dependency culture and the entitlement mentality that grows with it. By 2016, families with annual incomes of $96,000 will get subsidized health insurance premiums.

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Families with annual incomes of $96,000 “need” subsidies? REALLY???

As our American liberals sit in crowded waiting rooms to finally keep the appointment they were forced to make weeks before, with their fingers crossed that the Death Panel hasn’t forbidden the treatment they need… I hope they ponder that.
Realpolitik

Posted by Mike_M
2009-12-24 09:02:32

Ho Ho Ho.

God bless everyone (especially our President).
http://networdblog.blogspot.com/ Christopher_Taylor

So its partisan to vote against something but not partisan to vote for it?

And believe me I pray for our president every day. He needs it, but so far God has not been merciful.
Realpolitik

but so far God has not been merciful.
Posted by Christopher_Taylor
2009-12-24 12:50:41

Well . . . some of us belivers differ on that interpretation.
CoolCzech

God bless everyone (especially our President).
Posted by Realpolitik
2009-12-24 12:48:27

Yes, God Bless George W. Bush.
Realpolitik

Yes, God Bless George W. Bush.
Posted by CoolCzech
2009-12-24 13:04:58

A sliver of humor for the festive season. Ho ho ho
CoolCzech

Humor? Bush was, after all, the last President that saw himself as an American.
Realpolitik

Posted by CoolCzech
2009-12-24 13:09:37

Actually, he saw himself as a Texan – and he wasn’t even really that.
CoolCzech

Better than a Citizen of the World, Realpolitik. Better than a Socialist Internationalist.
Realpolitik

Posted by CoolCzech
2009-12-24 13:19:26

There is nothing better than being a Citizen of the World. We have brought the World to us. Me must deal with them. We must know them. We must share the world with them. The ability to effectively be isolationist ended at the completion of World War Two.
CoolCzech

Posted by Realpolitik
2009-12-24 13:26:13

The world snickers at your World President, mocks him and ignores him. The world told him to bugger off at Copenhagen. The world told him to bugger off about Iran’s nukes. The world is not ponying up great new waves of military support in Afghanistan. The world is applauding Chavez after he says Obama smells of sulfur, too.

So how did “bringing the world to us” help you out, guy?

Let me give you a hint: far more important than to be loved by the world, is to be respected and even feared by it. I don’t see the Russians or the Chinese or ANYONE else – except I guess a few Norwegians – much caring about ANYTHING Obama has to say. Do you?

And by the way: the history of the world is that it was the conservatives that kept America engaged all over the world in the epic struggle to contain Communism, and it is even NOW the conservatives that are holding Obama’s scrawny ass to the fire to keep him engaged in Afghanistan.

So why are you telling us isolationism doesn’t work? It’s the Liberals that have preferred to stick their heads in the sand like ostriches all these decades.
http://guardian.blogdrive.com/ CavalierX

There is nothing better than being a Citizen of the World

When the rest of the world overthrows its dictators and joins us in espousing freedom, capitalism and representative government, then that might become a good thing. But if you really want to place yourself under the jurisdiction and economic system of, say, Zimbabwe, Iran or Sudan, go right ahead.
CoolCzech

But if you really want to place yourself under the jurisdiction and economic system of, say, Zimbabwe, Iran or Sudan, go right ahead.
Posted by CavalierX
2009-12-24 13:40:41

Well, in all fairness to realpolitik, Cav, his President is bringing the economic system of Zimbabwa and Sudan to us, after all.
Realpolitik

Posted by CoolCzech
2009-12-24 13:37:13

You’re interpretation of world events is in error, and I disagree with your political philosophy.
RBC

Both Obama and the Democratic candidates at the House and Senate level ran in 2008 on healthcare “reform” as a major issue. They won. You lost. And very soon the victory will be complete.

Meanwhile, the Republican minorities in the House and Senate decided to give away any chance of making the legislation less bad and instead fastened on “no” as a political tactic, praying the whole time that the electorate will turn on the Democrats.

But … think about other major legislation like the civil rights acts of the 80′s, the Environmental Protection Act, welfare reform, NAFTA …. in every case, political disaster for the proponents was predicted – and almost never happened. After health care reform goes into effect, if the voters decide they like it in practice, the Republican strategy will backfire and the Democrats will control Congree for a generation. Obama, like Roosevelt ( both of them,a ctually) will go down in history as a great President for having defied the nay-sayers.

We will not know for sure until 2010, but there is about an even chance that conservative wing of the Republican Party may have destroyed itself. As a more “moderate” Republican, that would not be a bad thing.

But enjoy your holiday anyway.

RBC – ps – “RBC” stands for Reality Based Conservative – formerly known as “boatman” – my mission is to rescue the Republican Party from those who are undermining it from within – those who adhere to strict conservative ideology regardless of facts, political realities, or common sense. Eisenhower was a near-great President – Bush as bad. Everett Dirksen was a great Senator – McConnell is a weak minded fumble. Gerald Ford was a great House Minority Leader – Boehner is merely a self-important talking head. Let the games begion.
CoolCzech

Posted by Realpolitik
2009-12-24 14:00:42

Well, I obviously disagree with you on the issues. But congratulations – that was the first non-snarky, non-insulting constructive post I’ve seen from you.
CoolCzech

We will not know for sure until 2010, but there is about an even chance that conservative wing of the Republican Party may have destroyed itself. As a more “moderate” Republican, that would not be a bad thing.

Remarkable statement.

Meanwhile, it would appear Democrats are changing parties or choosing retirement rather than facing up to the voters. Gee, I wonder why that would be?

For now, we can all agree that this bill has alienated and enraged conservatives, independents, and even many liberals. It’s YOUR bill, RBC, passed 100 percent with YOUR votes, not ours. You bear the responsibility for it, not us.
hinduzionkafir

ya go piss off realpolitik. no one cares about what commie pissants have to say.
tblrk2006

You’re interpretation of world events is in error, and I disagree with your political philosophy.
Posted by Realpolitik
2009-12-24 14:00:42

We see them for what they are and you try and interpret them.
tblrk2006

Meanwhile, the Republican minorities in the House and Senate decided to give away any chance of making the legislation less bad and instead fastened on “no” as a political tactic, praying the whole time that the electorate will turn on the Democrats.

Posted by RBC
2009-12-24 14:19:10

Son, you cant make a steaming pile of shit any “less bad.” This entire health care debate isnt about fixing anything or giving anybody anything they dont have. The fixes to the system are free…cost nothing….and were ignored b/c they dont empower the govt. This bill doesnt give anybody without, than cannot get, insurance. The dems admit that. There will still be 12 million people without until several yrs from now when its all socilized…then nobody will have care. We will have rationing and waits and less money in our pocket.
GDR

Great Essay that exposes the shady scam that is CrappyCare!:

http://andrews.blogtownhall.co…imple_question.thtml

“So, how do the Democrats, with a straight face, say our government will go bankrupt due to health care costs, unless we pass their plan, when their plan COSTS MORE? If we can’t afford medicare now, how do we afford it when we have more people? And how is an admitted trillion dollar expense, saving money? Especially when we know a trillion dollars in “government money” is like a year in “dog years”, probably 10 trillion or more. Add to that the fact that the government, which says people can’t afford insurance, is making people buy the insurance they say they can’t afford. Oh, they will subsidize some, but only by taxing the rest, who they say were going bankrupt anyway.”

Does any of this make sense?

I know the left was famous for thinking we could spend our way into prosperity, claiming taking money from business and pouring it down government sinkholes would make us rich, but this is just so absurd I don’t think anyone could believe it. If we are going bankrupt from health care costs, how does paying more stop that?

Unless, of course, they really plan to use this as a first step to outright nationalization, followed by rationing and denial of services. Then I suppose it makes perfect sense.”

Simple explaination really – they are arrogant elitest who feel that any means/methods justify their end game of creating a socialist utopia “for your own good”.

In short, they are liars and fools!

All this “static” and FAKE opposition by groups like this is a disinformation campaign by the left….

It wants to fool the public into thinking this is a “watered down” bill when its a complete government takeover in all but name!

Second, they want to place the seeds in everyone’s mind that when their plan implodes (and make no mistake – it designed to do that) its due to the “greed” of the “evil” insurance companies and the “failure of freedom/free markets”….when in fact its their de facto takeover scheme/government intervention that effectively ended the free market!

But dont take my word for it, check out what the wonders of this same scheme has done in ME – in a few short years, the state went from 21 to 2 insurance companies and costs have soared!
Jack Schite

God damn Mississippi.

And god damn George Bush.

Happy holidays to you all
Jack Schite

The was no partison vitriol when bush was in charge until he launched an unnecessary war and lied (doctoredthe intelligence) to get everyone to agree to it.

The republicans want this country to fail.
CoolCzech

The republicans want this country to fail.
Posted by Jack Schite
2009-12-25 10:26:08

This, from the people that openly hoped American soldiers would die in Iraq… nay, said they deserved to die because, after all, they volunteered to fight an “immoral” war.

You make me sick.
http://networdblog.blogspot.com/ Christopher_Taylor

The opposition to President Bush started immediately when he took office, either RP is too stupid or young to remember the election 2000 controversy when Al Gore failed to steal the election or he’s just a hateful liar hoping nobody else does.
MediumHeadBoy

There is nothing better than being a Citizen of the World.

I’m sure you’re head enjoys being a Citizen of your Ass.
http://PatriotPost.US bthewolf

The was no partison vitriol when bush was in charge until he launched an unnecessary war and lied (doctoredthe intelligence) to get everyone to agree to it.

The republicans want this country to fail.
Posted by Jack Schite
2009-12-25 10:26:08

You seem to forget, conveniently, that the dems were vitriolic as soon as FL was in play and ‘dangling chads’ meant the dems LOST.