“If we start from the premise that the status quo is unacceptable, then we have to make serious changes.” Yes, but 80% of us don’t think the status quo is unacceptable!

Ed, there’s a difference between 80% of people being happy with their own health care currently and 80% of people being happy with the status quo in general. In fact, it is not the case that 80% of people are against health care reform.

North Korea accuses the U.S. of provoking another war and warns it will wipe America off the map.

Has there evah been a POTUS who felt the need to remind the US public that “HE” is the Prez, ovah and ovah and ovah again?

Alden Pyle on June 24, 2009 at 7:25 AM

In my first real job as a manager, my boss, a wizened old guy full of wisdom, told me something I’ll never forget: “If you have to keep reminding your people that you are the boss, you aren’t”.

I’m the President of the United States
Has there evah been a POTUS who felt the need to remind the US public that “HE” is the Prez, ovah and ovah and ovah again?

Alden Pyle on June 24, 2009 at 7:25 AM

Not that I can recall. I’d love to see a psychiatric workup on him because he’s clearly got ego and confidence problems. He’s like the 19 year old college students these days who can’t deal with anything other than glowing comments and an A with lots of stars on their term papers because that’s all they’ve ever got in their lives, whether they deserved it or not.

No soup for you, Chuck! 7 years 3-1/2 years!

Mr_Magoo on June 23, 2009 at 5:20 PM

“Conclusion: I’ve been highly critical about Obama’s lack of response on Iran; I think he did very well today. He condemned Iran in unequivocal and harsh terms. Charles Krauthammer says he finally “adopted McCain language,” and points out that Obama always claims consistency whenever he changes direction.”

No, Ed.

1) Krauthammer also said, “criticize but confirm” the bigot Sotomayor.

2) “He did well today?!?” WTF! SOBama is nothing other than an opportunistic charlatan. He said this only to be convenient for the next 5 minutes and to be forgotten when convenient.

Just ask the next schizophrenic Leftist who was screaming over the last week that SOBama’s cowardice over the last days “was the right tactic”, what he thinks today.

heh.

I’m the President of the United States

Has there evah been a POTUS who felt the need to remind the US public that “HE” is the Prez, ovah and ovah and ovah again?

Yea, because NO ONE ever dies in the U.S.of A. due to health issues, right?!?

Ummmmm….Save for dying in an accident, at the hands of someone else, or an act of God, doesn’t everyone ultimately die “due to health issues”, regardless of the amount of health care they receive? I’ve yet to hear of a case where a doctor has kept a person alive for..like…ever.

Or are you suggesting there are people that really, really really are sick and are being denied health care, thus dying? If so, what are those numbers? As opposed to those that voluntarily choose not to purchase even catastrophic health care coverage because it would eat into their booze and cigarette budget, or make them unable to purchase an iPhone, XBOX, or a 60″ plasma TV, etc? Just how many people are dying because they’ve been refused heath care, as opposed to choosing to not seek it?

Screw that worthless petition… If your unhappy register to vote and get off your damed lazy ass and VOTE……..

doriangrey on June 23, 2009 at 8:42 PM

It’s not an either/or. I appreciate the link.

. So when Al-Qaeda finally gets its hands on a Pakistani nuke and comes over our porous southern border and turns Anytown USA into a pile of radioactive cinders, will his adoring throng then realize the mistake they have made in helping bring this man to power? One can only hope.

Wolftech on June 23, 2009 at 10:11 PM

No. They won’t care unless it affects them directly. The mind-set is this: We have been bad; we must pay for it. We must pay a penance. Payment in lives is fine. It’s amazing, really, how many leftists live for this sort of thing.

I do get sick and tired of the ‘Canada bashing’ that seems to follow whenever these types of issues come up

It’s not Canada being “bashed”, it’s the fact that the Canadian govt has chosen to tax its citizens to pay for everyone’s basic healthcare, and the system if flawed. The same “bashing” happens to the UK,and any other country that people believe provides “free” healthcare. I’ll agree it is somewhat a bit unfair in that there are two different systems of Govt. The big issue a lot of “pro-govt. ‘funded’ heathcare” supports seem to forget is that the U.S. Constitution does not grant our Federal Govt the power to take money from me to pay for some else’s healthcare.

Hell, even our doofus-in-chief, who supposedly studied the Constitution and taught it seems to overlook that.

I hate having a president you practically have to beat into submission for days to get him to say the obvious correct thing, like about Iran.

Alana on June 24, 2009 at 12:52 AM

The beatings will need to continue, because he STILL hasn’t said the correct thing.

that private insurance can’t compete with a public plan.

Because we’ve all seen what a well-oiled machine Medicare is. The sad thing is, this Columbia educated genius actually believes that. Now Columbia is off the list for my kids. Dang! They are running out of Ivy-League schools to choose from.

Instead, the President voted present with his silence, more concerned about ice cream, swatting flies and the worship of his main stream media sycophants. Of course, next he will see that military test. Because time and again, he has proven that he does not have the moral nor internal fortitude to make the decisions. All he cares about is the consolidation of his own personal power and his messianic rock star status. So when Al-Qaeda finally gets its hands on a Pakistani nuke and comes over our porous southern border and turns Anytown USA into a pile of radioactive cinders, will his adoring throng then realize the mistake they have made in helping bring this man to power? One can only hope.

It’s like Fonzie trying to say “sorry”.