Video: Socialist millionaire begs Obama to destroy his presidency by supporting single-payer

I think Ace is off on this one. The general public is still amazingly uninformed when it comes to the general voting process in the Senate.

BadgerHawk on September 29, 2009 at 5:34 PM

Well, some colloquial information here that surprised even me: the other day, ride-sharing with an elderly guy from my neighborhood, he said, when we were discussing (serious, major) concerns about the future of the U.S., he said this when referring to Obama, “he’s not(*) going to re-elected — I know many people who voted for him and they’re really concerned, won’t vote again for him.”

(*) Emphasis, his, who, by the way, is also a Democrat though he says he “usually votes for the Republican” because he’s pro-life.

Lourdes on September 29, 2009 at 6:17 PM

The general public is still amazingly uninformed when it comes to the general voting process in the Senate.

Academia, union members, college students, they’re the ones I’d estimate are the most “uninformed” about general voting, etc. They highly charged emotionally about Leftwing social demands, but exceptionally disconnected from many of the voting patterns in this nation — but, unfortunately, so are many in our Senate.

You have a point. I was listening earlier today to a Congressmember from Maine and SHE declared that she’d “not be representing (her) constituents if (she) doesn’t support a public option.”

It seems that the people in Congress from the most vocal on this issue are attempting to rule the nation because they certainly do.not represent the general American public (other states, both parties).

Congressional members from States with higher illegal immigrant populations are pushing for the public option — it’ll allow them to keep those populations, in other words, assure their access to “cheap labor”, unfortunately; once again, that problem strikes out at our country.

Lourdes on September 29, 2009 at 6:23 PM

I still do not understand why Congress is not approaching this whole “health care crises” (so the Left calls ‘it’) from a solutions-perspective and not a political one:

– fix Medicare to eliminate fraud

– raise reimbursement rates to physicians (this is not contrary to practical sense)

– eliminate fraud in Medicaid
——subset here: stop chain migration which has burgeoned enrollees in Medicaid: extended families import extended elderly who then go on Medicaid among other Medicaid-funded programs

– create portability of private insurance plans among states by allowing private industry to compete for increased customers

– create via incentives to private industry to insure anyone despite pre-existing conditions (even a basic, entry-level policy here; however, others insured will end up paying for the liabilities involved, at least everyone who wants to can be insured)

That’d remedy a great deal of the limitations…and also fix the Medicare/Medicaid budget issues IF Congress would only just address the fraud and enlarged-base among whom are many who are not actually eligible.

Lourdes on September 29, 2009 at 6:30 PM

I actually think President Obama will be re-elected. I base that off the current stable of GOP candidates and an assumption that the economy will be in some stage of slow growth, allowing the media to provide a barrage of cover.

Hope I’m wrong.

BadgerHawk on September 29, 2009 at 6:26 PM

That same fellow I was describing earlier (^^) is a very reliable thermostat, so to speak, of his age and income/experience level (middle income, modest homeowner, married, stable guy, Catholic, votes, a veteran, volunteers weekly for at-risk youth, retired salesman, etc.).

He’s also a registered Democrat but he says that’s moreorless due to tradition, not at all due to any faith in the DNC today (so he “usually votes for the Republican” he says — but that means not always).

Compared to me, I’d never vote for the Democrat, to give you an idea of who he is (who I’d deem “a moderate” in the voting sense).

He’s extremely concerned about the country. Says he’s “extremely concerned” and actually says he knows many friends and relations who are, too.

Lourdes on September 29, 2009 at 6:35 PM