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September 2nd, 2009, 5:52 pm
This is the biggest suck-up job I think I've seen ... ever.
Obama Up Against Ideology More than Specificity
"The president is considering all of his options on how to advance the debate and get reform passed," said a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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And yesterday's CBS News poll provided the White House with stark new evidence that despite it's best efforts, 60 percent of those surveyed say President Obama has failed to clearly explain his plans for health care reform. Asked if they understand his ideas, 67 percent said "no, they're confusing."
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But an examination of his most recent speech on health care on August 20th, shows that he's been very specific about the provisions he wants in a health care bill.
Health Care Exchange: "We're going to have a marketplace where people can select the options that work best for them, the insurance plan that works best for them."
Government-run Health Insurance Option: "if we have a public option in there, that can help keep insurers honest; it can provide a benchmark for what an affordable basic plan should look like."
Pre-Existing Condition: "...insurance companies can't prevent you from getting health insurance because of a preexisting condition."
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Mr. Obama has been specific, though he left it to Congress to draft the legislative language implementing his objectives, and that's proved to be his problem.
And based on growing public opposition to his plan, the problem he's up against is more ideology than specificity.
Ummm, Mark, specifying what you WANT is not the same as specifying how you make it happen, how you pay for it and what it will cost the taxpayers of today and tomorrow and the next generation, etc.
Obama Up Against Ideology More than Specificity
"The president is considering all of his options on how to advance the debate and get reform passed," said a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
- - -
And yesterday's CBS News poll provided the White House with stark new evidence that despite it's best efforts, 60 percent of those surveyed say President Obama has failed to clearly explain his plans for health care reform. Asked if they understand his ideas, 67 percent said "no, they're confusing."
- - -
But an examination of his most recent speech on health care on August 20th, shows that he's been very specific about the provisions he wants in a health care bill.
Health Care Exchange: "We're going to have a marketplace where people can select the options that work best for them, the insurance plan that works best for them."
Government-run Health Insurance Option: "if we have a public option in there, that can help keep insurers honest; it can provide a benchmark for what an affordable basic plan should look like."
Pre-Existing Condition: "...insurance companies can't prevent you from getting health insurance because of a preexisting condition."
- - -
Mr. Obama has been specific, though he left it to Congress to draft the legislative language implementing his objectives, and that's proved to be his problem.
And based on growing public opposition to his plan, the problem he's up against is more ideology than specificity.
Ummm, Mark, specifying what you WANT is not the same as specifying how you make it happen, how you pay for it and what it will cost the taxpayers of today and tomorrow and the next generation, etc.