"What I think is appropriate is that in the same way everybody has to get auto insurance and if you don't, you're subject to some penalty, that in this situation, if you have the ability to buy insurance, its affordable and you choose not to do so, forcing me and you and everybody else to subsidize you, you know, there's a thousand dollar hidden tax, that families all across America are -are burdened by because of the fact that people don't have health insurance, you know, there's nothing wrong with a penalty." -President Obama in a November 9th interview with ABC's Jake Tapper
My first question is where was the teleprompter when he needed it? For someone hailed as such a brilliant scholar and an example of the true "common man", he certainly doesn't seem to exhibit these traits when sitting down to a candid interview. And when is someone going to tell him that though we may be required by law to purchase auto insurance, we are not required by law to buy a car?
Obama seems to be shooting off both feet with these remarks. He angers conservatives by his asserting that he can force Americans to make a purchase against their constitutional right. Knowing full well that his plan only works by weakening and destroying the private health care industry, those who voted against Obama in 2008 are being handed the ability to say "I told you he was a socialist". Don't count on any of these people to drink the kool-ade.
The flip-side of this is that many of the same people who lined up to vote for Obama and his socialist ideas will not be too happy when they find they actually have to PAY for Obama care. Many of his follower seem to think that Obama care means free health care for all. Those that will actually receive "free" health care are the ones that Mr. Obama deems to not have the "ability to pay". These are the people who would vote for Adolf Hitler if he was a Democrat.
In between these two camps are the independents. Most if which are the working class who pay high premiums and experience sticker shock when the bills arrive. In general, these people would be happier with their plans if the costs were lowered. Unfortunately for them and for Mr. Obama, even if they choose a "Public Option" they will feel the pain in the wallet. Tort reform is barely whispered in Washington these days. And with a White House and congress full of lawyers, the chance of lowering malpractice insurance, limiting payouts for lawsuits and cutting costs of prescription drugs is about the same as Nancy Pelosi being elected Pope.
Seeing that President Obama seems more concerned with his golf game than creating jobs, I get the feeling that he has no plans to spend any more time than he has to in the White House. His management skills seem to be only to talk. Delegate and make a speech. We just learned that his speeches don't win elections for his party. We see that he has no clue as to what "bipartisanship" actually means by his inability to convert any Republicans to his health care plan other than one appointed Republican in a heavily Democrat seat. Obama has revealed his true lack of touch with independents and moderates by his left-wing liberal actions. You can fool the swing people with talk during the campaign, but the proof is in the pudding. Obama is the guy the independents who voted for him didn't want to believe he is. Should he choose to run in 2012, Obama will have a hard time denying his agenda is anything other than the same as Nancy Pelosi's, the destruction of capitalism and a big government takeover of private industry.
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