President Obama did his best impression of Captain Edward John Smith of Titanic fame as he addressed the nation in an attempt to salvage his sinking ship known as government-controlled health care.
Your brilliant-blogger watched the speech on CBS because nothing is more entertaining than watching Katie Couric remind everyone that she took the short-bus to school. There is no doubt that Bob Schieffer has superb self-control. No one could blame him if he lost it for a moment and called her out for being a moron.
Doomed ship – I mean President Obama- begins his speech.
Random thoughts throughout the speech:
In Titanic fashion Obama tells the country that the economy is improving. He must not see the iceberg known as 9.7% unemployment and commercial property value collapsing looking at him and on the horizon, respectively.
Obama went on a utopia sounding sermon ending with, “there remains to be significant details to iron out.” Need I say more?
Mr. Obama is telling Republicans he wants to work together. If he means it why hasn’t he invited the GOP leadership to discuss health care since April? He also claims government bureaucrats won’t get in the way or that he will sign a plan that “adds one dime to the deficit now or the future.”
I defer to his statement, “there remains to be significant details to iron out.”
Grab those few remaining pictures of Charlie Rangel not wearing an orange jumpsuit.
$900 billion government projections is code for 2.5-4 trillion dollars.
Rahm just got his marching orders from his master.
And now the Teddy stuff begins:
That reminds me I need a drink.
Obama just said “Kennedy” and “drove” in the same sentence. I’m waiting for “bridge.”
I see Dennis Kucinich. He may be a socialist but he and his fellow elves make great chocolate covered graham crackers.
It’s time for the GOP response. I’m not excited either.
This Cajun dude needs to relax or take a laxative.
Nice of him to hope that the President is serious about medical-liability reform. I have a bridge to sell him later.
That was quick and meaningless.
An overview.
There is no doubt that President Obama is passionate about health care. But the only thing he was clear about was how everything is the insurance companies fault and government has the Midas touch.
A politician telling you something will cost one amount means the price tag is three to ten times higher. Claiming that his plan, which, “there remains to be significant details to iron out,” won’t add a “single dime” to the deficit is as disingenuous as any statement made by any President.
President Obama told the American people tonight what they want to hear. He attacked insurance companies and made government appear as our knight in shining armor. But the entire speech can be summed up by his own words:
There remains to be significant details to iron out
