Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Democrats to remove Heads from Asses

White House Rethinks How It Sells Health Overhaul

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, trying to regain control of the health-care debate, will likely shift his pitch in September, White House and Democratic officials said, as he faces pressure from supporters to talk more about the moral imperative to provide health insurance to all Americans.


Democrats Seem Set to Go It Alone on a Health Bill
WASHINGTON — Given hardening Republican opposition to Congressional health care proposals, Democrats now say they see little chance of the minority’s cooperation in approving any overhaul, and are increasingly focused on drawing support for a final plan from within their own ranks.

Top Democrats said Tuesday that their go-it-alone view was being shaped by what they saw as Republicans’ purposely strident tone against health care legislation during this month’s Congressional recess, as well as remarks by leading Republicans that current proposals were flawed beyond repair.


Apparently Democrats finally realized that Republicans would call any reform Socialized Medicine.

Also, I fucking love Barney Frank: