Originally Posted by ijusluvit Since you are the first respondent who has chose to try to answer the question rather than just attack me, I'll reply to you. The thing I've been most curious about in the new health insurance plan has been whether it would apply to the members of Congress. Did you not hear the sentence immediately following "he babbled about being President and having a doctor at his side constantly" ?


According to the complete transcript of last night's press conference, there was no sentence "immediately following" his babbling answer. This is the entire exchange:

Q And what about yourself and Congress? Would you abide by the same benefit package?

PRESIDENT OBAMA: You know, I would be happy to abide by the same benefit package. I will just be honest with you. I'm the president of the United States, so I've got a doctor following me every minute -- (laughter) -- which is why I say, this is not about me

I've got the best health care in the world. I'm trying to make sure that everybody has good health care, and they don't right now.

He really ducked the question in a deceptive manner because I am sure he knows of the exemption Congress gave themselves in the Health Choices Act section 3116. I believe that bill was moved in June 2009. Google away if you will. There's lots of info on the subject.

http://help.senate.gov/BAI09F54_xml.pdf

His "No, No", response on Medicare cuts was disingenuous as well. I have heard him and his surrogates constantly tout cutting Medicare to help fill the funding gap. That means cutting currently available coverage.

If you look at any answers he gave to controversial issues, you can see they were rambling and not directly responsive although he eventually would give short lip service to the question. I have seen the technique before. It's used when you don't want to answer the question, accordingly you shift your rhetoric to subject matter you can pontificate with clarity and confidence on.

For the record I would like to see improvements in health care that would include:

Major medical malpractice reform with caps on awards. This is one of the biggest cost escalators in medical care. Superfluous CYA testing would also be reduced. Obama will not go against trial lawyers...he said so. Any medical care reform that does not include medical tort reform is overtly hypocritical and insincere. MHO

Health plans for U.S. citizens and taxpayers only. The exception being for trauma, emergency room admissions. No person should be denied legitimate emergency care.

There's more....but its been said before.

Have a good day in the Villages.