Obama's speech provides a target rich environment to expose his contrived fabrications to the public. That shout out from the South Carolina representative may have breached decorum or etiquette by using words that were less euphemistic than the polite rhetoric Obama expects. He's from Chicago, he should have thick skin. The indelicate truth spoken by the outraged legislator is his absolute defense. Others can have their way with the abortion, illegal immigrant, last dime, and funding fables and other prevarications spewed by Obama.
The biggest slight of hand, or lip, was his pitch to seniors about protecting their Medicare. This coming from a president who is on the record about cutting $500-$600 billion in Medicare costs. I would like to have him produce the revenue he acknowledges as fraud and abuse before he socializes medical care. If he is telling the truth wouldn't that be direct evidence of his credibility. If he knows the money is there, why doesn't he do something now? It's a politically contrived fabrication that will never, ever happen. By the time his grand health plan kicks in, his presidency will be over one way or the other, so he knows he will not have to account for them. dklassen has it right....give us the $500-$600 billion windfall savings without diluting Medicare, that you say will fund your health agenda, in your first term. Prove your not lying to the American people and then we'll talk realistic reform.
His real plan is to reduce and/or eliminate costly medical options for seniors through raids and dilution of medicare. This chilling scenario will be reinforced by the encouragement of end of life initiatives so people die off earlier and more cost effectively. Accordingly, the savings can be trickled down to those who are younger and less demanding on the system. A fringe benefit is the reduction in Social Security rolls. Its all in Tom Daschle's book. Some reward for those in their twilight, golden years who have contributed so much in so many ways to this country.
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