National Health Care Debate

By Ernie Fitzpatrick

The Presidential Bully pulpit has historically been a major weapon for the White House, regardless of which party is in power; however, Barack Obama is taking it to a new level next week. On the night of June 24, the media and government become one in a certain sense, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care.

Republican National Committee Chief of Staff, Ken McKay wrote, “Today, the Republican National Committee requested an opportunity to add our Party’s views to those of the President’s to ensure that all sides of the health care reform debate are presented. Our request was rejected. I believe that the President should have the ability to speak directly to the America people. However, I find it outrageous that ABC would prohibit our Party’s opposing thoughts and ideas from this national debate, which affects millions of ABC viewers.”

His letter to Obama went on to say the following.

“In the absence of opposition, I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda. If that is the case, this primetime infomercial should be paid for out of the DNC coffers. President Obama does not hold a monopoly on health care reform ideas or on free airtime. The President has stated time and time again that he wants a bipartisan debate. Therefore, the Republican Party should be included in this primetime event, or the DNC should pay for your airtime.”

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that worrying about the U.S. government’s finances “keeps me awake at night” and the country needed to start planning now to tackle soaring deficits.

And yet, we’re hearing that the national health care program could cost another $1.6 TRILLION. We simply can’t keep printing money and HAVING whatever it is we WANT regardless of how good or beneficial it looks because they end thereof is our demise. We may have already crossed that threshold for the US$. If a corporation can’t pay their bills, let them go bankrupt. Enough of the bailouts, enough of the bankruptcy-style politics (on both sides of the aisle).

Neither Obama nor Bush are or were able to do the right financial thing. It’s POLITICS!

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