Thursday, 8 October 2009
Bob Dole Calls Out McConnell
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Former Sen Bob Dole reminded us today why he won 40% of the vote when he ran for president in 1996 by calling out Sen McConnell.
Personally, I am relieved that McConnell has learned his lesson from the stimulus debacle and is holding out for real reform rather than allowing government to take over 1/5th of the economy. Especially when a MAJORITY of Americans oppose the bill. But then there was a reason that Bob Dole only got 40% of the vote. Today we are once again reminded why.
Later, he repeated that news, and elaborated on one "very prominent Republican, who happens to be the Republican leader of the Senate."Let me get this straight. Bob Dole wants us to eat a crap sandwich just because we are a little hungry? He has got to be kidding? I think I would rather be the party of "no" rather than the party who ruined this country just because "we needed to do something". Last time we heard that logic, we were forced to swallow the turd burger known as 'stimulus". We had to do something or the economy will tank. Well we did something and it did nothing to help the economy. All we got was a hefty tab we will be paying for generations from now.
That would be Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
Dole, to his credit, is having none of it. "I want this to pass," he said. "I don't agree with everything Obama is presenting, but we've got to do something."
He added: "I don't want the Republicans putting up a 'no' sign and saying, 'we're not open for business.'"
Personally, I am relieved that McConnell has learned his lesson from the stimulus debacle and is holding out for real reform rather than allowing government to take over 1/5th of the economy. Especially when a MAJORITY of Americans oppose the bill. But then there was a reason that Bob Dole only got 40% of the vote. Today we are once again reminded why.
Posted by at 5:07 PM in National Politics
Comment: at Mon, 19 Oct 9:51 PM
I never said all is well. Most of our current problems in health care is due to the consumer not being involved in a competitive market for health care.
Currently pricing is hidden behind deductibles and health insurance. There is no incentive for them to search out the cheapest options. As such there is no competitive pressures restraining prices.
Until we begin to think about market solutions to these problems then all we are going to do is make the situation worse which is why the health care "reform" being offered is so bad for our country.
Comment: at Fri, 23 Oct 6:36 PM
That's the reason things are worse. The GOP has not only refused to "think" about solutions when they had the majority, but they now block any efforts to improve the situation. Instead of dialog, they've lowered themselves to diatribe such as non existent "death panels" and killing grandma, all of which is absolute bogus fear mongering.
How is this competitiveness suppose to come about without legislation?
Until we begin to think about market solutions to these problems then all we are going to do is make the situation worse which is why the health care "reform" being offered is so bad for our country.
That's the reason things are worse. The GOP has not only refused to "think" about solutions when they had the majority, but they now block any efforts to improve the situation. Instead of dialog, they've lowered themselves to diatribe such as non existent "death panels" and killing grandma, all of which is absolute bogus fear mongering.
How is this competitiveness suppose to come about without legislation?
Obama won on a campaign promise to reform health care. Clinton also won under a similar platform. The GOP has long come up short in addressing this issue and accordingly, they've done nothing. If you seriously believe that all's well in the health care market, I'm sure we have no discussion. If you do however believe, like most Americans do, that there's a serious problem in acquiring, changing, being dropped, and the affordability of health insurance, surely you can't pass the "we needed to do something" statement off as some appeasement to the other side. There's much more at stake here than political posturing.