WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and healthcare advocates said on Friday.

The administration's bill will aim to jump-start the stalled healthcare overhaul and comes just days ahead of a planned televised White House summit with congressional Republicans, who are calling on Democrats to scrap the bills and start over with a far less sweeping proposal.

This the act of someone who knows that he has but a few months left in his ability to do something and wants, as does every president to have an accomplishment on which to hang his hat.

Originally posted by ProfEmeritus
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It is simpler than that. Obama is an extreme narcissist. Such people BELIEVE that they are always right, no matter how many valid arguments are brought to bear against their beliefs. He will indeed accomplish something, the destruction of the Democratic Party for the next 3 years. He just doesn't get it. Americans, by a LARGE majority, want NO PART of his health care agenda. Reform of the insurance industry is necessary, but his way destroys Medicare in the process, and actually brings more business to private insurance carriers. None of the Senate or House plans do anything to control premiums, which are the main problem with the current situation.

Geez, how can healthcare still be the major priority in Obama's eyes when the economy continues to tank?

Originally posted by superrat

Originally posted by ProfEmeritus
reply to post by dolphinfan

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It is simpler than that. Obama is an extreme narcissist. Such people BELIEVE that they are always right, no matter how many valid arguments are brought to bear against their beliefs. He will indeed accomplish something, the destruction of the Democratic Party for the next 3 years. He just doesn't get it. Americans, by a LARGE majority, want NO PART of his health care agenda. Reform of the insurance industry is necessary, but his way destroys Medicare in the process, and actually brings more business to private insurance carriers. None of the Senate or House plans do anything to control premiums, which are the main problem with the current situation.

Well said! Star for you

But you forgot to mention that this healthcare is the start of a genocide of those who are going to support the Obama plan for the coming People's Republic of America. You will see provisions in the bill to deny health care to people on unspecified grounds that will be made pretty clear. it will start as affirmative action priorites

Non white before white
gay before normal
socialist before conservative
aetheist before christian
muslim before all

Ho hum. Another Obama-bashing thread. I hope the public option is in Obama's proposed plan.

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