GOP pushes to dismantle health law, Obama shoves back

[babylonsister]

GOP pushes to dismantle health law, Obama shoves back

By David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers


WASHINGTON — The congressional battle over health care entered a new, more sharply partisan phase this week, as Republicans began building a case for dismantling the law while Democrats and President Barack Obama fought back hard.

And though Obama said Friday he'd consider a "tweak" or two, he also sent strong signals he won't accept major changes.

GOP lawmakers pressed their points at the first hearings of the new 112th Congress, and Friday, Obama answered with a rousing defense of the 10-month-old law.

"You may have heard once or twice that this is a job-crushing, granny-threatening, budget-busting monstrosity," he told Families USA, a consumer-oriented health care group that gave him an enthusiastic reception.

"That's about how it's been portrayed by opponents. And that just doesn't match up to the reality," he said.

Obama's blunt rhetoric came three days after his calmer tone in his State of the Union address; in that speech, he said of health care, "So instead of re-fighting the battles of the last two years, let's fix what needs fixing and move forward."


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[applegrove]

1. That is the right tack to take.

[Clio the Leo]

2. he's trying to introduce logic into a debate where none exists...

.... these are not reasoned people he's trying to persuade.

Hyperbole, sir. We need hyperbole. "The GOP wants your health care premiums to go up 300% a year!!!!"

[patrice]

3. Ergo, it's time to up our demands: America needs Mental Health Care!

[babylonsister]

4. LOL, patrice!

:thumbsup:

[patrice]

6. It's fun to turn their crap back on them - AND - It starts a discussion we need to have.

[Clio the Leo]

5. very true. nt

[gateley]

7. Keep shoving, Obama. You have our support! nt