President Obama had a very important and pivotal speech to give tonight... One that would define his administration for the years to come. With the ongoing debate over Health Care Coverage, there was serious pressure for him to come out strong and be clear on his plan... well I think he flat-out nailed it tonight!
He was forceful and passionate right from the beginning when he stated that this Health Care Reform was nothing new and had been tried by nearly every president since Theodore Roosevelt... He then gave a classic line, "I may not be the first president to take up this cause, but am determined to be the last!" At that moment you knew Obama meant business. He squashed the rumors and allegations of an all-out government takeover... He then continued with the details of his plan, most notably the heated debate on the public option. He finally made his stance clear when he said, "I will not back down on the basic principle that if Americans cannot find affordable coverage, we will provide you with a choice." He then described how he intended to pay for the plan. Which would consist of spending cuts in other departments, most notably in the MediCare system, and even hinted at the extremely high military budget over the past years in Afghanistan and Iraq... ($900 billion) He wrapped up the speech with a fitting tribute to the late Ted Kennedy, by remembering his longterm passion for Universal Health Care Coverage...
Throughout the speech he took some heavy criticism from the right side of the hall... They laughed at his mention of figuring out a mandatory insurance policy... They continuously criticized his claims, shouting and heckling him, and rarely arising to applaud him... to one extent when Obama mentioned his plan would not benefit immigrants a congressmen from South Carolina yelled to the president, "You Lie!"... Of course it happened to come from the most racist state in the country, in my opinion... The room was the most divided I'd seen it in a while, and I can't remember the last time I saw so much criticism during a speech, yet I think Obama did a great job in maintaining his composure... After the president's speech was over, the Republican rebuttal came seconds after, which goes to show that it was already prepared before Obama's speech was given. Based on their actions, I'd say it's safe to say that the Republicans have no intention to work this thing out. They'd still rather do nothing, and let the free-market continue to work itself out while leadings us into a bigger deficit...
I'm just glad Obama came out strong tonight, and made his stance clear. I think the Liberals and Progressives can be satisfied that he finally cleared up the confusion. I feel pretty confident that in the next few weeks a bill will successfully pass, that will include some form of public-option... And I gotta say if Obama can pass Health Care Coverage in his first year as president, then there are many great things to come.... He has without doubt in my mind the potential to be our greatest president ever, and has already demonstrated it thus far with his eager approach!
He was forceful and passionate right from the beginning when he stated that this Health Care Reform was nothing new and had been tried by nearly every president since Theodore Roosevelt... He then gave a classic line, "I may not be the first president to take up this cause, but am determined to be the last!" At that moment you knew Obama meant business. He squashed the rumors and allegations of an all-out government takeover... He then continued with the details of his plan, most notably the heated debate on the public option. He finally made his stance clear when he said, "I will not back down on the basic principle that if Americans cannot find affordable coverage, we will provide you with a choice." He then described how he intended to pay for the plan. Which would consist of spending cuts in other departments, most notably in the MediCare system, and even hinted at the extremely high military budget over the past years in Afghanistan and Iraq... ($900 billion) He wrapped up the speech with a fitting tribute to the late Ted Kennedy, by remembering his longterm passion for Universal Health Care Coverage...
Throughout the speech he took some heavy criticism from the right side of the hall... They laughed at his mention of figuring out a mandatory insurance policy... They continuously criticized his claims, shouting and heckling him, and rarely arising to applaud him... to one extent when Obama mentioned his plan would not benefit immigrants a congressmen from South Carolina yelled to the president, "You Lie!"... Of course it happened to come from the most racist state in the country, in my opinion... The room was the most divided I'd seen it in a while, and I can't remember the last time I saw so much criticism during a speech, yet I think Obama did a great job in maintaining his composure... After the president's speech was over, the Republican rebuttal came seconds after, which goes to show that it was already prepared before Obama's speech was given. Based on their actions, I'd say it's safe to say that the Republicans have no intention to work this thing out. They'd still rather do nothing, and let the free-market continue to work itself out while leadings us into a bigger deficit...I'm just glad Obama came out strong tonight, and made his stance clear. I think the Liberals and Progressives can be satisfied that he finally cleared up the confusion. I feel pretty confident that in the next few weeks a bill will successfully pass, that will include some form of public-option... And I gotta say if Obama can pass Health Care Coverage in his first year as president, then there are many great things to come.... He has without doubt in my mind the potential to be our greatest president ever, and has already demonstrated it thus far with his eager approach!
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