Obama: "I have no interest in having a bill get passed that fails."

jefferson_dem

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Sat Sep-12-09 10:10 AM
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Obama: "I have no interest in having a bill get passed that fails."

"I have no interest in having a bill get passed that fails. That doesn't work. You know, I intend to be president for a while and once this bill passes, I own it. And if people look and say, 'You know what? This hasn't reduced my costs. My premiums are still going up 25 percent, insurance companies are still jerking me around.' I'm the one who's going to be held responsible. So I have every incentive to get this right."

-- President Obama, in a forthcoming interview on 60 Minutes to be aired Sunday night.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/09/12/quote_of_the_day.html?utm_campaign=pwire&utm_medium=pwire.us-twitter&utm_source=&utm_content=site-basic

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flpoljunkie

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Sat Sep-12-09 10:18 AM
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1. Good to hear. My concern is HIE's not big enough to bend cost curve whether they include PO or not.

Edited on Sat Sep-12-09 10:22 AM by flpoljunkie

And, will the 'public option' be able to negotiate with providers like Medicare does--except for drugs, of course. That needs to change if we are to ever to bend the cost curve in Medicare.

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SWr

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Sat Sep-12-09 10:20 AM
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2. ok

That's kind of obvious.

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ChimpersMcSmirkers

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Sat Sep-12-09 10:23 AM
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3. Not for some around here who are calling him a sell-out.

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Cha

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Sat Sep-12-09 05:12 PM
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8. That's all they know..

is FAIL PUSH FAIL PUSH. They're will always be the Big LOSERS..Guaranteed.

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mdmc

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Sat Sep-12-09 10:24 AM
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4. YOU LIE

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polichick

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Sat Sep-12-09 10:27 AM
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5. So single payer? A robust public option?? nt

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bvar22

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Sat Sep-12-09 11:30 AM
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6. His bill won't fail.

It will successfully divert $Billions into the pockets of the For Profit Health Insurance Industry. (HR 3200)

Mission Accomplished.

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Cha

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Sat Sep-12-09 05:10 PM
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7. Another fail pusher post...

You will always lose.

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yodermon

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Sat Sep-12-09 10:08 PM
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11. .. and if that's the demonstrable truth by 2012, he's out.

Simple.

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Kdillard

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Sat Sep-12-09 08:55 PM
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9. President Obama being held accountable for this bill and whether it works

or not was never in doubt. He owns it and has every reason to want to get this right.

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eridani

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Sat Sep-12-09 09:47 PM
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10. If he's serious, he'll back voluntary enrollment in Medicare for all ages

That would not need to wait for four years, unlike current public option proposals.

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