All signs are pointing to a Clinton-esque failure for Obama’s health care reform proposal.
Three polls now show that Obama’s support for health care reform has fallen under 50%:
Percentage supporting Obama on Health Care Policy:
CNN: 47%
ABC News: 49%
USA Today: 44%
For certain Obama-supporters who post on this site who cannot grasp basic mathematical concepts, that means a majority of people DO NOT support Obama’s health care policy. The lack of support for his health policy coincides with a noticeable drop in his overall approval rating, which we reported on here. Obama, who just six months ago was being proclaimed as invincible by the left, now has a lower approval rating six months into office than George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, or Jimmy Carter.
President Obama will address the nation regarding health care in a primetime news conference tonight. In that news conference, he is expected to press for health care reform BEFORE the end of this year’s Congressional session. Pressing for this so quickly, Obama’s team seems to smack of desperation. It’s almost like he’s saying, “Let’s get this through before everyone realizes what a complete disaster I’ve been.”
With Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate, one would think a Democratic President could get through a liberal plan for health care reform. However, even the Democrats are now publicly questioning their dear leader’s plan for health care.
As reported on CNN, many are saying: Why so soon, Mr. President? Expect to see this grumbling grow louder as public support for his socialist health care plan continues to plummet.
While many are proclaiming that health care will be Obama’s downfall, I say we should not quite celebrate yet. Clinton survived a defeat in health care. Obama can too, if the GOP does not learn from past mistakes.
July 22nd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
what i want to know is where are the obamabots today?
“ooooo … we’re afraid lisab, with the trillion dollar deficits, rising unemployment and confiscatory taxes obamacare is over”
over? over? where is the guts? where are the shrill attacks against bush? where are the obamabots i used to know?
was it over when the republicans bombed pearl harbor?
and it is not over now!!!
it is over only when rahm emanuel says it is over!!! now … who is with me?
July 22nd, 2009 at 12:14 pm
[...] Pundits is cautiously optimistic but warns against complacency: Obama Health Care Reform Appears Doomed in 2009. Ignatius Reilly also seems to note the liberals lack of basic math skills: All signs are pointing [...]
July 22nd, 2009 at 12:50 pm
It’s amazing that the Dems are running away from Obamacare a lot faster than the rest of us. They’re getting spooked by the costs and know they will never be enough taxes to cover it, although they will sure try. Go Blue Dogs! Obama on prime time tonight and in my town of Cleveland tomorrow. Obamacare is on the ropes, so there’s still hope. See http://www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com
July 22nd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I’m with you lisab!!!
July 22nd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Lisab, I thought the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor?
You’re trying to pin that one on the Republicans now?
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Ignatius Reilly,
shhhhhh … i was on a roll.
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
It’s either all smoke and illusion, or it shouldn’t happen. The ones benefitting from this idea are big business. Dumping all their health care responsibilities into a pool of the nation and again receiving a reward, more money for themselves. Benefits are part of our earned salaries, and paychecks. Hard sells are always hiding costs and pitfalls. This is a no win situation for the people. Obama’s legacy will be a time of strife if he and his don’t resolve jobs first then royalties. Fix medi-cade and medi-care. Main users of insurance, physical workers, construction, truck drivers, lineman, store stockers, blue collar. When is the administration going to accept very few are suits. The vote was close and the media is on a ledge. Not supporting The People on this may cause the media to have to jump.
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:01 pm
http://www.ramusa.org/learn/media.html
Take a look at this video of a great organization and the reality of some forgotten Americans. This is our great country and we are only as good as our people. So for the USA to be on top of its game we need to step it up to compete against other countries with healthy workers, families and reform the current system to cut wastes.
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Well, you know the bottom line is just what (gasp) Rush Limbaugh said….”When the non-producers out number the producers we have socialism or worse”. We’re there.
July 22nd, 2009 at 6:41 pm
It tends to make a lot of good people despondent and at the least susceptible, when they read, watch and listen to the maverick storm of media ads, thumping down President Obama’s health care initiative? Much of the rambling artifacts are the Simon and Lois ads of the Clinton administration, heavily armed against any revisions in this issue that wealthy insurance companies and subsidiaries won’t tolerate.
They insulted the senior citizens with their propaganda and bald faced lies about the European government run health care system. Being originally an Englishman myself, I guarantee in the 1960’s, we had a unique form of medical services, inclusive of eye and teeth. Even government run medical care in Australia was exceptional. It did plummet down somewhat, when business starting recruiting foreign labor from the commonwealth and Northern Europe. Many were out for a free financial ride and got it, along with their large families that British citizens have to support with their limited pounds sterling.
Just as the anti-governmental health care extremists have been pounding the airwaves, the open border, globalist is now subjecting the American people to a torrent of inflaming immigration polls. But like all polls they can be intentional manipulated, in exactly how the questions are worded? Sure they can keep their co-pays, deductibles and pre-existing small-print clauses, squeezing every penny from a hurting economy, but tell the–BLOODY TRUTH!
It’s a sad fact that you cannot trust the Liberal slant regarding this searing problem, although not all Liberals are favorable to another AMNESTY? The Democratic leadership, hiding liberal views behind closed drapes tried to annihilate any good, workable illegal immigration enforcement laws. In an earlier session of the Senate an error was made with E-Verify, so it’s was fortunate to survive Sen. Reid and Pelosi’s notion? Anything that has an impact on removing illegal immigrants is intercepted by business oriented free traders.
GOOGLE—illegal immigration–to find out their sinister intention, to just throw open the gates, ports and airline entrances to cheap labor, that also become the downfall of the European Union. the polling I have seen has been calculatedly –ENGINEERED–to get results, that they can brandish around, declaring the majority of Americans believe in a path to citizenship and open borders? Already the Democrats are ready to flag the Save Act, 287(g) local police enforcement to weaken these laws.
Currently both issues have heavy fallout, and you the voter should let your Senator or Representative know your opinion on either matter at 202-224-3121—BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE. Both have massive consequences in costs and quality of life in your future and generations to come.WE MUST SAY NO AMNESTY! SEAL OUR BORDERS AND NO MORE FREEBIES TO ILLEGAL ALIENS. THEY ARE THE CRIMINALS, NOT AMERICANS WHO SACRIFICE TAXES? GOOGLE–NUMBERSUSA for details our government and the media have a nefarious talent, for keeping facts under wraps?
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