HHS Secretary Sebelius says all options remain on table for health care

[Better Believe It]

HHS Secretary Sebelius says all options remain on table for health care overhaul
Associated Press
July 12, 2009

WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the administration wants a health care overhaul this year but is still leaving the details to Congress.

Sebelius said on Sunday that a health care overhaul "needs to be owned by the House and the Senate" and won't be dictated by President Barack Obama. She says lawmakers from both parties have good ideas.

Obama has refused to outline specific proposals for his broad health care overhaul. Instead, he has left to lawmakers the give-and-take of proposals that comes before a bill is completed.

http://www.startribune.com/nation/50577547.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

[Oregone]

1. "lawmakers from both parties have good ideas"

This really isn't true. Maybe 10% of the lawmakers good ideas, and they aren't from the other party.

[katandmoon]

2. It's funny how "someone has to pay for the overhaul," but "no one" has to pay for the wars

Obama insists on waging. His priorities certainly are clear here.

[TheWraith]

3. Keep on spinning for the Republicans. nt

[Better Believe It]

4. I take it you support spending hundreds of billions of dollars for the Iraq/Afghanistan wars

We can afford that?

Was that your position during the Bush government or have you changed from being an opponent of those wars to a supporter of those wars?

[TheWraith]

11. I take it you support beating puppies.

See how much fun we can have with strawmen?

[Oregone]

5. Hows that help Republicans?

They like war too.

[TheWraith]

10. Hey, if you want to help them blame Obama for their war and fiscal crisis, go ahead.

Some of us, however, aren't so desperate to attack a fellow Dem we'd believe the wingers propaganda.

[katandmoon]

14. Please explain then -- how is it that Obama isn't concerned about HIS wars -- they ARE his wars now

-- "paying for themselves" -- but he is just SO concerned about HEALTH COVERAGE paying for itself?

You don't have a problem with that, regardless of who's president?

Because I sure as fuck do. If Obama is willing to pour our tax dollars down the endless black hole that is Afghanistan without worrying how much it costs, at the expense of investing in American's health coverage, than he is no different from Bush.

Obama is ensuring that whatever Congress does, and it's a given that they will NOT provide a robust public option, because the medical insurance industry won't let them, HE will be able to say that Congress was just carrying out the will of the people, and that he must go along with that.

Haven't you noticed? Obama never bucks the system. He talks a good game for awhile. Then he starts backpedaling. His balls are made of styrofoam.

[katandmoon]

15. Get back to me when we have a public option and Obama has withdrawn from Afghanistan.

I don't believe either will happen during Obama's administration.

[debbierlus]

6. Amen

[solstice]

9. So true. Another war monger president who doesn't GAS about the poor and middle class.

[inna]

7. what i would like to know is who are the persons who are unreccing threads like this,

and wtf their agenda is.

[TheWraith]

12. It surprises you that some DUers hate anything that doesn't play to their paranoia?

A story that suggests healthcare reform is still possible? Kill it, kill it quick!

[Better Believe It]

13. President Obama is the most liberal and bestest President in the history of America

He makes Lincoln, FDR and LBJ look like incompetent boobs!

And don't dare call me a cheerleader or spin doctor for President Obama or the DLC!

:)

[solstice]

8. So Obama is hiding behind Congress's skirts when they follow the health isurance companies' orders.

"Owned by the House and Senate" my ass!

Obama CAMPAIGNED on this issue.

But he is throwing us to the wolves. Coward.

[denem]

16. Unreed an Obama is "war monger president who doesn't GAS about the poor and middle class"

Yes