Johanns, Nelson want more details from Obama's health care plan

[LiberalAndProud]

http://www.theindependent.com/articles/2009/09/10/news/local/10598682.txt

Nebraska's two U.S. senators were split along party lines Thursday in their general reactions to President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform the night before.

But both Sen. Ben Nelson and Sen. Mike Johanns offered the same basic concern with the president's plan: not enough details.

"I don't believe this speech is going to weather well," Johanns, a Republican, said Thursday in a conference call with reporters. "I think when people figure out that there is so much gray area here, he's left himself open to a lot of attacks."

Nelson, a Democrat, was more positive in his assessment. After calling the speech "a bit of a game-changer" on Wednesday night, he said Thursday he found it reassuring that Obama believes the plan can be paid for without adding to the federal deficit.

These two are incorrigible, and rather the unmovable objects, you know?

[Cant trust em]

1. I think those are fair criticisms.

I'm not surprised that we didn't hear these details in the speech, but now that we've seen the outline it's time to have a complete plan.

[grantcart]

2. Nelson has some good ideas and is not against the Public Option

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8647215

[Cant trust em]

3. I think this is a different Nelson.

This OP references Nebraska's Bill. Your link is for Florida's Ben.

[shraby]

4. Obama can give an outline of what he wants, but it's

up to Congress to fill in the details...Presidents, Governors, and Mayors propose, the pertinent legislative body fill in the details and dispose one way or the other. Write their own bill and throw out the proposals or take the proposals and build on them. That's the way it's supposed to work.