White House: 'Reality' will 'trump polls'

[The Straight Story]

White House: 'Reality' will 'trump polls'

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- "Reality" will "trump poll numbers in the dead of winter" indicating public skepticism about U.S. healthcare reform, a top White House official said Sunday.

Appearing on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod was asked about an ABC News/Washington Post poll indicating 53 percent of the public think their healthcare costs will go up under the legislation being debated in Congress and 55 percent think costs will rise for the healthcare system overall -- while just 37 percent think the quality of care will improve for them.

Axelrod said "when people see what actually happens" after reform, those with insurance will be "more secure in their relationship with their insurance company, their costs are going to go down." He said Americans who are without insurance now will be able to get it "at a price they can afford" and the measure would reduce the federal deficit and "extend the life of Medicare."

"So the reality I think will trump polls numbers in the dead of winter as this debate is going on," Axelrod said.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/12/20/White-House-Reality-will-trump-polls/UPI-45811261356136/

[eridani]

1. Reality is that people will despise being fucked over by insurance companies

There are no cost controls, and the insurance that the uninsured have access to is shitty and overpriced.

[roguevalley]

21. and when they find they have to buy it, there will be hatred, pure and

simple.

[DebbieCDC]

2. Reality is that people are starting to catch on that "change" was just a meme to get elected

[golddigger]

3. Reality won't be pretty Axelrod!

[BulletproofLandshark]

4. Oh, they're going to feel reality AT the polls. n/t

[yourout]

5. They better hope not.

I think the reality is going to be worse than the polls.

[girl gone mad]

6. Then why wait until 2014 to effect the changes? n/t

[Jamastiene]

13. +1

[Marr]

19. Exactly.

[leftstreet]

22. And if it's so fucking great, why does it need a mandate?

:shrug:

[laughingliberal]

7. Reality won't hit til 2013. Coincidence? nt

[readmoreoften]

8. I've got a new meme for ya: "Lieberman December--NEVER FORGET!"

I won't forget.

[ShortnFiery]

18. Amen!

I like the way you put this. :thumbsup: :hi:

[readmoreoften]

26. Or maybe "REMEMBER JOE-CEMBER!"

I think that's even ringier.

[KakistocracyHater]

9. wow, sounds like it's 2004 all over again. this should be impossible..

*

[MineralMan]

10. I suspect that they are right. This bill will benefit many people, but

not all. Does it benefit the insurance companies? Yes. Does it benefit normal Americans. Yes, in many cases.

The caps on how much people will have to pay, the subsidies, and other measures will affect many people positively.

How much and how many remains to be seen. Time will tell the story.

Of course, we don't actually know what will be in the bill that comes out of conference yet. There will be changes. I'm not sure what they will be, and nobody really knows at this point.

Whatever happens, though, many people will benefit in some way. Some will not. The balance between the two will tell the tale in the end.

Recommended.

[bugfragged]

11. I'm sure Bush thought the same thing when his polls looked bad.

[lunatica]

12. They always know so much better than us mere citizens, the rabble

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

14. Another layer of lipstick on that pig of a bill from another mouthpiece.

[varelse]

15. In the same way that money trumps peace?

I can't wait.

[MercutioATC]

16. "We know what's best for you, so just shut up"

Sounds familiar...

[ProgressIn2008]

17. Who are we to question our owners? nt

[L0oniX]

20. Creating new realities as we go.

[leeroysphitz]

23. Just like in 2000. n/t

[Toasterlad]

24. Christ, They Sound More Like BushCo Every Day.

[GreenArrow]

25. What reality is that?

The one where these fucks sell us out to the insurance companies?

[Blue Owl]

27. We shall see

"History will prove us right" -- where have we heard that before?