From The New York Daily News -- March 27, 2010:
Speaking in Iowa City, Iowa, President Obama dared Republicans mounting a drive to repeal the landmark legislation: "Go for it."
Exulting in his hard-won victory, Obama couldn't resist mocking his vanquished foes, saying they're still describing the health care bill in apocalyptic terms. "They called it Armageddon, the end of the world," Obama said, his arms and voice rising.
But, in the weeks ahead, he added, Americans will go to their regular doctors and discover nothing has changed - except more protection against insurance companies raising their rates and denying coverage.
Before the Senate vote was taken, Republicans joined Democrats in a moment of silence in honor of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), who had made health care reform his life's cause.
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Yeah, he's right nothing will change. That's because this bill "to protect from evil insurance companies" isn't going into effect for four years. So it's gonna be the same ole, same ole til then.
"Exulting in his hard-won victory, Obama couldn't resist mocking his vanquished foes,"
2 thoughts on this...
1) The people are reacting to the backroom deals, the bribes, and the blackmail to get this passed. I feel that the most offensive of the above was to agree to turn on 25% of the water in central Ca in exchange for the "yes" vote. Who could blame them? Central Ca needs water for farming
2) With the Healthcare Bill being unpopular with the general population (64% against)It was maybe in bad taste and immature to "gloat". Maybe he only fueled this growing "fire" for being so smug in public. Can't think of another president that did something like that. Not really Presidential.
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