Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Friends Don't Let Friends Have Obamacare

Why are Democrats willing to allow Obama to destroy our economy, along with the greatest health care system in the world, for a communist system of rationing, euthanasia and a radical abortion agenda? Obama wants no part of Obamacare for himself and his family. That tells you something.

Obama’s Risky Experiment In Socialism

Speaking at the National Press Club yesterday, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele leveled a scathing attack on the Obama Administration and its reckless rush to reform healthcare, which he flatly called “socialism.” Here are some excerpts of his remarks:

“So far, [Obama’s] experiments in that economic laboratory called Congress have simply failed or blown up. President Obama told us that his stimulus package would keep unemployment under eight percent. It’s now at 9.5% and now he tells us that unemployment will go over ten percent anyway. That experiment cost us 787 billion dollars. …His next big ticket item is a risky multi-trillion dollar experiment with our health care, including a government-run health care plan. …

“President Obama says he wants to reduce health care costs. …But here is my question: how come the Democrat's plan to save money will cost us more money? How come their plan to reduce health care costs ... will cost us trillions more in tax dollars? Democrats boast that their plans cost ‘only’ about one trillion dollars…Only Washington could make saving money more expensive. …Let’s just use common-sense here: when has Washington ever made anything cost less?”

Steele also warned, “If we screw this up, it could last a generation. And Congress is trying to do this in the next two weeks. All of us should be scared to death.” Steele is right. Obama and the Democrats are experimenting with socialism, and no one knows exactly how much it is going to cost us or whether it will even work. But we do know that the bill includes higher taxes, more debt, Big Government mandates and fines for individuals who don’t want ObamaCare.

Gary Bauer
Campaign for Working Families