They want private health insurance to fail

Rush Limbaugh was taken to task (and taken out of context) when he said he wanted President Barack Obama to fail. The context of what he said was that if Obama pursues policies aligned with socialism, then he wants him to fail.

Listen to the crowd's reaction in the above video as U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) talks about how Obama's health care reform will not allow the private insurance industry to be competitive. Listening to the crowd, I get the sense they want the private insurance industry to fail. How many people are employed in the industry?

I guess if it is wrong to hope one man fails, then it must be a greater travesty to want a whole industry to fail and millions of people lose jobs, causing financial hardship to families and children.

Here comes reform

Barack Obama: (I coulda been a) Contender in Chief

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

President Barack H. Obama says in his weekly address that special interest groups and the status quo in Washington will not like the changes he is proposing in his budget. In fact, they are gearing up for a fight. The horror!

Fret not, our fearless leader is preparing for a fight, too! He said it. He is. The same man who never stands up to those in his party and never reached across the aisle to work on any meaningful reform is going to fight for you (as long as you want what he wants).

BHO runs off a list of people who will not like the changes in spending he proposes, but never once does he say any of the leaders of his party will be upset.

BHO promised change, but he is only delivering more of the same. Perhaps he has no understanding of history at all, which is why he can say he is promoting change. Don't see. Not from where I stand. The writer of Ecclesiastes said there is nothing new under the sun. Apparently, Obama begs to differ.