It started out as health care reform. That didn’t poll so well so it became health insurance reform. Demonizing insurance companies is fun! Oh, and the old “we need to do this now to save the economy” wasn’t going over so well, either.
None of those tactics worked, so the message will change again. Expect, in the coming days, to hear about the moral imperative to overhaul health care.
President Barack Obama, trying to regain control of the health-care debate, will likely shift his pitch in September, White House and Democratic officials said, as he faces pressure from supporters to talk more about the moral imperative to provide health insurance to all Americans.
The president is expected to present a more emotional appeal during a conference call Wednesday with liberal religious groups. A senior White House official said the message would be tailored to the groups’ moral emphases, although he cautioned the president’s message to religious groups may not herald a broader shift in themes.
“This is such a technical issue, it’s easy to get bogged down in the weeds,” said Dan Nejfelt, a spokesman for Faith in Public Life, one of the groups scheduled for the Wednesday call. “It’s important to have a voice saying, ‘This is about right and wrong. This is about honoring faith.’”
The president’s revised health-care emphasis is likely to roll out as summer ends, when White House officials believe a broader group of voters will tune into the debate. The new strategy envisions speeches rather than informal town-hall meetings, said a senior official.
Oh great, more speeches from Dear Leader. Just what we need. He’ll probably schedule his prime time pressers during Tom Delay’s routines on Dancing with the Stars. Or worse yet, Monday Night Football will be pre-empted for morality lessons.
And as for the “moral imperative” – why not encourage Americans to make tax-deductible donations to private charities to cover the cost of health care for the needy? Isn’t that the American way? Forced morality is immoral. And it looks like forced morality is just what we’re going to get, at least if it’s true that the democrats are ready to “go it alone” on health care. We all know what that means.
All I can say is keep up the pressure. Continue to call, e-mail, and show up at town hall meetings. Put your representatives on notice that forcing morality is un-American. Not to mention it’s a sure ticket out of office in the next election.
I do believe it’s time to get your mob on!
Why can’t just those why pay taxes get health benefits…how b’out that Obama and the rest of the health care reform starters??? NO seriously, this I could be in favor of, but not just letting any old person that comes to America, even the illegal’s to get health care and our taxes go up the roof???? No, sure, I will cont. to fight this…
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