The Stealth Operation That Nosedived

Obama’s health plan was a stealth operation that of course failed to make it under the radar. Why? Obama does not understand America; Obama does not understand Americans.

One need only witness the now-fabled town hall meetings. Providing cover, deflection, refuge to the left are the few individuals that resort to shouting - granted, bad behavior. But thank goodness for the Democrats they have that distraction to latch onto - other wise they would be stark naked, holding hands together in the dark.

Wait a minute. What about 99% of the town hall meeting goers? They’re respectful and unlike BO, they’ve begun the read this monster of a bill. And they are naturally upset; that’s called dissent. Hey, didn’t every other Volvo we’ve followed here in fruitcake Marin county carry the bumper sticker - Dissent is the Highest Form of Patriotism? Yes it did. As Mark Steyn observed recently, that bumper sticker must have expired Jan/20!

Who are these town hall meeting goers? Here’s an example, sourced from the AP: Waiting for Specter’s meeting, Nancy Snyder says she kept quiet when abortion was legalized and prayer in schools was eliminated. Not this time. "They did it for prayer, they did it for abortion, and they're not going to do it for our health care," the 70-year-old nurse from Philipsburg, Pa., said Wednesday as she and her husband Robert, 74, a retired coal miner, waited in a long, snaking line for Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter's town hall meeting. "We're not standing back this time," Snyder said. "I don't want someone else to select and say this is what you can and can't have," Snyder said. "Nobody told us to come," she added. "I float my own boat." "This is all being pushed way too fast. It's just being rammed down our throat," said Bette Jackson, a retiree from State College. "I agree we need health care reform, but I don't want the government taking over."

Why the rush; why the snake oil, the fabrication; why the outright lying? We know the answer, as do our readers. But most Americans aren’t as concerned with BO’s motivation as much as with what it is he is trying to jam down their throats. They caught on to this bill in one heck of a hurry. BO tells them they can keep their doc and can keep their insurance. He thinks he is speaking to morons. What if my doc is not the one appointed by the government medical board for ruling on my access to tests and specialists, they want to know? What if my insurance company goes belly up because of undercutting by its gov’t-bankrolled competitor, they ask? Finally, a few of these unwashed have read section 440. Whoa! No one wants gov't agents coming into their home and telling them how to parent - the very signature of the Democratic party - getting between you and your kids.

Sorry BO - not this time.

Robert Craven