Using "reconciliation" for healthcare

[Mr Khan]

TheRealMafoo said:
I would have rather seen Gore then Bush...

But I am not sure everyone is fully comprehending what Obama just said today.

He basically said I don't care about the form of government we have. I want to change the rule because I think the people would not mind.

I have never seen in my life a sitting president say such things (and mean it). He did not try and finagle the healthcare bill into whatever constraints are needed for reconciliation. He doesn't care.

He wants this passed because he thinks it's what's best, so the hell with the rules. Just do whatever it takes.

This man should be impeached. He has no business being the leader of this country.

He ended it when talking about reconciliation with "that's what elections are for" if voters don't like his means.

No, that's what jail is for Mr Obama. You don't just get to do whatever you want because you think it's popular.

Fuck I am pissed!

Some of those whom we have looked back as the best of presidents had similar attitudes. Jackson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, the other Roosevelt, and Johnson were all kinda "fuck you, i do what i want."

 

Quite honestly, it's the only way to get stuff done in American politics sometimes. Stuff like strong-arm backroom tactics and strange Supreme Court rulings are sometimes necessary. It's an incredibly murky field, of course, but it is necessary.