White House: Obama and Healthcare Reform Still Popular

The White House is denying that Obama's healthcare plan has taken a hit

By Kenneth T. Walsh

September 25, 2009 RSS Feed Print

The media and the Republicans have gotten the healthcare issue all wrong, White House insiders say. News outlets are faulted for portraying President Obama as losing popularity at a rapid rate over the summer because of his healthcare ideas. The media are also being faulted by Obama insiders for depicting healthcare legislation as in trouble on Capitol Hill.

A senior Obama adviser told U.S. News this morning that the president's numbers "have not disintegrated" and that support for healthcare overhaul remains strong with the public, according to the latest private and public polls. As for the GOP, the official says that this week's markup of healthcare legislation in the Senate Finance Committee has been a positive if messy process that will help the president win approval for a bill in the long run. "The Democrats have remained very united in the Finance Committee," says the Obama adviser. "The Republicans have been throwing stuff against the wall, and it's not sticking." The official says the Republicans are coming across as obstructionists who "don't want to play ball." "The Republicans want to deny the president a victory" and "will use lies to scare people," the official said. "Their tactics are not new. Their ideas are tired."

White House officials are still predicting that Congress will pass a bill that Obama will sign by the end of the year.

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Unlike most uniformed I do not claim to know everything I need to know about healthcare reform. And I am not partisan or a superfan. I am a independent because if I was a democrat or republican I could not be loyal to parties that needs to push there agenda over the needs of America. I do not follow fashions or go with the crowd, I am a true independent not just because thats my parties name. I do not care if my vote ends up in space, Whats is important to me is I vote what I believe in. I make it hard for those who would try and manipulate me with manipulated polls and lies and distractions because I do my own research and debate with my friends. I realize news nowadays is an extension and payed for by big business. Back when the Internet first got going. Big business was charging high prices and bankrupting families and small Internet service providers(I.S.P) started popping up all over the place charging reasonable rates. Making big business drop there prices, It was good to afford the Internet.

But then disaster again . The small isp started selling us out to big business.

Big does not work when it comes to business, I would rather have big government than big business any day. At least in big government those of us who try and stay informed can write or call our politicians and vote intelligently without having to vote party because we was not informed well enough to vote intelligently. An informed intelligent independently thinking society can serve the needs of all better than two partisan competing groups who will divide America with there Borg like mentality. If you would like to be a Borg, Then just go with the flow like a heard of sheep.

But that is just not in my nature, I am a independently thinking man.

Don D. Brock

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MSNBC on Healthcare: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32898477/ns/health-health_care/

Don D. Brock of AZ 12:52PM September 30, 2009

Message to all liberal elites and MSM media:

You all have done wild and evil things things to a simple and great woman. You did everything to her in smearing her down and became successful in winning the white house. The winner takes it all and still you never stop from vicious attacks against Palin. JUST REMEMBER THIS: God is just watching the world and his creation. Always remember this and it is proven: WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND...in the next 3 1/2 years, you will experience that this phrase is indeed true. GREAT FALL FROM THE TOP IS THE MOST HUMILIATING DEFEAT A MAN WILL EVER EXPERIENCE.I would rather embrace a woman being ridiculed in the past and will rise up successfully in the future.

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