Obama: Health Care Summit or a Political Stunt

nice blog

Thanks utubeline.

Which of Obama's move is not stunt?Could any one tell a single move of Obama from foreign policy to domestic issues which has not been more than a political gimmic.Even if is he trying to divide Republicans on such vital issue,he won't acheive any thing even if he succeeds in his holy mission of hoodwinking masses and their elected representatives.

Thanks for commenting t k kidway:).  Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Getting Republicans to the table to discuss all options is where the bi-partisan President should have begun. He did not start there because he did not have the leadership strength to stand up to his own party leaders to make it happen. They were playing checkers when they should have been playing chess.

I tend to agree with you Jim.  I don't think Obama is well served by his campaign team, including his PR man Gibbs.  This whole health care reform bill is really a no-brainer.  President calls in Congressional leaders at the start.  Gives outline of what he wants, tells them to come up with a broad outline and roughed out costing by CBO and then discuss approve what they come back with and send them back to work out the detail and pass it. 

His challenge is and has been the economy and jobs but they seem determined to go recklessly ahead with this rejected bill.

Stunt or not, Karl, Republicans are already trying to set pre-conditions for their participation in the process, more predictable obstructionism.

It has been the official position of the Republican Party to block EVERYTHING on President Obama's agenda since he was elected, a fact that was recently highlighted by President Obama.

Whatever he may support, Republicans draw back their support, even when they offered the idea, previously supporting it.

Thanks for your recommendation Karen.  The whole situation is way too partisan and that's why nothing gets done.  I sit up here in Canada and can easily look at both sides and quite frankly neither side is without blame. 

Personally I think that President Obama let the Congressional leaders steal his agenda and that he is not getting the advice he could from the White House insiders.  

This should not be a contest between two parties but an effort for the American people.  Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have all the good ideas, but I think they can find middle ground.

Unfortunately what happens in Washington happens much to often in Ottawa too.  We don.t elect people to run a contest but to get things done.  They should all be held accountable.

Karl,I fully agree with you.We stupids,fools and fooled masses elect some one who rarely serves us;we are doled out plethora of promises at the time of election compaigns and after that all efforts are made to convince us that because of this or that promises could not be fulfilled.If one more chance is given,delivery is assured.

the people have spoke... but the need to speak out louder. there should be a bill to remove elected officials if they do not represent the needs of their costituents. politicians  don't know how to solve problems  they only know how to make laws.  talk is cheap I get a feeling that this won't end well.

Thanks for commenting Zoey. 

Least powerful President in modern history.Great talker but way over his head as to how to actually get anything DONE.

Thank You H Tuttle for the comments and Thank you Karen for the WH Links.

Good piece

Thank you Amy:)

This is a very good article. I hope  the president is serious about working with the reps to pass health care.  That would mean compromise but it would probably produce a better bill.