Political Quotes

“this week President Obama and his allies are launching a big summer push to convince people that his health care law will not be a train wreck. We have heard in the Senate from one of the authors of the health care law that he saw a train wreck coming, so now what we see is the Obama administration trying to actually sell the bill--not that it is good or bad, just trying to sell it in any way they can to make the American people think about it in ways that may change their minds. The American people know this is a health care law that is not really doing what they want. What they are looking for is the ability to get the care they need from a doctor they want at a lower cost. That is far from anything the American people are going to see. What we see today in Politico is the headline: ``Selling of ObamaCare Officially Begins,'' selling of the law that was passed. Not something that is good, just trying to sell the law itself. The Washington Post this morning, ``Push is on to promote health law.'' The push isn't on to promote better care, not more affordable care; no, just to promote the law. I believe it is going to be a tough sell. A new poll out earlier this month showed that only 37 percent of Americans think the health care law is a good idea. That is even fewer people than think it was a good idea when the law was passed 3 years ago. Remember, the Democrats promised the American people that, well, the law would be actually overwhelmingly popular by now.…”