Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thought it was so important that more Americans should know about this. The article explains that: Key White House allies are dramatically shifting their attempts to defend health care legislation, abandoning claims that it will reduce costs and the deficit and instead stressing a promise to ``improve it.'' Well, this new Democratic message strategy on health care was developed by key Democratic strategists and pollsters, and it was detailed in a 24-slide PowerPoint presentation. The language in the presentation is remarkable, and it is radically different from what President Obama and the Democrats on this floor promised during the debate about health care. This new Democratic spin demonstrates that people who voted for this bad law now recognize how unpopular it is with the people of this country and how it will never live up to the grand promises. That is why people all around the country were saying, ``Don't vote for this'' as people in this body were cramming this bill--and now law--down the throats of the American people. Well, rather than walk through all 24 slides, I wish to hit some of the highlights of the new Democratic health care message. Let's take a look at what they call ``Challenging Environment.'' They say: Straightforward policy defenses fail to be moving voters' opinions about the law. They say: The public is disappointed, anxious, and depressed by the current direction of the country--not trusting.…”