 merrie says: Since the beginning of the August recess the actual "rulers" in this nation have been given their chance to speak. In high school gyms, in church basements, and in community college auditoriums the first real chance for accountability has been measured against the most tone-deaf administration of my lifetime. The report card for the administration in these town halls is reflecting the concurrent plummet in Barack Obama's approval rating on his signature issue--the universal federalized take-over of the health care given to patients in America. Now only 36% of Americans trust the President on the issue, 53% do not. Every one on the President's team was taken by surprise at the response, primarily because of the biggest mistake an elected official can make. They believed their own press. The administration fell into believing what has been written, and honestly thinks their messianic fulfillment of bringing humanist utopia to the planet is a mandate. Yet in town hall after town hall they are not able to control the branding or messaging of what “We The People” actually believe. I personally have been encouraged by the genuine efforts of citizens just like you and me attending town halls in August. I’m even more grateful, deeply so, that Americans have not become comrades of malaise, but rather still have core convictions that can be offended, and are in fact now angry. This White House says, “Let me be clear” but follows those words with vague elusive non-committal language, because they cannot tell us the truth. They say in prime time press conferences that the “public option” won’t change current insurance coverage. But they tell th... |
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