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| English: President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and senior staff, react in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, as the House passes the health care reform bill. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
You've probably seen the videos. Over and over.
As
President Obama was saying, “If you like your doctor, you can keep
him; if you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it. Period,” he
was telling a lie, knowing it was a lie. In fact, people who were
paying attention knew this was extremely doubtful, but hoped it might
be true. This scheme (Obamacare) was put into effect after
several lies from the Con-Artist-in-Chief and his administration,
pushed through on a strict party vote, under cover of darkness, handing out exemptions and
exceptions in exchange for support; well, you know the history.
Enough people believed the lie that it
didn't keep Obama from getting the law passed, and getting reelected.
(And stonewalling on Benghazi didn't hurt either.) When you add that
to the roll-out fiasco, and the likelihood that young, healthy people
will not be enrolling in Obamacare in sufficient numbers to support
the program as designed, the Obama Administration is looking at a
massive flop. It was supposed to be (and may somehow still may be) a
gigantic new entitlement program and wealth transfer mechanism. It
appears unsustainable at every level. It confiscates money in the
form of the mandates and inflated premiums. Instead of better, lower
cost healthcare, it will yield increased taxes,
and, contrary to Obama's promises, greatly increased cost, and many
people losing insurance, under a misguided and misrepresented,
all-around lousy plan. Many people who supported the law are finding
that they will suffer harm as this monstrosity is implemented, not the least of which is a serious loss of freedom.
The credibility of Barack Obama has
been seriously undermined. But it has been obvious to a lot of people
that he can hardly be believed on any promise.
We've been seeing headlines like,
“Did the president mislead us on Obamacare?” No, he didn't
“mislead” us, he willfully lied about his “signature”
accomplishment. For the sake of politics. That is because, to these
people, politics trumps everything. When liberals are in power, we
get incompetence, a bad economy, and tyranny.
But, of course, it's the fault of the
insurance companies. Or maybe George W. Bush. Or the Republican
Party.
Update 11/07/13: Further reading: "Barack Obama and His Democrat Party: The Most Documented Liars in the Entire History Of The Human Race," at Start Thinking Right. I agree almost entirely with the article and its theological analysis, but would add that I think that not only will Obama's and his supporters' actions bring on God's judgment, but that we are already under judgment in the form of our corrupt Federal government and an increasingly corrupt and deceived electorate. Also, I am not sure Obama is demon-possessed, but his actions can certainly serve in preparation for the Antichrist. James Madison said,
* Speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 20, 1788. Quoted by Founding Father Quotes.
Update 11/07/13: Further reading: "Barack Obama and His Democrat Party: The Most Documented Liars in the Entire History Of The Human Race," at Start Thinking Right. I agree almost entirely with the article and its theological analysis, but would add that I think that not only will Obama's and his supporters' actions bring on God's judgment, but that we are already under judgment in the form of our corrupt Federal government and an increasingly corrupt and deceived electorate. Also, I am not sure Obama is demon-possessed, but his actions can certainly serve in preparation for the Antichrist. James Madison said,
Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks, no form of government, can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical [imaginary] idea. If there be sufficient virtue and intelligence in the community, it will be exercised in the selection of these men; so that we do not depend upon their virtue, or put confidence in our rulers, but in the people who are to choose them.*
* Speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 20, 1788. Quoted by Founding Father Quotes.
