President Obama calling out the corrupt and spineless today:
“Now, there are some in this town who are content to perpetuate the status quo, are in fact fighting reform on behalf of powerful special interests. There are others who recognize the problem, but believe — or perhaps, hope — that we can put off the hard work of insurance reform for another day, another year, another decade.”
As we’ve been hoping, the president appears to be coupling healthcare reform with strong words against lobbyist influence. I’d love to hear him get a little more specific, though. But this is a definitely a big step in the right direction.
Adding… This bit from the president was pretty damn perfect, too:
“Just the other day, one Republican senator said — and I’m quoting him now — ‘If we’re able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him.’ Think about that. This isn’t about me. This isn’t about politics. This is about a health care system that is breaking America’s families, breaking America’s businesses, and breaking America’s economy.
“And we can’t afford the politics of delay and defeat when it comes to health care. Not this time. Not now. There are too many lives and livelihoods at stake. There are too many families who will be crushed if insurance premiums continue to rise three times as fast as wages. There are too many businesses that will be forced to shed workers, scale back benefits, or drop coverage unless we get spiraling health care costs under control.”
The Republicans would gladly bankrupt millions if it means defeating President Obama. Good people.
