Obama Signs Health Care Overhaul Bill
After a long history of "socialist" inclinations of US Presidents from Teddy Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson and even Richard Nixon who had tried to move forward the agenda of universal health care has finally passed and was signed into law today. FINALLY. I'm with Vice President Biden's sentiments-- this is a big FUCKING deal. Indicative of this colossal effort is that not a single Republican vote helped this to pass. Since Rush Limbaugh's audacious and entirely un-American battle cry that he wanted to see President Obama fail, the Republican party had done nothing but stand in the way of any health care reform effort. In 36 years, no Republican since Nixon, when in power, has ever tried to address universal coverage for all Americans. Now when a Democratic President elected with the largest majority of any Democrat ever passes something of this magnitude, the Republicans feign some position of interest in reform measures. Let's face it, they have zero interest in reform when it means providing basic fundamental care for its citizens.
History's Biggest Losers
- “This is a somber day for the American people" - John Boehner, House Minority Leader
- Tea Party protesters who spat on Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a well known leader of the civil rights movement, was called the "n-word", and Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was called a "faggot".
- "This bill is the crown jewel of Socialism...which is a tremendous insult to Americans..." - Michele Bachmann, Republican Representative of MN
- Rep. Randy Neugebauer yells "baby killer" during Rep. Bart Stupak's speech before the congressional debate and vote last Sunday even though Rep. Stupak who is a pro-Life Dem backed the bill precisely because it doesn't allow for abortions paid by Federal money.
- "Today we are turning back the clock. For most of the 20th century people fled the ghosts of Communist dictators and now you are bringing the ghosts of those dictators back. With passage of this bill they will haunt Americans for generations."
"...when you use totalitarian tactics, people begin to act crazy and I think people have every right to say what they want and..smear someone." In reply to an interviewers question about racist insults hurled at congressmen.
- Rep. Devin Nunes of California?!
- Blogger, Mike Vanderboegh, encourages throwing bricks into the windows of Democratic offices all across the country in response to health care passing. http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/
- Sarah Palin Tweets: Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America: "Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!"and post this image on her Facebook.
And to cap it off with a nice gallery of history's hyperbolic losers...
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