Mr. President, How is This Change?

This post is a compilation of some articles I found yesterday (3/8/2010) and I feel compelled to share it.

How can Obama’s health care proposal be fiscally responsible? How are budget tricks a change from politics as usual? Didn't Obama campaign on change? This seems like the same old dirty DC poltics: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/opinion/09brooks.html.

Also, note that Brook’s main arguments are eerily familiar with this transcript (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703807904575097394068626652.html) of Rep. Paul Ryan speaking at Obama’s health care summit two weeks ago.

Obama’s dream that his plan will cut costs and lower premiums for everyone (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704869304575109300800922486.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_HealthCareReform26_2) is mostly BS and it may destroy his presidency if he tries to keep pushing this “reform” through…especially via budget reconciliation.

-John