周末，在美東大雪遮天蓋日的華盛頓，奧巴馬從哥本哈根徒手而歸，而國會的參議員們為了繼續奧巴馬的改革大業，不惜犧牲又一個周末，趕工辯論，要在聖誕節前通過這個“吵”了近半年的醫改方案。雖然民意調查顯示美國的絕大多數人反對這個醫改方案，但民主黨卻“固執”地認為，在占有絕大多數席位的兩院，經過長達近半年的討價還價，最後仍不能達成某個協議，那政治上的負麵影響對民主黨將是巨大的，將嚴重影響奧巴馬“改革”的形象，和後續改革的進程。所以，這一次，參院可以說是絞盡腦汁，用盡一切方法爭取所需要的 60 票。參院民主黨領袖 Harry Reid 喊話表示：“ inaction is no option 。”無為不是選擇。就是說參院民主黨是要不惜一切代價，在聖誕節前通過這個立案。
周六，民主黨參議員 Ben Nelson 在與白宮和參院同僚進行最後討價還價後，表示對修改過的有關墮胎規定的立案可以接受，使參院民主黨拿到需要通過的第 60 票。這一票也是在允諾給與 Nebraska 州的 medicaid (醫療補助）提供特殊的款項（ 4 千 5 百萬）後，因為 Nelson 就是來自 Nebraska 州。共和黨的議員 Tom Coburn 在議會大廳發言抨擊道：“這個程序已經不是 legislation （立案），而是腐敗（ corruption ），因為需要的票是“買”來的。”在周日早上 CNN 的 “state of union ”節目上，主持人 John King 在采訪奧巴馬的高級顧問 David Axelrod 時， David 公然表示這種“買票”不是現在才發生的，國會的議員為他們選民爭取利益有很長的曆史了，暗喻美國國會的立案程序既是如此。但在問到奧巴馬競選承諾就是要要改革這種現狀時， David 表示奧巴馬 今後 會對此進行改革的。
紐約日報用“接受了慘勝”來形容奧巴馬對醫改和哥本哈根結局的態度，但是，是慘勝還是慘敗？照顧了特殊利益集團，輸掉了民意，如果這個改革給奧巴馬及民主黨帶來了明年大選的失利，恐怕還是得不償失。其實，在這種民怨沸騰的形勢下，恐怕采用中國的中庸之道才是奧巴馬的最佳戰略 - Inaction is better than wrong action – 無為勝於亂為！
回複mehaa的評論:
Thank you so much for underanding! It's exactly what I was trying to say. Souds like that you are still optimistic like I do, however, lots people are losing faith day afeter day..
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回複mehaa的評論:
I am not doomed, heihei, i am enjoying the best christmas, celebrating the passing of the healthcare bill, it's a great win for the american people.
回複buzz的評論:
I don't care about GOP or Democrats, if they are corrupted. They are not good for american people anyway. I trust neither one of them, if you think Democrats are better, you are doomed.This country is run by american people, we will kick them out. I guess one thing you don't understand is that most of us do fight.
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Only people who learns to seek the truth will prevail in the end. Media is not going to tell you all the truth. You have to do your own homework. When you are so wrapped up in your ideology, you won't see the truth. Sometimes it's hard to swallow when your own party or the politicians you looked up to are not the same as you think they are, but to simply dismiss it or to blindly trust them are not going to get you anywhere. We have learned that in a hard way.
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回複mehaa的評論:
GOP will destroy the country, period.
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Most of you are not up to understand what the author is really talking about. He is not a pro-republican or an anti-democrat. He understands that both parties are corrupted, politicians (republicans and democrats)within beltway are so out of touch, they don't know or they don't care what we the people really expect them to do. That's the problem. The whole process of this health care reform is just a farce. BO and his croonies have no clue what majority people really want, they just keep testing the water, first of all, they insisted a robust public option, they had to back off when they faced the relentless push back from american people. Now what's left in the bill is something that nobody from both righ and left wants.
It's so sad that some of you are still arguing about GOPs or Dems, the turth is most of them are sold out. They no longer serve we the people. Now it's time for us to clean the house. We conservatives will be back in 2010 and 2012.
By the way, you guys still remembered BO bashed wall street fat cats last week, guess what, do you really know how much money he received from those fat cats? Go figure!
窮人想少花錢， 富人不想多付錢。 就這麽簡單, 但又那麽複雜！
Who pays for Public option?
信社還是姓資？ 看來不光是老中的問題。我相信共和黨，但也相信不能有絕對的權威。 誰要相信共均富，就去北韓吧， 適應了去兩零就成。
相信public option會降低保費是太天真了。 Medicaid的現狀有多少人明白？既然政府出錢，幹脆明令保險公司把保費去兩零得了，何必搞一個public option， 把保險公司搞的都破產了，再bailout，繞這麽個大圈子！
回複cliff_hanger的評論:
I'm conservative,and inline with traditional republican principles, but nowadays, lots republicans are RINO(Republican in name only), not real republicans, that's why they lost both houses last year, and the presidential election.
回複buzz的評論:
Please read thsi as well - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/22/after-ripping-clinton-and_n_401270.html
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回複buzz的評論:
I said that it's in House's bill, but who removed it form senate bill since Republicans have no say in senate bill, it must be removed by the senate democrates.
回複buzz的評論:
The insurance antitrust exemption is in House bill which has been approved already, but it's removed from Senate bill, and Republicnas has no say in the senate bill, so who removed it?
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as far as I know, Obama wanted to take out the 保險公司壟斷的免除 （Insurance Industry Antitrust Exemption），but GOP fought fiercely to keep it. So, it is the GOP which is fighting for the speicial interest group, not Obama, please check out the fact.
I commented on this article. But the comment was lost. What happened?
My point was that 醫保公司 is the biggest winner out of this "reform". Obama betrayed the voters's trust. He cares too much about his face than the people's well being. The reform he preached has becoming an empty promise. This Healthcare bill is one of his "face project (Mian Zi Gong Cheng)"
A plan without public option has nothing left. Only force the uninsured people to buy insurance and force others pay more tax.
周末，在美東大雪遮天蓋日的華盛頓，奧巴馬從哥本哈根徒手而歸，而國會的參議員們為了繼續奧巴馬的改革大業，不惜犧牲又一個周末，趕工辯論，要在聖誕節前通過這個“吵”了近半年的醫改方案。雖然民意調查顯示美國的絕大多數人反對這個醫改方案，但民主黨卻“固執”地認為，在占有絕大多數席位的兩院，經過長達近半年的討價還價，最後仍不能達成某個協議，那政治上的負麵影響對民主黨將是巨大的，將嚴重影響奧巴馬“改革”的形象，和後續改革的進程。所以，這一次，參院可以說是絞盡腦汁，用盡一切方法爭取所需要的 60 票。參院民主黨領袖 Harry Reid 喊話表示：“ inaction is no option 。”無為不是選擇。就是說參院民主黨是要不惜一切代價，在聖誕節前通過這個立案。
周六，民主黨參議員 Ben Nelson 在與白宮和參院同僚進行最後討價還價後，表示對修改過的有關墮胎規定的立案可以接受，使參院民主黨拿到需要通過的第 60 票。這一票也是在允諾給與 Nebraska 州的 medicaid (醫療補助）提供特殊的款項（ 4 千 5 百萬）後，因為 Nelson 就是來自 Nebraska 州。共和黨的議員 Tom Coburn 在議會大廳發言抨擊道：“這個程序已經不是 legislation （立案），而是腐敗（ corruption ），因為需要的票是“買”來的。”在周日早上 CNN 的 “state of union ”節目上，主持人 John King 在采訪奧巴馬的高級顧問 David Axelrod 時， David 公然表示這種“買票”不是現在才發生的，國會的議員為他們選民爭取利益有很長的曆史了，暗喻美國國會的立案程序既是如此。但在問到奧巴馬競選承諾就是要要改革這種現狀時， David 表示奧巴馬 今後 會對此進行改革的。
紐約日報用“接受了慘勝”來形容奧巴馬對醫改和哥本哈根結局的態度，但是，是慘勝還是慘敗？照顧了特殊利益集團，輸掉了民意，如果這個改革給奧巴馬及民主黨帶來了明年大選的失利，恐怕還是得不償失。其實，在這種民怨沸騰的形勢下，恐怕采用中國的中庸之道才是奧巴馬的最佳戰略 - Inaction is better than wrong action – 無為勝於亂為！
