PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - President Obama took shots today at rumors of “death panels” and other dire predictions of his national health care overhaul at one of the most supportive town hall forums he’s held to date.
“Let’s get this done,” Obama shouted to a cheering crowd of 1,800 inside Portsmouth High School.
The president was hit with polite questions on the lack of Republican support for his plan, “mean” signs outside, the use of generic drugs, if private plans will survive (they will) and if mental health issues will be covered (he’s in favor of that). There was no shouting matches at this forum, unlike the scene at some of the previous six sessions.
It's significant to note that the President had to invest/waste time debunking the myths that the "Pay Or Die" Industry and their whores in the G.O.P. are spreading.
I found this passage significant...
The first question asked if Obama is prepared to bypass Republicans, if they disagree with the plan, and push for passage anyway.
"Some of my Republican friends are ... diligently working for a plan that works,” Obama said.
And yet no details of this Republican plan seem to exist. Does it even exist? Or is it in that netherworld of Gov. Palin's "Death Panel" or the valid Kenyan birth certificate?
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