“Beware of Greeks bearing Gifts”
Or in this case, Democrats.
This saying comes from the Trojan War between the Greeks and the people of Troy.
The Greeks constructed a giant horse (horses were worshiped by the Trojans) and hit men inside because they were unable to breech the walls of the city after 10 years of siege.
Then the Greeks faked running away, leaving only the Horse.
The Trojans celebrated their victory and wheeled the giant horse into the city.
In the middle of the night the Greeks came out of the horse and slaughtered the Trojans.
Unable to breach the walls of public opinion on how great it would be for the government to decide who lives and who dies they retreated at the end of August and created the the Baucus Bill. A bill without the “Public Option” that had “bi-partisan support” (1 sad sucker of a Republican in Sen. Snowe).
Hurrah!
And just now the Greeks (Democrats) have decided to re-brand their original goal yet again.
The Orwellian re-branding yet again of Socialized National Care.
If you can’t dazzle them with your magnificence, baffle them with Orwellian BS.
And signal ahead of time that it was all a Trojan Horse.
In an appearance at a Florida senior center, the Democratic leader referred to the so-called public option as “the consumer option.” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., appeared by Pelosi’s side and used the term “competitive option.”
Both suggested new terminology might get them past any lingering doubts among the public—or consumers or competitors.
“You’ll hear everyone say, ‘There’s got to be a better name for this,’” Pelosi said. “When people think of the public option, public is being misrepresented, that this is being paid for with their public dollars.”
So, since the government has no money unless they take it from you, where are they going to get it?
Or that’s right, they can just print and let someone else worry about the deficit later…
But this is the same Nancy Pelosi who said it wouldn’t raise the deficit?
So where are they getting the money?
One Answer: They don’t care.
Real Answer: From you. The Public. Bend over, the biggest enema in this country’s history is about to be shoved up your ass!
The entire Baucus Bill process was a sham.
Wonder if Sen. Baucus knew all along? Ya Think…
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), a centrist whose healthcare bill did not include a public option, said in a statement that he would support “any provision, including a public option, that will ensure choice and competition and get the 60 votes needed to pass the Senate.”
This being the same guy who said that the public option had no chance.
Talk about a Dog and Pony show!
The Democrats want their Holy Grail (read Helen of Troy) and nothing shall defeat them.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that Senate Democrats will include in the health care reform bill a government-backed health insurance program that allows states to opt out if they can come up with an alternative.
“I think it’s the fairest way to go,” Reid said of the “opt out” proposal.
The “opt out” proposal would set up a national insurance plan with government seed money and be run by a private, not-for-profit board. Under the proposal, states would have to prove they can provide comparable coverage in order to exit out of the federal plan. The plan would also negotiate rates with providers just like private insurance companies do, presumably keeping premiums on a level playing field with the private industry.
The measure is one of a host of different so-called public options being considered in the Senate. Though the public option seemed off the table in the chamber just one month ago, it gained traction in recent weeks as Democratic leaders floated versions meant to be more appealing to party moderates.
The key phrase being : “Under the proposal, states would have to prove they can provide comparable coverage in order to exit out of the federal plan”
Meaning if you the state doesn’t have something that is EXACTLY like the Government’s plan it can’t opt-out.
Which is precisely what was in HR3200, only it was the insurance companies ans employers.
Which is a Trojan Horse.
And if the state does manage to opt-out will the taxes be opted out as well?
I very much doubt it. Don’t you. The old double whammy. The State-run Government health care and the Government health care. Yeah, that’ll bring costs down. And it will be the State’s fault for opting out so they won’t be able to or they’ll have to opt-in later in defeat.
And won’t you have the lack of portability now that is one of the main root causes of this whole mess?
But that was never going to happen anyhow. That’s the Orwellian Trojan Horse, the “op-out” is the horse.
“I’m always looking for Republicans,” Reid said. To slaughter like the Trojans in the dead of night maybe.
After Reid spoke, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs issued a statement in which President Obama congratulated Democrats for their “hard work on health insurance reform.”
“While much work remains, the president is pleased that at the progress that Congress has made. He’s also pleased that the Senate has decided to include a public option for health coverage, in this case with an allowance for states to opt out. As he said to Congress and the nation in September, he supports the public option because it has the potential to play an essential role in holding insurance companies accountable through choice and competition,” Gibbs said.
Only your choice is mandatory and provided by the government and the competition is far from fair.
He has never changed his mind and never will.
The rest is just so much smoke.
So he has looked down from inside the horse to see if it’s safe to come out and slaughter the Trojans and take the city after a long siege.
So are you asleep, Trojans?
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