Take Two Town Halls and Call Congress in the Morning

Maybe I missed that one. It's possible he did it, but I missed it. Does anyone know if that happened? I'd like to hear what those interest groups had to say.

Danita? Face questions from the media? What questions are those, all the pretty not-so-hard questions that he has been given in advance?

How about he take some off-the-cuff questions from REAL LIFE AMERICANS who see their private health care become taxed if they do not belong to a Union, or their private health care choice disappear all together.

Some will in fact lose their private health care, all but those belonging to unions will be taxed on their private health care if they keep it and 35+ million will STILL BE UNINSURED.

Take a look at Hawaii dear, they had to do away with the universal health care coverage for merely children because it was bankrupting the state and people were abusing it.

Take a look at Canada-they are now seeing a rising boom in private health care because their citizens are tired of waiting 6months to a year for simple procedures like MRI's or hip replacements for 45 year olds....the list here of course goes on-and-on-and-on.

But sure, I am sure most of Americans are stupid enough to believe that those hard hitting questions that the pretty little media will ask of Obama will be in the best interest of the common citizen.........LOL

he could not even answer a surgeons questions properly-ABC had to give poor little Obama a commercial break so that he could gather as to how he could answer the doctors question.

Canada Sees Boom in Private Health Care Business
Facing long waits and substandard care, a growing number of Canadians are willing to pay for health treatment, leading to a booming private business in Canada -- a country often touted as a successful example of a universal health system.

I'm glad President Obama is willing to hold news conferences to face questions from the media and at these town halls. It shows he is willing to put himself on the line with the American people.

Don't forget President Bush would hole up for month after month refusing to submit himself to questioning at news conferences nor town halls. He refused to do anything but 'issue statements'.

A marked improvement.

"President Obama has scheduled two more town hall meetings to explain health care reform, on the heels of his primetime appearance on ABC News last Wednesday."

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Altogether, now!

jordin . ..

surely you're not blaming the Californian unemployment rates and the government budget problems on their energy measures . ..

do some research . ..

Yes, California is the state that the whole nation should be emulating right now. No jobs, no money, huge oil supplies that they refuse to tap, but damned if the air isn't fresh.

James Danley:"Isn't it interesting that he is touting California's great job of cutting energy consumption WITHOUT CAP-AND-TRADE! So why must we have cap-and-trade?"

Republicans would never accept the top down regulation that led to California's success at cutting energy consumption so dramatically. Cap and trade is the free-market approach. California used the central command and control approach (a rather large code set).

If only to return to the actual topic of the news article above . ..

I think its good President Obama is doing these townhall meetings.

We all remember how President Bush would hole up for month after month at a time without holding even a news conference - that was his form of 'communication' with the people of the United States.

One does wonder if it's politically wise for President Obama to be so accessible, but its admirable he is willing to come forward and face questions from both the media and the town halls.

Here is the exact quote:

"In the late 1970s, the state of California enacted tougher energy-efficiency policies. Over the next three decades, those policies helped create almost 1.5 million jobs. And today, Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average -- which, over time, has prevented the need to build at least 24 new power plants. Think about that. California -- producing jobs, their economy keeping pace with the rest of the country, and yet they have been able to maintain their energy usage at a much lower level than the rest of the country."

Isn't it interesting that he is touting California's great job of cutting energy consumption WITHOUT CAP-AND-TRADE! So why must we have cap-and-trade?

"One does wonder if it's politically wise for President Obama to be so accessible, but its admirable he is willing to come forward and face questions from both the media and the town halls."

I always was intrigued by how our English cousins handle this and how the Prime Minister has a question and answer period before Parliament.

I think its good President Obama is doing these townhall meetings.

We all remember how President Bush would hole up for month after month at a time without holding even a news conference - that was his form of 'communication' with the people of the United States.

One does wonder if it's politically wise for President Obama to be so accessible, but its admirable he is willing to come forward and face questions from both the media and the town halls.

Looks like Axey and James Danley got the same talking points.

James was kind of enough to post the actual quote.

"And, now, just last Friday, the House of Representatives came together to pass an extraordinary piece of legislation that will finally open the door to decreasing our dependence on foreign oil, preventing the worst consequences of climate change, and making clean energy the profitable kind of energy. Thanks to members of Congress who were willing to place America's progress before the usual Washington politics, this bill will create new businesses, new industries, and millions of new jobs, all without imposing untenable new burdens on the American people or America's businesses. In the months to come, the Senate will take up its version of the energy bill, and I am confident that they too will choose to move this country forward."

By Ryan's logic, he wasn't talking about cap and trade here either. He didn't mention cap and trade, did he?

Ryan_C,

So by your logic...Obama is now a Right-Winger!

Sorry, you wanted him, you lefties KEEP him!

===Yes God forbid you actually back up something you say.

Posted by: Ryan C | Jun 29, 2009 3:20:59 PM===

You did it for me. Thanks. Saved me some time and trouble looking for the quote.

===The lesson as always? Right wingers lie.
Posted by: Ryan C | Jun 29, 2009 3:19:29 PM===

Sure we do. Everyone here knows he wasn't discussing cap and trade when he made those remarks. He just threw them out there because TOTUS told him to.

"If it's already out there, I'll see if I can find the actual quote. I'm not spending a lot of time looking for it though"

Yes God forbid you actually back up something you say.

Never mind, I found it. There were 4 of them held by the Senate Finance Committee and they are archived on C-SPAN.

Carry on...

===You can call me whatever you want. ===

I've never called you anything. Or anyone else around here. I don't use insults. But I get deleted far more often than you do. Go figure.