GROSSLY IRRESPONSIBLE  - AT 5:59 P.M. ET:  What a contrast.  In the story just below we report that six senators are calling for more care, more consideration, in dealing with the health-care "reform" bill now before the Senate. 

And what does the "change we can believe in" guy have to say about this?  Remember, we're talking about a president who presented himself as the intelligent alternative to George W. Bush:

WASHINGTON — Hours after two House committees approved legislation to remake the health care system, President Obama delivered a stern lecture Friday afternoon to lawmakers who have said the process may be moving too fast.

The president said health care reform is closer to reality than ever, and “now we’ve got to get over the finish line.”

Get what over the finish line, Mr. President?  Get what? This isn't a college track meet, damn it.  We're talking about life-and-death decisions for an entire nation.  And this guy is only interested in meeting a deadline.

What is actually in this bill?  How will it change our lives?  Can we have some real debate, please?  Apparently not.  As with the "stimulus" package, we're expected to accept the judgment of our betters, who know what's good for us.

Senator Judd Gregg, Republican of New Hampshire, said the bill would not provide universal coverage or reduce health costs, but would result in some Americans’ losing insurance or even their jobs. “Small business will be massively impacted,” Mr. Gregg said.

The people pushing this bill don't care about small business.  Those are the people they loathe the most - those little struggling printing shop owners in mid-sized towns and cities.  Who are these people who get in the way? 

Look at the manner in which our national business is being conducted.  This is the change we were told to believe in.

And the real losers?  The young generation that was so enthusiastic about Obama.  They will pay the bill, and see their names at the end of health-care waiting lists.  And they will someday realize that the people who put them there couldn't care less. 

July 17, 2009