FOXNews
Brett holds Obama’s feet to the fire
President Obama is not worried —and doesn’t think Americans should worry —about the "procedural"debate over whether House Democratic leaders should go ahead with a plan to approve health care reform without a traditional vote,he told Fox News on Wednesday.
The president,in an interview with Fox News’Bret Baier,responded for the first time to the controversy over a plan to use a parliamentary maneuver to allow the House to pass the Senate’s health care bill without forcing members to vote for it directly.
The esoteric procedure has drawn fierce protest from Republicans,who say Democrats are trying to avoid accountability. But the president said there will be no doubt about where lawmakers stand on health care reform.
"I don’t spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House or Senate,"Obama said. "What I can tell you is that the vote that’s taken in the House will be a vote for health care reform. And if people vote yes,whatever form that takes,that is going to be a vote for health care reform. And I don’t think we should pretend otherwise. And if they don’t,if they vote against it,then they’re going to be voting against health care reform and they’re going to be voting in favor of the status quo.
"So Washington gets very concerned with these procedures in Congress,whether Republicans are in charge or Democrats are in charge,"he said.
Barack Obama is a BUNCH of crap. Never in the history of the America has a president made this country look so bad,He lies ALL THE TIME,,The man will not answer a straight question,never has,,just goes into a bunch of words that he thinks sound good. I saw the FOX news set down with Brett Baier,OBAMA WOULD NOT ANSWER HIS QUESTIONS,,and when Brett tried to get him to he just got pissed off and told him not to interupt him. Obama is a disgrace to the USA,Anoth thing I wish this vote WAS about Health care,but it is NOT. It is about the DEM. TRYING to get more government control,"PEOPLE"look at the bill,How much of it has to do with Health Care,Very Little. There is so many things in there that have to do with getting VOTES,OF YES ,which he is giving to many Senators and Congressman,There are two that are retireing,for the YES VOTE,,One gets an AMBASSATOR SHIP,THE OTHER AN ADMINISTRATIVE JOB AT NASA,please look it up . This man and Reid and Pelosi are going to DESTORY OUR COUNTRY UNLESS THERE STOPPED,I am sicken by what is happening,,,There is so much more I could say,,but I wouldn't have enough room on here.