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I think Senator Kennedy said it best when he ask all the Republican and Dem congress people who opposed a "Public/Govt" run option to give up their current Tax funded / Gov't run health care plan and go buy their own private insurance.

I dont think he got any takers.

So every republican in this country has gone completely insane? Your comments are mind blowing.

I do not purport to speak for anyone but myself (unlike a lot of posters) when I say I want the choice of a public option. Mr. President, I still have hope that you can do it.

The headline should be just "Obama aiming to seize control of health care". That would be accurate reporting.

He wants to seize control of every aspect of the country but he can't even convince his own party to pass his most important legislation. He is both a weak leader and a radical socialist.

Or maybe more like " His! Five Fishy-Fingers". And Loafer Pelosi..

Don't get the health care reform....what is there to "get"??? If we keep insurance companies, in the mix....costs will always be prohibitive. If we do real tort reform,,,again, insurance companies will not reduce the premiums....greed, greedier, greediest....

Maybe we should all be analyzing BIA Health Care and VA Health care...it makes more sense to me, for the government to be more invested with health care than auto or hedge fund businesses....

Oh and by the way, let's be inclusive and include congress in our policy...no opt outs....and by the way, I like my health insurance just fine.

What a fool

With his Two fishes and five loafer's..

The far right who is owned by the lobbyist will do they can to defeat health care reform so money keeps coming into the pockets of those who have hired them, which in turns goes into their pockets.

They have bought most of the republican for the republicans have never heard of a dollar they did not want regardless if hurt the poor. In fact they want to hurt the middle class so they will beg to work for less than minimum wage so the rich can put more into off shore banks so they do not have to pay income tax on the ill gotten gains.

No matter when the reform is, there will always be opposing forces. Stop those interest groups that dictate our medical system; stop those who resist changes.

Americans have gone to great lengths to respond to what was presented. We do not always come together so effectively to say the same thing, but this time it was loud and clear. We do not want the public option. I look forward to seeing if the administration was listening.

I don't understand what the yelling is all about as far as the cost of healthcare reform. I thought one of the purposes of healthcare reform is to bring costs down from what they are presently. Medicare fraud runs in the millions of dollars. If just that can be prevented, it will pay for a large chunk of the cost of healthcare reform. But the cost of what we have now is too expensive and getting more so, and that cannot continue. Giving the insurance companies some competition should help that situation a great deal.

He abandoned his leadership role when he turned this over to Congress in the first place. he did it before with the stimulus. Seen any of those 3 million new jobs yet?

I think it would beneficial for everyone if Pres Obama states out once again very clearly what he wants in the bill ..Not simply what he would like, or what would be good, but what he wants..( not what the GOP hypocrites want)..This way the Amercian people can feel confident that Pres Obama is fighting on their side and fighting for their needs, and not willing to compromise on key issues such as the public option..I think unfortuanlty by the GOP getting out of the gate first with all their myths and untruths, we have been playing catch up, and this is where the message got lost..Its time for the Pres to take hard stand and say what exactly he wants in the bill not if and buts about it, and the time for bipartisanship is over...Time to move and get the job done..We have wasted enough time on this issue....Thanks PRES OBAMA FOR ONCE AGAIN KEEPING YOUR PROMISES

The biggest threat to the republican party is not socialism, it is education. Educated people can see through their lies and hate.

Put a fork in him he is done on Health Care. The democrats tried to Rush this thru before the American People could learn more about the Bill and once they have , they have Rejected it. Sorry Dems the American people are not as dumb as you think they are.

Good. I hope he tells the GOP: "you want your for profit insurance you better get on board and work with me and the Democrats or we will jump to a universal non-profit health care now.

when all is said and done universal non-profit is the only way to provide health care in this country. At some point even the GOP will see this.

The time has come for President Obama to declare that he will veto any health care reform bill without a Public Option. His strategy is effective in giving everyone time and an opportunity to consider options for reform.

Good for you, Mr. President. You must lead, you must be the "plow" that strong arms healthcare reform through Congress!

EVERY DAY Americans declare bankruptcy because of the high cost of healthcare reform!

Healthcare should not be a privilege...... it IS a RIGHT!

To the "Blue Dog" Democrats: Support President Obama or prepare to be voted OUT of office in 2010!

Go Obama. You can out-debate ANYONE on this issue. Give us your clear vision.

For the REST of you - what's been proposed is no more "socialistic" or a "government takeover of healthcare" than our police, fire, highways, roads, street signs or medicare and social security.

YES WE CAN!

Obama=socialist

It is not only morally right but also fiscally correct to include the Public Option in the reform bill. President Obama needs to veto any bill without a Public Option.

obama thaking control, like he took control o Wall street, Banking industry, auto industry, now he is looking to control air waves and health care.
But, after all he did promise "CHAINS YOU CAN BELIEVE IN" and he "hopes" you will embrace the gifts.

No public option = No health care reform.

This conservative Independent will support President Obama for the Public Option.

He needs to listen to Democrats and ignore the lunatic right wingnuts.

It's about time he took charge on this issue. I'm sick of hearing all the lies and distortion the GOP and all their wingnut followers are saying.
Lets get the program going and now.

This could be a moment of truth for Obama. Be specific, but don't lose the support of either the liberal left of his party or the Blue Dog right of his party.
Be careful what you say Obama. The liberal left knows you have always been a liberal. But you owe your election victory as do the Blue Dogs to independents who you conviced you were a centerist. You can't really be both. Independents already are droping support because of your precieved move to the left.
It never pays to pretend to be something you are not because once exposed all trust is lost. Everything you say after that will be examined as a possible lie.
So by all means, finally get specific and show your true colors Obama.

This is an action he needs to have already taken. Obama is up against some highly seasoned hatemongers, unethical, immoral, sociopathic liars and political operatives. I know he has some very good folks, too. This Tea Party, Town Hall, talk of militias stuff has been allowed to get way too far without intervention. Many would try to say that this is a grassroots movement by "the people", but those of us who are serious political students KNOW that it is the "Neo"Con"/Republican appeal to the loudest and most ignorant of their factions who are whipping up this frenzy! These folks blindly follow the leaders (???) right off any cliff they refuse to see before them! There are many Biblical references to such blind behavior. One says to the followers, paraphrased: A wise man seeth the folly and changes course while a foolish man goes on to his destruction. Another one: Follow NO man, etc. I am no bandwagon voter. I find all of those in politics to be suspect with some notable exceptions who are fighting against all odds to save America from the "Shock Doctors" (Naomi Klein). Wake-Up, America!

although I disapprove of Barry's very existence...........I welcome his forcing this through all by himself................it will mark the end of the Democrat party.............and I think we will all be greateful for that

Keep working hard President Obama, we applaud you, we support you all the way – may God bless you!

President Obama should take a note from Bush 43 and just steamroll his policy, don't the democrats hold a majority on capital hill

It's about time Pres. Obama took control of the healthcare bill. He never should have handed it over to congress in the first place. He should have put HIS healthcare bill in front of congress & let them argue over it. Putting anything in the hands of Pelosi & Reed doomed it from the start.
The Pres. needs to outline what he wants & what he would take. The lies from the Repubs. should be addressed immediately & the facts stated. As far as the Rep. statement of "socialism", don't they realize that Medicare, Medicaid,Social security, Schip, are all government run?
I would like to ask the Pres. about his campaign promise that Americans should have the same healthcare as members of Congress. What happened to that?

He is aiming too, but this single poorly managed health care event has cost him dearly. He would be better off at this point waiting for the flames to die down a bit before he causes himself more harm.

Hey OBAMA... consider THIS:

Americans want REFORM... not a government TAKEOVER!

Reform means:

Interstate Competition
Tort Reform
Individuals able to participate in industry co-ops to get better prices

Reform DOESN'T mean:

Government Option

The only word that matters ...is the last word.

REFORM NOW!!

It's about time. Go for it Barack, you have our support.

Health care reform is needed and needed now. Barack MUST clearly articulate in plain english his plan, so that the right wing nut jobs cannot misintrepet them and spread false, wild and insane rumors.

Give it up already, the American people don't want your government run plans.

One thing is for sure, Obama will do nothing to impede the ability of lawyers from profiting in medical lawsuits not to mention the drug companies.

let do this!!!!!!! we need it

OBUMMER is incompetent.

And people thought BUSH was dumb. We now have the ignorant fool.

He cannot regain momentum on health care reform since no one has actually proposed health care reform. All the proposals so far have been about increasing government control and taxing out the wazoo to pay for it.

The country is OUT OF MONEY. Just how is a Government that can't control spending supposed to afford covering everyone's medical bills?

Health care was President Obama's signature issue during the campaign and it is fitting that he finally lead the charge to get this thing done. It's clear the republicans are going to throw up road blocks at every turn, so democrats should remember why they got elected...to change and fix. If we wanted more of the same, we could have sent John McCain to the white house. It's time the democrats practiced a little "tough love" on their opponents, because the republicans are not going to go gently into the night. Significant health care reform is what we need, and health care reform is what the president should deliver. He should continue to be out there selling the plan, but it should be his plan he's selling, and not Congress'.

How much you want to bet he doesn't say anything about his proposed "Independent Medicare Advisory Council?"

It hasn’t been slipped into the bill – yet. You can, however, read the language of the proposed legislation on the White House's website.

The Independent Medicare Advisory Council will decide who does and doesn't get treatment in our healthcare of the future.

Perhaps Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Obama's Special Advisor for Health Policy, summarized it best when he wrote, "services provided to individuals who are irreversibly prevented from being or becoming participating citizens are not basic and should not be guaranteed. An obvious example is not guaranteeing health services to patients with dementia."

I hope this time he looks inside to find the Obama we voted into office–that's the president we want to hear.

"The president is considering all of his options on how to advance the debate and get reform passed. This includes possibly laying out a more specific vision"

Shouldn't he have had a more specific vision in the first place? If so, then maybe we wouldn't have this debacle.

Presidnt Obama and the Democrat need to call for a reconciliation vote now or soon a possible and pass The Health Care Plan. It seem like when the republican party don't have nothing better on the table they will vote against anything

Yeah right. The "Socialist Health Care" move is done for.

Unless of course, the Democrat dictators in congress shove it down our throats. Just like the stimulus that 80% of Americans opposed.

That's OK though, Their days left in office are numbered. And it will all be repealed.

I agree with Sen. Sherrod Brown from Ohio...Pres Obama needs to be more specific and more aggressive with his fight for a strong health reform bill. He needs to get in the publics face and explain things as only he can do. Let them know exactly what his plan calls for and also how we will pay for it. So many people believe the lies that have been told by Grassely and there seems to have been no real fight back from the WH. Also, let AARP get the message out to the seniors more....Seniors will believe one of their own hopefully.

Obama aiming to seize control of health care.

That's more accurate.

How 'bout we hold off until after 2010. See who's left in congress. IF the Dems survive, you can have your public option....for 1.7 trillion.

Something tells me we'll have a Republican majority back in no time.

You would have thought that he would have laid out a clear vision when first proposed. Now I don't believe anything he will say because he is a salesman and will say or do anything to make that final sale. He had the chance, he blew it, no i take that back, he didnt realize that people are fed up with his outrageous spending of OUR money! You Liberals want a total overhaul of health reform, why don't each one of you sponsor someone who doesn't have health insurance and pay their insurance.... How many Liberals would sign up??????

Its about time he's steps up and fights for what this country deserves. Obama should have done this from the beginning.

the mesiah is going to lose this battle. he ought to stiick his tail between his legs and call this one dead. there is no way for him to win unless of course he tries to cheat and slip it through congress on the 51 vote deal. if he does this...you can bet your behind he will lose in 2012....which he probably will anyway....

we support you and think you are doing a great job

Detail the healthcare plan, get it passed and be done with it rather than fiddling around with it trying to get bi partisan support. Don't the naysaysaers know that no one is turned away at the emergency room anyway. Don't they know that the taxpayers pick up emergency rooms tabs when the patient can't pay for it. Also, none of the rick people are going to pick fruits and vegetables. They just want to get rich off immigrant labor with the insurance companies getting richer.

To get any real Healthcare reform done Obama needs to set up and take control of this process. If he doesn't you risk the failure of the stalwarts of Pelosi and other liberals with creating something that ultimately doesn't get passed because of the blue dog dems. You also risk the lack of a bipartisian meausre which could greatly endanger the democratic party if they build something they can't pay for without raising taxes. It's time for the President to do his job and come up with a compromise that we can all get behind.

"The compromise agreement being negotiated by Grassley and the other Finance Committee members"

You mean Republicans DO have a healthcare reform plan!? But but., thats not what the media, including CNN, keeps repeating over and over and over and over!!?? I'm soooooo confused...

You can bet that if this health care bill gets passed, especially without Republican support, i for one will be looking to vote any and all of my states Democratic leaders out of Office. The Democrats are acting as if they are the only ones who count and I believe that this is going to be another Pearl Harbor move, You know, sneak attack. I remember a poster saying once that America Will Die from Within: I believe that it was a quote from Joseph Stalin:

America, is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality, and its spiritual life. If we can undermine these three areas, America will collapse from within." ... Joseph Stalin

Proud Americans protesting for their rights have been accused of not being patriots, Americas moral character is in question, and Obama suggests that we are not a Christian nation. The ACLU keeps trying to tear down our religious freedoms, You tell me, are we headed for our own demise?

Good, Mr. Obama you are dealing with some interesting folk. Whenever the Republicans are asked specific questions they do not answer the questions. They are beginning to believe their own 'stories'. Afterall they are driven for a different reason which is not as transparent as most people would think. How about publicizing all the big health company donations each Republicans receive and why they are so frantic to save big business. Where was the outrage when our $5 Trillion surplus went up in ?????? Where was the outrage then?

He needs to. The Dems are acting very weak and afraid to talk. I know they are very busy working on formulas to get the country back in shape, but they have let thr haters explode on them. They have played defense too much. Time to put the weight behind the punch.

A public option would be like the US postal service.
Is it the best money can buy? No.

But it's affordable, and it's there when you need it. It also helps control competitor cost.

Why did'nt he outline this to everyone to start with instead of allowing pelosi to try to rush through the garbage that she was trying to get passed before the recess? If they would get off the public option/give away crap and come up with something that is attainable and sustainable they might get a better reception from the American people who will end up paying for it. The way the present bill was worded it spelled out government takeover of the healthcare system and we all know how efficient that would have been. There are plenty of other regulations that can be put in place to reduce costs. The single payer system would not work.

Here's what to do:

Consistent with your public statements thus far, you should look into the cameras and:

1. Tell us why your plan will not cause our taxes or the deficit to go up.
2. Tell us how the public option will not cause private plans to go under and employers to dump everyone onto the public option;
3. Tell us what you expect the overall plan to accomplish
4. Offer to resign if you are wrong.

Then it will sail through Congress and onto your desk.

Some sort of actual plan..., would be a good start.

He needs to do something. I am a supporter of the public option.

I think you are doing a fine job Mr. President. I know my post will never make it, as they never do because I am for you, but the people reading it know. The polls are of republican leaning independents who voted for you. CNN and all the other news station don't reveal that fact.. They also do not reveal that you base is still 100% with you, and your ARMY is determined to fight even harder to help you get healthcare passed. I don't like Anderson Cooper or any of the CNN people anymore. I view the website only so I can let you, Mr. President, know that I love you, Michelle, Sasha, and Malia very much. And I think you all represent us, the American people more than any other president ever. May The Good Lord bless and keep you safe and sane... Love Tracy Johnson... A Supporter for life, Mr. President...

I am confident he is going to get this done. Thank God we have a President who prioritizes domestic issues and the American citizen, instead of trotting round the globe playing cowboy and Indian with the lives of our youth like Bush did. A heap of lies so he and his buddies could make a few bucks. And, these Wingnuts on the Right supported him. Yeah, they are credible.

I don’t have a bill, I don’t know if we need a public option or not, frankly I don’t know what I want; but join me now as we spend over a trillion dollars of your money on something that doesn’t exist yet. Why do I need to explain, you fools already want to spend, spend, spend without a plan, explanation, or a bill. Join me as I spend more money than you can comprehend on something I won’t tell you about. All I can say is we need to spend it as quickly as possible or the sun will not rise and humanity will be lost.

The people are speaking and you will not have control Mr. President. That is the problem. The govt does not need more control over us.

It's about time he does something himself and stop letting congress run wild with something this darn important. If President Obama has a vision, he needs to share it with us.

Seize control is the opperative verbage for Obama and his expansive government model. Anyone dumb enough to let him seize healthcare needs help as he has never run anything other than campaigns.

The Republican don't want a public option because the Insurance companies that are adding money to their pockets don't want it!!! What good is a plan without that OPTION? Also the Democrats need to get their butts inline with what the leader of their Party wants them to do!!!

Maybe Obama can try saying something like "if you have health insurance, and you like it, you can keep it."

Of course, by now we know that if your employer wants to dump you into the public option he can and you will lose your insurance.

Or maybe Obama can say something like "we need a public option to compete with private insurance.....for 1.7 trillion"

With over 100 insurance companies, somehow 101 is competition? And if a public option competes with private insurance, wouldn't Medicare already fill that role?

Who needs to spend 1.7 trillion on reform? Who needs 60 votes to pass a bill?

Maybe he should just play the race card and get it over with.

Many deadlines to the Congress have slipped. Obama has to decide on Public Option in the minimum and go it alone with 50 democrats:

"...recent comments by two chief Senate Republican negotiators — Charles Grassley of Iowa and Mike Enzi of Wyoming — who have sharply criticized key elements of Democrats' health care plans even as they insisted that a workable bipartisan plan was possible.
In an August fundraising letter, Grassley asked people for "support in helping me defeat Obama-care." He said Democratic-drafted bills would be "a pathway to a government takeover of the health care system."
Enzi, in a radio address Saturday, said Democratic proposals would restrict medical choices and make the country's "finances sicker without saving you money." ..."

please mr. president, put our fears to rest and pass the bill SOON! i am so tired of hearing the lies/smears from the other side that i can hardly watch the news anymore. we need this put to bed and move on to energy and better jobs for the middle class. we democrats support you all the way. please pass the bill so that glen beck can take a much needed vacation, ..he is beginning to look a little like tony perkins in psycho!!

Lay down the law Mr. President.

Start by going back to reforming healthcare, and not trying to reform just the insurance part of it. Give every American the same deal congress gets. No more, no less. if they need money to pay for it, get out of Iraq and Afghanistan. They've been killing each other very effectively for 4000 years. They're much better at it than we are anyway.

The solution is simple, and it would pass if Obama would do the following:

1. spell out clearly what the program calls for
2. Spell out the long terms goals, and whether the public option is expected to put private insurance out of business (and if not, why not).
3. Tell americans how much it will cost, or if it will cost anything extra at all.
4. Promise to resign if his statements turn out to be false (and for avoidance of doubt, we will use the WMD standard for falsity (Mistaken assumption=Lie).)

Well, it's about time. I'm sure there was some reason he sat on the sidelines until now, other than the obvious, which is that he over-estimated the integrity of the death-squadders.

take your goverment run health care and go jump in a lake.......America does no need or want it.....and it costs way to much money...........

Yeah, if he ever gets done vacationing.......on the taxpayers' dime.

no thanks on social medicine, no thanks to cap and trade, no thanks to any of this left wing agenda.

hey any of you libs know Van Jones? maybe you should take a gander at what he thinks/says. As an example.... " white polluters and white environmentalists are steering poisons into colored communities"

by the way, he is Obama's "Green Jobs Czar"

This guy is a nut job and also claims to be a communist

I believe that President Obama will win this battle to pass healthcare reform. He is organized and well equiped with the tools needed to do the job. Furthermore, President Obama and reform advocates are well armed with the facts about healthcare reform unlike their opponents. Despite all of the stupid talk about socialism, death pannels and other nonsense, H.R. 3200 with a robust public option will become law!!

I would like to hear from big insurance companies that they will not raise their rates and hear Republicans say they will not be paid off or help insurance lobbyist.

seize control should have happened about 6 weeks ago
what is being spun here is, Obama is trying to save a failing proposal

Specifics on how the plan would work would be a good thing. Of course Obama will give a speech to try to get it back on track. Giving speeches is the one thing he does well, reading from a teleprompter.

Maybe we can get our Democracy back, after all, if the corporations let go of their determination to keep the USA slaves to their profit making.

"things he would like to see included in health care reform"
WHAT ABOUT WHAT THE LEGAL TAX PAYING AMERICAN CITIZEN'S WANT? HUH ?

DON'T WE TAXPAYER'S HAVE ANY SAY?

ARN'T WE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FOREVER?

I THOUGHT WE ( the people) ELECTED A PRESIDENT – NOT A DICTATOR OR KING OR SOVERIEGN HUH?

WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY ANYWAY?

ARE WE (the people) CRAZY or JUST SHEEP?

How about this, there are about 20 million uninsured who would like some care (this is the real number, when you take out illegals, people in between jobs, and those who don't want healthcare).

How about the government start by introducing a program to satisfy that group. Why do they have to screw with everyone's program? My company offers a great plan, but if this bill passes, we have already been told our program will end, and we will be moved to the government program.

I want to keep my program.

can we please get this IDIOT out of office before he completely destroys this Great Nation. Wake up people, he is selling us out. Praising Islam as a great nation, this health care plan, wanting to get into the minds of our children, I could go on and on, you get the picture, This is an evil evil person, I can't even call him a man, He needs to be impeached ASAP, we need to take America back from the likes of Him, that idiot Pelosi and so on and so on!!!!!!!!

The Obama administration is destroying the United States of America. The members of the CIA work to protect us. Now the Obama administration wants to convict them. We do not want government run healthcare. He needs to concentrate on the economy and the war and leave our CIA and healthcare alone. We need to replace the liberals in Congress as soon as possible.

I wonder what those hypocrites like Pat Robertson and the other self righteous religious right wing nuts feel about health care reform. Didn’t Jesus speak about helping the poor?

I don't know what people their polling but president OBAMA has done a good job thus far and as for health care please get it done I'm tired of not having health coverage, the Replubilacns never haved back anything that will help the average American so get it done without them. PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

To do nothing is not an option. We don't want to be left in the hands of the for-profit healthcare industry who raise our premiums, cut levels of service, and cancel policies at will. When forced to, these companies will compete. They aren't going to give up their lucrative "cash cows" and go out of business. It's called adapting to COMPETITION, which is the hallmark of the free market system. Just remember, as we age, we will all have some form of "pre-existing condition" that they will be able to cancel your policy over. Instead of just yelling and screaming, we need to give our lawmakers some actual ideas, ones that take into consideration the complex nature of healthcare and our diverse population and their healthcare needs. The time is now or we will all be priced out of healthcare.

The Republicans and others of the Reckless Right failed to turn the American people against health care reform after their month-long media blitz.

Now it's time for real leaders to step up and give us the change that they know we need and that we told them we want in the last election!

like his predicessor, Obama reacts slowly. at least this one thinks during the lull.

too late.....Osama has lost control of everything.....and he's on the run...

While I am always happy to hear what our President has to say, I wish someone would remind Congress and educate Americans that it is CONGRESS's responsibility to write the laws of the land...NOT the President. His role according to the constitution is to advise the Congress as to what the American people want but beyond that its Congress's job to do it. They are always screaming about the President having too much power and yelling that the Congress is CO-EQUAL with the President. But when it comes to the HARD WORK of creating controversial legislation, they try to push it off on the President to try to cover their butts. DO YOUR JOB CONGRESS and get a good health care bill done!!!

GOOD. God knows he tried the bipartisan route, but you just simply can't deal with people who aren't willing to deal. But, knowing the GOP base's selective memory, I'm sure we'll keep hearing crap like "So much for bipartisanship" or "Another broken promise by Obama."

As we saw throughout the month of August, facts have NO EFFECT on the GOP; they will unquestioningly believe whatever Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck say without any evidence whatsoever.

It's time to jettison the GOP altogether. You can't possibly teach math to someone who's convinced that 2+2 = 5.

Our President and the Democratic Senate and Congress were elected overwhelmingly by the American people. This overwhelming response was to send a clear message that the vast majority of us know that this system is broken and needs to be fixed. We want it done. President Obama needs to have a private meeting with the Democratic Caucus, sending them a clear message to GET IT DONE!

The Republicans have been given ample opportunity to join in the debate and have chosen to take that opportunity only to delay and eventually defeat the reform. The President now needs to bypass the Republicans altogether. Let the Democrats pass the bill and take the glory when it is complete and people are happy, just as they are now with the Medicare and Social Security programs that Republicans also tried to defeat.

Pull hte public option and it can be done. That's his decision. If his priority is a progressive agenda he'll fail. If its an improved healthcare system he'll succeed.
Politically he won't survive this if (like Pelosi) he's focused on the means to an end, rather than achieving the actual end.

He's trying to seize control of healthcare PERIOD. That's what marxist do.

He needs to LISTEN to all sides, not just his lunatic far-left fringe friends. We need tort reform. We need portability. We need viability of existing plans so I won't be forced in to a single payer plan down the road. We need to cover American citizens and LEGAL immigrants ONLY.

He's "aiming to seize control" of everything, hence the plummeting approval numbers.

It's about time.