WASHINGTON — Under withering criticism from veterans and Congress, President Obama on Wednesday abandoned a proposal that would have required veterans to use their private health insurance to pay for the treatment of combat-related injuries.
David K. Rehbein, national commander of the American Legion, said the president had indicated at a meeting on Monday that he “intended to move forward” with the proposal, which could have saved the government more than $500 million a year.
But on Wednesday, the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said Mr. Obama had scrapped the idea.
Gee, do you think it had something to do with this idea being less popular than genital warts?
Was the administration actually surprised to hear that people were upset that we were honestly considering telling our servicemen and women that their job-related injuries would have to be covered by private insurance? SRSLY? Are they really THAT tone-deaf? They'd save $550 million by dropping vets' insurance. Obama's stimulus package contained over $4 BILLION for ACORN.
This was never about saving money.
The way I see it, there were two possible reasons for this idea. The first is, quite cynically, that Obama knows the military voted overwhelmingly for McCain, and was proposing this to punish them. The second, even more cynical idea, is that this was a back-door way to implement national health care - as our nation's servicemen and women overwhelm the health care system with their war-related injuries, it pushes us closer and closer to "needing" national health care.
Especially with a few dozen human interest stories about soldiers injured in battle who can't get the health care they need for those injuries...
In any case, it's good to see that there is still some tiny vestiges of sanity in the 0bama administration. While this idea never should have seen the light of day in the first place, it's at least joined the scrap heap of bad ideas thus proposed, a litany of idiocy rapidly tossed under the bus.
At least with this administration that bus will never want for traction...
That is all.
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I think it was just a way for Obama to screw our service folks that he has no respect for . . .
Glad they killed this idea quickly.
This should be an impeachable offense to do this to our troops. . . this guy is scum
Did you see his other genius proposal to tax health insurance for people who actually have to pay for it? No doubt the carrot would be "if you sign up for the gummint's free health care insurance" you won't be taxed.
Tone deaf? check
Scum? check
Not ready for Prime Time? check
"Glad they killed this idea quickly."
I'm not. All the more work for us to make sure the general population doesn't forget that President Zero thought this was a legitimate good idea!
We can't let him sweep his mistakes under the rug, or we might just be seeing them again in a 2nd Term where he's not as concerned about poll numbers!
"In any case, it's good to see that there is still some tiny vestiges of sanity in the 0bama administration."
I don't think it had a damn thing to do with sanity. I think he'd push for and pass just such a bill if he could.
He showed his true colors, miscalculated, and kicked up a huge shitstorm. Scrapping the idea is nothing more than an attempt to save his ass politically.
The very fact that he floated and then defended the idea makes him a fucking asshole.
I have neither seen nor been a party to an insurance policy that did not say it would not pay the premium on an act of war. They will not pay for anything that happens to you in the line of duty. If you are in the military and have a family you will have an insurance called Champus, strictly for the military, but you pay for it.If you retire from the military after 20 or 25 years you will get your choice of retirement pay or health insurance through Champus. I know this is the way it is for enlisted personal, officers I can not even guess but could find out. I know that if you are wounded in action you will be cared for nevertheless. Anyway Obammy is an ignorant commie mofo.
The only thing that truly separates the US from third-world banana republics is the fact the our country doesn't experience coup de'etats. Something for this administration to consider.
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