Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., rudely shouted "You lie!" when President Obama said Wednesday night that his health reform plan wouldn't subsidize coverage for illegal immigrants. Alas, Wilson shouted at the wrong moment. Obama was right about that. He just lied about a bunch of other stuff.
"Nothing in our plan requires you to change what you have," the President said. Unless you have Medicare Advantage. The President will eliminate that program.
Furthermore, the Congressional Budget Office has concluded that the proposed reforms will cause millions of Americans to lose the coverage they now have. It won't be "required," but it will happen because Obama's mandates will cause insurers to make wholesale changes to the policies now offered.
My husband and I "disagreed" about this. I was going to call Wilson's office to say "Way to go!" for calling BO a liar - he is! But my husband said that, if Wilson wasn't right about what he was specifically referring to with "You lie!" then I shouldn't be congratulating him if he was wrong.
I still think I was right, and so does he.
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Barack/Barry: If you're NOT LEGIT, then you MUST QUIT!!