Shame on Everyone for Obamacare

Posted: Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Imagine Congress trying to pass an expensive and unpopular healthcare bill by twisting arms, cutting backroom deals, refusing transparency and politicians mysteriously changing their votes, only to finally pass the controversial legislation at the last hour by a paper thin margin.

This is what happened in 2003 when the "Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act" was passed by a Republican controlled Congress with the minimum 216 votes and was signed into law by President George W. Bush. It was the largest government healthcare entitlement expansion to date, estimated at about $400 billion, but has exceeded over half a trillion since. Said Bush, "These reforms are the act of a vibrant and compassionate government."

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