Petty and Pathetic

That would describe President Barack Obama – petty and pathetic.

The president will refuse to make fund-raising visits during November elections to any district whose representative has not backed the [health care reform] bill.

A one-night presidential appearance can bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds which would otherwise take months to accumulate through cold-calling by campaign volunteers.

Mr Obama's threat came as the year-long debate over his signature domestic policy entered its final week.

Opposition to ObamaCare has been intense in those swing districts where Democratic representatives can expect the Obama cold shoulder.  A Wall Street Journal article yesterday carried the results of swing district polling commissioned by Independent Women's Voice.

The survey consisted of 1,200 registered voters in 35 districts represented by members who could determine the outcome of the health-care debate. Twenty of those members voted for the House bill in November but now may be reconsidering. Fifteen voted against the bill but are under tremendous pressure to change their vote.

The survey shows astonishing intensity and sharp opposition to reform, far more than national polls reflect. For 82% of those surveyed, the heath-care bill is either the top or one of the top three issues for deciding whom to support for Congress next November. (That number goes to 88% among independent women.) Sixty percent want Congress to start from scratch on a bipartisan health-care reform proposal or stop working on it this year. Majorities say the legislation will make them and their loved ones (53%), the economy (54%) and the U.S. health-care system (55%) worse off—quite the trifecta.

Given the "astonishing intensity" Obama may be doing those reps a favor by not showing up. Meanwhile, Rasmussen continues to report that overall public opposition to ObamaCare is steady.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 43% favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, while 53% oppose it. Those findings include 23% who Strongly Favor the plan and 46% who Strongly Oppose it.

Those numbers have been consistent since Thanksgiving last year.  Democrats overwhelmingly support the plan because of the political advantage the gain with a government takeover of the health care industry.  Republicans and independents strongly oppose it because the plan will drive up the cost and drive down the quality of health care in America.

Aside from complementing the president on his pretty face, the best that you could say about him is that he has incredibly poor judgment.

Comments

[CaptDMO]

I don't care about Independent Womans Voice.
What do the simple majority of actual tax paying Americans, without an assumption that a self adopted hyphen makes them "more equal", DEMAND their representatives do?

Why doesn't Mr. Obama threaten to hold his breath, until he turns blue,
if he doesn't get a pony for his birthday?

Alas, if only Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Reid (et al) would ALSO "threaten" to take their toys and go home if the rules of the game aren't changed, just for them, AGAIN.