I covered some of Obama’s failings in foreign affairs last time as I reviewed a book by Hugh Hewitt—The Brief Against Obama. I want to turn to domestic issues now. Let’s start with the biggie—Obamacare.
The big picture, according to Hewitt, is that Obamacare is ruining employment and health care at the same time. It will push our country to an era of scarcity and rationing in health care, huge government bureaucracies, and unresponsive hospitals and clinics.
Notice how it got started. It was passed over the loud protests of the American people. Now a few earlier laws have also been passed this way, but they soon won over the public. Not so in this case. Obamacare remains hugely unpopular. Just wait until the costs start kicking in.
Other problems abound in this bill. It was passed on a straight part-line basis in a disgusting manner. All sorts of sweetheart deals had to be arranged with various senators. Remember the Cornhusker kickback? In addition, many see this law as unconstitutional despite the Supreme Court decision. It was passed on false premises with impossible-to-keep claims. In addition, employers are dropping hundreds of thousands from coverage because it’s cheaper under the law to take a federal fine than to insure their employees. Add to this the fact that it opens an assault on every Catholic institution by requiring them to pay for sterilization and the “morning after” pill.
Probably the worst thing about Obamacare is its rationing powers. Beginning this year, fifteen unelected bureaucrats will actually be the ones who decide the health-care futures of all Americans. It’s a pure and simple rationing board.
The promise made by Obama was so encouraging. If we liked our doctors, we could keep them, and if we liked our insurance, we could keep it. But the reality is different. Already hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost either the doctors or the health insurance they had and wanted to keep. Just another reason Obama has to go this November.
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