No more "summit" talk...

I've never been a fan of Bill O'Reilly.  I think he's a fence-sitter and arrogant.  While Glenn Beck can sometimes strike folks as a bit over the top, at least he has passion and  tries to be respectful to those who have differing opinions.  If Joseph Klein is right that O'Reilly gave Obama high marks for that headache inducing waste of time yesterday, well - boo on him. 

We all know the purpose of the summit was to try and make republicans look bad.  I think the Obama strategy backfired badly. However, the attention span of the American people (those that even bothered to watch), is short and shallow. 

If you read some of the comments on Obama's website (no link on purpose), you will see over 800 comments from people that think he sounded and looked brilliant - even though the majority of the MSM, of all people, thinks he and his minions looked pretty incompetent.

Realize this:  Obama, as a true narcissist, thinks he did great and will move ahead with any means necessary to pass this horrible bill.  The less time we spend hashing over every little nuance of yesterday's political theater, the more time we'll have to call our representatives and senators. 

Obama Enjoyed Hearing Himself Talk at Health Care Summit
by Joseph Klein

Bill O’Reilly must be angling for an interview at the White House with President Obama because he gave Obama high marks for his handling of the health care summit yesterday.  I watched most of it and saw a pedantic, petulant, arrogant Obama who spoke for 119 minutes – nine minutes more than the 110 minutes that all 17 Republicans took to make their statements.  When added to the time taken by the Democratic congressional spokespersons, the Obamacare supporters consumed a whopping 233 minutes. read the rest

Health Care Summit - Move Along - Nothing to See Here!

I managed to make it through every minute of this ridiculous waste of time - and now I have a raging headache.  The only thing that saved my sanity was following the Hot Air open thread while the sound was running on the Fox streaming video.

The highlights:

1.  John McCain saying he wasn't through when Obama tried to cut him off.  
2. John Boehner telling him that the entire bill needed to be scrapped and they needed to start over
3. Anything that came out of Eric Cantor's mouth.
4. Watching Obama's facial expressions and his desperate attempts to stay awake after lunch.
5. Listening to the "great communicator" stumble, stutter, and not make sense about 95% of the time

The lowlights:

1. The endless sob stories told by the Dems with first prize going to Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) claiming a constituent wore her dead sister’s teeth. 

Conclusion?

The president and his democratic minions looked like idiots and the republicans came across as well prepared and ready to kick some rear patootie.  The repubs  reminded me of my barely 6 lb cat chasing 10 lb cats off our property.

Another "6 lb cat" in action.

More:

Moonbattery: Summary of the ObamaCare Summit
Gateway Pundit:  Hundreds of Protesters Rally Against Obamacare at Blair House (Video)
The Other McCain: Randy Altschuler: ‘Scrap the Current Legislation . . . and Start Listening’

I'm ready for the show...

  

Popcorn - check

 Shasta Diet Grapefruit - check

Back Pillow - Check

Pepto-Bismol - Check 

 How very transparent!

 Health Care Summit Won't Be Seen Live on Most C-SPAN Channels

By Jacqueline Pham

 - FOXNews.com

Despite pleas for greater access to coverage of health care reform debate, viewers may not be able to watch live coverage of Thursday's White House health care summit on C-SPAN -- or even C-SPAN 2.

[...]FoxNews.com will stream live coverage of the White House summit in its entirety. read the rest

Preparing for Health Care "Summit"

1. Popcorn - check
2. Shasta diet grapefruit - check
3. Back support pillow - check
4. Pepto-Bismol - check

While this administration continues to spend money it doesn't have, let's look at some of the unintended consequences of what's going on.  We all know about the obvious stuff such as the millions of unemployed or under-employed folks.

Since Obama has taken office the turmoil in this country has ramped up to a degree I have never witnessed in all my voting years.  How many productive hours of work or recreation have been swept down a memory hole by worry and uncertainty?   How many people have actually had their health compromised by this constant dread so many of us have come to live with?  How much of our money has been spent to chauffeur Obama and his minions around so he can do what he (sorry, my editor was busy) push his socialist agenda? 

And while we have had our peace of mind shattered and our freedoms eroded, the people we have elected continue to reap the benefits of high salaries and tax-payer provided perks, not to mention their bloated pension funds. 

Tomorrow they will gather together and participate in what is most assuredly a waste of time and money.  And we the people, who pay their salaries, will once again be subjected to more wasted time and probably suffer a massive case of heart burn.

The one thing I'm sure the democrats are not paying attention to is the rage that is building in the American people.  People can handle being insulted, just as they can handle being praised.  What drives people bonkers is being ignored.

Related:

Michelle Malkin: Lights! Cameras! Health care Oba-kabuki!; Update: WH excludes governors, state legislators

OBAMACARE’S LETHAL THIRD RAIL SHOCK TO COME
by Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD
Subway riders know the adage – The third rail is deadly –it carries the current that can kill you. Avoid the third rail. We are about to get that “third rail” for government-controlled healthcare. Then comes the death blow to your medical privacy, your freedom to choose medical treatment options, and your ability to control the cost of any private health insurance you may want to buy. read the rest