By John W. Lillpop
President Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have proudly branded their governance as the most honest, open, and transparent in the history of our nation.
However, there is nothing honest, open, or transparent about the manner in which the U.S. House is unveiling the Democrats’ plans to spend nearly one trillion dollars to "reform" the best health care system in the world.
As reported, in part, at the washingtontimes.com (+):
“House Democrats blocked the public from attending the unveiling ceremony of their health-care bill Thursday morning, allowing only pre-approved visitors whose names appeared on lists to enter the event at the West side of the Capitol.
“The audience at the crowded press conference included Hill staffers, union workers, health care providers and students, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who thanked them for attending.
“Mrs. Pelosi and other Democratic leaders announced the chamber's long-awaited version of a health care overhaul, which would expand insurance coverage to 36 million uninsured Americans, costing less than $900 billion over 10 years.
“The West side of the Capitol - the area where President Barack Obama was inaugurated - is traditionally open to the public. But the entrances were blocked off Thursday morning by metal fences, with Capitol police officers standing next to staff members holding clipboards with lists of approved attendees.”
Capitol police and metal fences in place to block access to an important announcement concerning the work of elected representatives in the “People’s House”?
On the heels of the administration’s idiotic assault on FOXNEWS and freedom of the press, one must challenge the theory that Obama is following in the footsteps of JFK as the heir apparent to Camelot.
Clearly, Barack Obama is more like Hugo Chavez than Camelot, and that is a damn shame!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/29/house-democratic-bill-ceremony-closed-public/
