Obama Threatens to Veto Bill Because It Won't RAISE Health Care Costs on Military; Will Media Report?
The day after Barack Obama won a major victory for his signature health care overhaul legislation -- which he and his allies insist will ultimately LOWER health care costs for Americans -- the president is threatening to veto a defense authorization bill in part because Congress is not acting to RAISE health care costs for American servicemen.
The Washington Free Beacon has the story here, and I've also excerpted it below the page break. It remains to be seen to what extent the Obama-boosting liberal media will acknowledge the president's hypocrisy:
The Obama administration on Friday threatened to veto a defense appropriations bill in part because it does not include higher health care fees for members of the military.
“The Administration is disappointed that the Congress did not incorporate the requested TRICARE fee initiatives into either the appropriation or authorization legislation,” the White House wrote in an official policy statement expressing opposition to the bill, which the House approved in May.
President Obama’s most recent budget proposal includes billions of dollars in higher fees for members of TRICARE, the military health care system, and is part of the administration’s plan to cut nearly $500 billion from the Pentagon’s budget.
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As a Vet
Submitted by texusmc on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 3:40pm.
who has both company Insurance and Tri Care- Tri Care already doesn't pay for very much and is twice as expensive as my Blue Cross Blue Shield. And now he wants to raise it? Really? Please Mr. "Jack Wagon in Chief" remember what your Military does FOR A LIVING.
Like delivering the mail
Submitted by Jimbo on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:09pm.
The Federal Government literally cannot figure out how to deliver the mail despite a bloated budget. And like sheep to the slaughter, we entrust our health and well being to the same people.
Tex
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 6:19pm.
What the Left want is to move everyone into a single-payer, Government-run, Socialist Medicine model. It is easier to move TriCare participants into the Government insurance exhange - the plans ultimately designed to end up with one government run plan - than to move everyone into TriCare. Creating a new government run plan that doesn't have any connection, even historical, to the Military would be a consideration for Leftists as well. It's a win-win for the Left: Drive the Military into eventual decreasing choices of exchange plans while deleting the association with the Military.
How dumping TriCare will be sold is that members will be able to go anywhere for their health care - especially when there are fewer insurance choices and physicians are forced to accept the remaining plans - and there will be savings by not having to have separate and duplicate administration of care of all citizens.
Words cannot express my contempt.
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 3:42pm.
This is the ultimate disgrace... Make the military, who has not seen an effective pay raise in over 10 years, pay higher costs for their (and their families) health insurance.
What's next: "Gee Sgt, we're sorry your leg got blown-off in Afghanistan... but you'll just have to buy your own prostetic."
The bastard.
- Grump :o(
He really IS a bastard, Grump, ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 3:58pm.
... literally and figuratively.
He's also a RBFSOB and a POS.
I have absolutely grown to hate the son of a bitch.
The ONE group of people who work for very little, comparatively, and have the most dangerous job, literally, is the US military, and he wants them to PAY UP!!!
WTF, President Asshole?
NOTE: (A Butch Napolitano, you dike bitch, if you're "monitoring" the internet, put me on your "surveillance list," you stupid soont, because one day you will need to come find me. )
Grump, he's already tried that, back in 2009.
Submitted by UpNorth on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:01pm.
It was reported on, and Baracka backed down. That was then, this is now. I do believe he's been emboldened by SCOTUS, and thinks no one will pay any attention to this.
I'm sure he'll frame it as Veterans paying their "fair share", so his moonbat followers will get on board.
This is a quote from that article, from a spokesman for the American Legion, "the president's plan would increase premiums, make insurance unaffordable for veterans and impose a massive hardship on military families. It could also prevent small businesses from hiring veterans". Amazing how the Legion, VFW and other VSO's could be that prescient back in 2009.
Newsbubba, UpNorth...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:13pm.
First thanks for your input.
Second, I'm a retired Navy CPO and still live by that oath I took many (many many) years ago. Unless and Until this creep is removed from office - I will not be encouraging any young man or woman to "join-up." As sad as that may sound (and it is with great regret on my part) I cannot recommend anyone put themselves under this incompetents command.
- Grump :o(
No problem, Grump.
Submitted by UpNorth on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:25pm.
I spent time in the Army, and my oldest is a Master Sergeant, USMC. Our daughter-in-law was already livid with this asshat back in 09, I'm sure she's about ready to go off today. I would no more encourage any young person to go into the military these days than I'd vote Progressive, er Communist, I mean democrat.
I do want to...
Submitted by paratisi on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 5:28pm.
...Thank you and all other former service members here, for your service. I can't describe in words how grateful we are!
agreed
Submitted by dmacleo on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 9:59am.
only spent a few yrs in (injured knees could not re-up) but I now do the same.
and it sucks.
Indeed
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:21pm.
This is why the correct response to the ObeymeCare was a real good bitchslap, not this legal trickery that Roberts did. I'm expecting this sorry son of a bitch to continue to do things like this now that he's been emboldened by SCOTUS, or I should say Roberts. Even if the "tax" label looks bad, he already said he would implement it, etc, with no fear of repisals.
Which begs the question, where will he go next? How low will he go?
Anyone who didn't see something like this coming is a damn fool.
-Jon
Well, Jon. as far as the Holder contempt thing,
Submitted by UpNorth on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:34pm.
DoJ has said that they won't prosecute him.
And there's another twist to this story. The U.S. Attorney appointed by Holder to investigate the security leaks in the White House or DoD is Ronald Machen, the U.S. Attorney for D.C. The one who won't prosecute Holder for contempt.
yeah....
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:40pm.
I've heard about it, we're gonna be seeing a lot more of this kind of crap from here on out.
As if this were some sort of surprise.
-Jon
~What percentage of the military supports Obama, again?
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 3:52pm.
.
Whatever it was, it's going
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:22pm.
Whatever it was, it's going down even more now.
~Going down...
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:32pm.
...Wile E. Coyote style.
Does Mooch know? Because she's all about military families.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 3:52pm.
.
Mooch is a BALB, Sicko.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:01pm.
( O )
Now THAT's a hoot!
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:20pm.
the requested TRICARE fee initiatives ?????
I guess "initiative" is a synomym for "increase."
Gotta love the Obama dictionary.
The Liberal Dictionary
Submitted by Jimbo on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:29pm.
Its not the Obama dictionary, its the liberal dictionary. They have mastered the fact that most Americans have a 5 second attention span. If they don't specifically hear the word "tax" as they scan the television dial, then no tax exists. Liberalism and lemmings - perfect together.
I have a suggestion for Obama
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 4:59pm.
Ha ha, fooled ya! While I'm thinking it, I'm not going to type it here. Rather.....
Why don't we just stop paying the GM unions', or perhaps the Post Office unions', AND the SEIU unions' insurance premiums? Make THEM pay 25 or 35% of their premiums.
And stop paying for the Congress Critters' caddilac benefit plans altogether? And the Czars', and for that matter, ALL of the political apointees'?
That's a good start. I can think of more, even though I'm seeing red right now.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
A good start.
Submitted by Jimbo on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 5:09pm.
That would be a great start, albeit a symbolic one and a drop in the bucket. I do not know the cumulative value of the cuts you propose, but I do know what the 15 trillion dollar national debt is.
It is:
15 million million dollars. Think about that for a minute.
And when you are done thinking about that, check this out for giggles
It's not that bad
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 12:39pm.
"15 million million dollars."
Oh, come on! It's not that bad! it's only 15 thousand billion dollars. 15 thousand, that doesn't sound so bad, does it? Heh.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
militaries fault
Submitted by MidAmerica on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 5:06pm.
If the military only voted democrat in large numbers they would get free healthcare.
Look at the freebies being bestowed on women, illegals, Gays, poor people who are just not into that 'job' thing, college kids who see the government as their future parent, and all the envious people who see rich people as their piggy bank.
Military
Submitted by Jimbo on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 5:11pm.
Of that trillion dollar political payoff disguised as a stimulus package, you think they could have found some room for the people who defend the country. They probably could have funded free healthcare for our military with the money that went missing alone.
If the military was populated ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 5:35pm.
... by the type who would vote for a Marxist democrat, they couldn't beat their way out of a soggy sack of Shiite.
When it finally hits the fan in the USSA, I'm betting the military will not be supporting the RBFSOB unless we give him several more years to realign it.
I hear what you're sayin', Bubba, but it ain't ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 7:25pm.
the collective "we" giving anything to, or for, Obama .
It is the Dems, the libs, the racist melanin enhanced, the illegal aliens, the morons, the illiterate fools who suck down the liberal media pap as truth, and the dead in cemeteries who vote for the PLRBFSOBPOS, that have put 'our' collective asses in a trick.
The ONLY saving grace is that these #$@^&%*^# 'ing mooks are gonna suffer right along with those of us who KNEW; absolutely KNEW; that this griftin' pos was going to damage this country severely.
When it comes to accurately describing just how much hatred I have for Obama; and how much rancor I hold for his ugly, nasty-visaged wife as well, --- words fail me.
Lest any pos lib find succor in the words I have used, as a possible reason for flicking the race card in my direction; rest assured that my revulsion and disgust is also for the likes of Pelosi, Reid, Schumer, Durbin, Leahy, the majority of Democrats, and ALL liberals.
Bosstids, they are.
MD
Where's the weekend blog when you need it?
Submitted by UpNorth on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 9:04pm.
The Border Patrol seems unhappy with Big Sis,
And, Google seems unhappy with the Choices that some Americans make.
The inmates have taken over the asylum, and I think it may be too late to take it back. That article on the "Active Shooter" was also directed at those armed and trained employees of the BP.
I saw that idiotic news the other day, Uppie.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 9:37am.
If that ain't the most moronic thing I have EVER seen, I'll eat a box of magnum loads.
Ordering, ORDERING armed law enforcement agents of ANY service to "run and hide!"
That kind of sums up the Europeanization of the USSA.
We are more like France than France!
I guess the Obummer administration is beginning to train the ARMED forces to run and hide so that they won't have to face a insurrection in the ranks when they begin the takeover.
Why is that surprising?
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 9:42am.
Don't you guys remember that Littleton, Colorado wouldn't send the cops into Columbine until the shooting stopped?
What the hell is wrong with this picture????
Take action
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 11:08am.
Can you believe the wording they used?
"The FEMA-administered computer course, entitled “IS-907- Active Shooter: What You Can Do,” is a 45-minute tutorial that provides guidance to all employees on how to recognize indicators of possible workplace violence and what to do should their office be invaded by gunmen and focuses around three main options; either evacuate, hide out, or in dire circumstances, take action."
I don't know about you, but I would definitely consider someone running around shooting people as a "dire circumstance." I would defiantly take action, like a applying large heavy object upside the shooter's head!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
You're right, Cobra.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 12:04pm.
Attack, attack, attack!
Easier to just shoot the bastard than hunt for something to throw at him.
I'd do that
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 12:16pm.
"Easier to just shoot the bastard than hunt for something to throw at him."
I'd do that, but, since I don;t have a concealed carry permit, I'd have to get his gun away from him first, hence the "upside the head" tactic. People tend to drop things when their head is being pummeled. Besides, there's plenty of weapons available just about anywhere you go, from desk lamps chairs, to laptop computers and pc keyboards, to your own fists. A nice roundhouse works wonders, if applied, ahh, "liberally."
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
~Best of both worlds
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 12:13pm.
"I threw something at him, officer. To be specific, I threw a .45 caliber hollowpoint using the firing mechanism of a Kimber 1911 Tactical Ultra II."
Fantastic
Submitted by texusmc on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 12:20pm.
but I have a Springfield 1911 Hi Cap. Just to make sure he and his buddies don't get up. Shooting Winchester .45 ACP Hollow Point 270 gr. ohhh yeah
People tend to forget
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 12:24pm.
People, especially those who work for Homeland Security (now there's a contradiction in terms), tend to forget that we didn't leave the African veldt and conquer the entire land surface of Earth by running away from the lions and tigers and bears (oh my!) but by picking up whatever was around us and fighting back. Well, if it works against lions and tigers and bears...
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Also, I wonder when they're
Submitted by RR GOP on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 7:35pm.
Also, I wonder when they're (DOD) going to implement their 401K-type retirement plan instead of the traditional 20 year minimum they have now?
Sounds OK since it's portable and you still get retirement if you get RIFed after say, 18.5 years of service, but why do I think that it's not as good as what they have now?
"Under Capitalism, man exploits man. Under Communism it's just the opposite."
"All that Communism needs to make it successful is for someone to feed and clothe it."
Hey! Whatever happened to....?
Submitted by Herbster on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 1:43pm.
Hey! Whatever happened to the "Campaign" of Moochelle and the arrogant, repulsive Mrs. Biden courting the military? Guess that scam is in the past now ......like Bernie Madoff. If anyone in the military fell for the crap doled out by these two military hating phonies, they are beyond hope. I'm sure at least 95% of those in the service who were forced to sit through a speech by these two trolls could see through the propaganda. Now Mr. Shameless wants to raise fees on our heroes. Does anyone think the state run media will criticize this?