Blogline of the Day: "...applied Boombergism" - Granite Grok

Blogline of the Day: “…applied Boombergism”

“You can keep your insurance if but only if you buy the insurance that we think you ought to have,’ which reveals the part of ObamaCare that is applied Bloombergism.”

Well, when I watched “Special Report” tonite and heard George Will say that line, I told myself that I had to transcribe it – and then Isurfed that The Corner had it already:

And as a result supporters of ObamaCare are pioneering new dimensions of sophistry. Steny Hoyer, the second-ranking Democrat in the House, today said the president should have caveated it. Now that’s a clunky verb. What he means is he should have put a big asterisk over his statement, and the asterisk would say, ‘You can keep your insurance if but only if you buy the insurance that we think you ought to have,’ which reveals the part of ObamaCare that is applied Bloombergism. The mayor of New York’s been a very candid progressive. He says, ‘I know what you ought to eat, I know what you ought to drink, and I’m going to use the police power of the city to make you do it.’ And ObamaCare says exactly the same thing: You’re free to choose if you choose the right thing.

Also a perfect summarization of Progressivism: I know what you ought to eat, I know what you ought to drink, and I’m going to use the police power of the city to make you do it.’ And ObamaCare says exactly the same thing: You’re free to choose if you choose the right thing.  And they get to choose what is that “right thing“.

And it is VERY clear as the Obama Administration and its sycophants try to make you believe them versus your lying eyes as report after report after report after report comes out and say that people ARE NOT keeping their plans, ARE NOT keeping their doctors – “yeah but these plans are BETTER for you!  So WHAT if they are way MORE expensive; we put in all those mandates to make your life better! After all, if we are declaring this to be your new Right, it HAS to be good and by piling mandatory stuff into it, it WILL be!”

“And all you’ll have to do is pay for it.  Oh sure, it’s MUCH higher than what you had before – WE decided that we’re going to force you to pay for others as well – just think of it as mandatory charity.  Trust us, you’ll feel better about it in the morning after you write that fat old check.”  “You’ll thank us later, you’ll see.”

Hmm, in all that,  did you see ANY spot for you to say “Er, when do *I* get to choose?”

Me neither..  But that’s the point – Progressives have decided what your Freedom will be – and when it doesn’t apply.  That’s THEIR American way!

Delightful.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/362555/george-will-inability-keep-plans-shows-obamacares-applied-bloombergism-nro-staff

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