We the People are Speaking Out

As the August recess for Congress is underway, many congressman are going back home and holding Town Hall Meetings with their constituents. One such meeting in Philidelphia, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Senator Arlen Specter got more than they bargained for. A woman in the audience had this to say:

“I look at this health care plan…I see nothing about health or about care. What I see…what I see is a bureaucratic nightmare Senator. Medicaid is broke. Medicare is broke. Social Security is broke. And you want us to believe that a government that can’t even run a “cash for clunkers” program is going to run one seventh of our U.S. economy! No sir! No!”

This is not an isolated incident either. A slue of other congressman are facing the same things. I believe that America is beginning to wake up, speaking up, and making their voices heard! Below is a video montage of town hall meetings...

Obama Officials: Taxes May Rise to Pay Health Care

Remember back on the campaign trail that Obama said that if you make less than $250,000 you will not see one penny of your taxes increase in any form? Yah, well, "two of President Barack Obama's economic heavyweights said middle-class taxes might have to go up to pare budget deficits or to pay for the proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system."

The news came from Tax Cheat Treasury Secretary Timoth Geithner and National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers on Sunday. "They both sidestepped questions on Obama's intentions about taxes. Geithner said the White House was not ready to rule out a tax hike to reduce the federal deficit; Summers said Obama's proposed health care overhaul needs funding from somewhere."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090803/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_economy_13

Another campaign promise broken. "There is a lot that can happen over time," Summers said, adding that the administration believes "it is never a good idea to absolutely rule things out, no matter what."