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We now know why the White House DID NOT refute the Claims of Joe Wilson
Remember when Joe Wilson shouted, "You Lie!" Well it turns out that he was right.
President Obama said this week that his health care plan won't cover illegal immigrants, but argued that's all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage.
He also staked out a position that anyone in the country legally should be covered - a major break with the 1996 welfare reform bill, which limited most federal public assistance programs only to citizens and longtime immigrants.
"Even though I do not believe we can extend coverage to those who are here illegally, I also don't simply believe we can simply ignore the fact that our immigration system is broken, that's why I strongly support making sure folks who are here legally have access to affordable, quality health insurance under this plan, just like everybody else. If anything, this debate underscores the necessity of passing comprehensive immigration reform and resolving the issue of 12 million undocumented people living and working in this country once and for all."
Interesting. As I mentioned in the previous post, Obama did make a distinction between 46 million Americans, and 30 Million American citizens. All of his speeches before the health care speech, referenced a number of 46 million. This 46 million included those here illegally. When he gave the health care speech, he noted 30 million American citizens. So I wasn't crazy after all.
"It is ironic that the president told the American people that illegal immigrants should not be covered by the health care bill, but now just days later he's talking about letting them in the back door," said Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee.
"If the American people do not want to provide government health care for illegal immigrants, why would they support giving them citizenship, the highest honor America can bestow?" Mr. Smith said.
But immigrant rights groups see the speech as a signal that Mr. Obama is committed to providing health care coverage for anyone in the United States legally, regardless of their citizenship status.
But wait! Obama said in the health care address that he wasn't going to insure non-citizens! Oh, that's right, Obama was talking about "his" plan, not the actual plan.
On Thursday, Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, Illinois Democrat and an outspoken advocate for legalization, agreed to take leadership in writing a new, more generous bill.
"We simply cannot wait any longer for a bill that keeps our families together, protects our workers and allows a pathway to legalization for those who have earned it," Mr. Gutierrez said. "Saying immigration is a priority for this administration or this Congress is not the same as seeing tangible action, and the longer we wait, the more every single piece of legislation we debate will be obstructed by our failure to pass comprehensive reform."
I wonder what he means by "legalization for those who have earned it." I thought there were laws in place to determine citizenship status. I was unaware that the path to citizenship was "earned", much less determined by this Gutierrez character.
Perhaps people will understand why I scrutinize every little detail of Obama's speeches. Every speech Obama delivers is designed to sound conservative, while speaking to those on the left. It is all about tricking you into believing that Obama believes what you do.
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