Jarrett: White House Is Bracing for Obamacare Verdict This Week
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, June 24, 2012, 12:11 AM
President Barack Obama walks through his Hyde Park neighborhood with senior advisor Valerie Jarrett to his friend, Marty Nesbitt’s home, Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Chicago. (AP /Carolyn Kaster)
White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett told a group of black journalists Saturday that the Administration is bracing for the Supreme Court verdict on Obamacare this week.
CNN reported, via Free Republic:
As the Supreme Court prepares to make a historic ruling on the fate of President Barack Obama’s health care law, his top adviser shifted attention on the rest of the White House’s legislative agenda rather than the potential dismantling of its signature piece of legislation.
Valerie Jarrett, Obama’s senior adviser and close family friend, told a group of black journalists Saturday that the administration is prepared for the court’s decision – which could come as early as Monday – then went on to attack Republicans in Congress for what she called a strategy of “no.”
“The Affordable Care Act is a very important piece of legislation that we spent a great deal of time crafting,” Jarrett told CNN, but, pointing to legislation on fair pay for women, tax cuts for working families and college tax breaks, added, “he had a lot more going on than the Affordable Care Act.”
Still, she admitted that the administration was out-maneuvered by Republicans in the months following the law’s passage, as the other side turned up the drumbeat to repeal what they called “Obamacare.”
“The opponents of it out-organized – in terms of the ‘death panels’ – and distorted what we were doing early on.”
She then lashed out at what she called the “obstructionist” GOP members in Congress.
Democrats always believe it’s their communication strategy that is flawed not the fact that their policies stink, fail and nobody wants them.
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Ace commented:
Here it comes…
“The republicans don’t want you to have health care, and hope you die”.
The narrative is written, rehearsed, and ready to go.
Highlander commented:
Democrats simply cannot face reality. They’re about to get a big dose of it though …
P. Aaron commented:
It’s Obama. He just phones, no Obama text’s his policies in. He’s lazy. Obama doesn’t try very hard at anything. He blurts out some half-baked idea and assumes people will fall in line, and when they don’t he gets all flustered.
Patty commented:
Thank God for those 26 or so states who brought the lawsuit long ago. And because this administration has no value or thought about TIME marching on, Obama wasted 2 years of his presidency on Obama care and massively expensive bill.
So, brace themselves? I find that a flip attitude as so many people in America for over 3 1/2 years have BRACE THEMSELVES for the toads wild ride. No job, no home, no retirement, no food and no gas to try to look for a job.
And lost cause and no hope for a job, thanks to Obama. So, Brace this: You are fired Obama, see ya wouldn’t want to be you or Jarrett.
Patty commented:
then went on to attack Republicans in Congress for what she called a strategy of “no.”
Please grab the bug repellent, Jarrett truly believes that it was Congress? Really, she is that stupid. IT WAS THE DOCTORS, THE TEA PARTY, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, MS. JARRETT.
It was over 56% of the American people and sorry, Charlie, they aren’t all in Congress.
Patty commented:
“obstructionist” and this word should be banned. I am so sick of really both parties saying this using this word over and over again. Truthfully, it is use more by Obama and his cronies.
With Obama tanking in the polls, he will soon be lower then Congress. I don’t know how he is polling well at all.
Seriously, what has Obama done beneficial?
jainphx commented:
Patty==== He’s done nothing for us, but a lot to us!
James commented:
Obama’s already shown himself to be willing to ignore Congress by selective enforcement of the law. I have to wonder whether he’s willing to ignore the Supreme Court as well.
Stonedome commented:
“…Republicans hope you die!” no, just people connected to your administration…
StrangernFiction commented:
Democrats always believe it’s their communication strategy that is flawed not the fact that their policies stink, fail and nobody wants them.
I think this scrunt knows exactly what Obamacare would do.
CA Holly commented:
“Jarret Valerie . . . then went on to attack Republicans in Congress for what she called a strategy of “no.”
Correction. That’s “hell no.”
Terry_Jim commented:
I believe Kagan has tipped them to the decision to overturn this already.
Their blame game is heating up, but when 70% of Americans think Obamacare IS unconstitutional, how effective will it be? .
Practical Jane commented:
Obamacare is a tangled mess of regs. We’re screwed unless the court throws out the entire law. If the mandate only is tossed Dems win. We’ll be left with single payer in the end. Cross your fingers that they toss the lot.
Fuzzy commented:
Ah, so Jarrett was part of the “we” who “spent a great deal time of crafting” 0Care? That explains a lot. A lot. #REPEAL
MPCpiano commented:
With Obama’s lack of leadership, he didn’t work with Republicans to craft the health care bill. The.Democrats wrote it and passed with maneuvers and bribes, by just a few votes. When they were done 2/3rds of the people didn’t want it.
The failure of Obamacare is Obama’s failure.
American Woman commented:
Valarie Jarrett was connected a few years back to a series of real estate scandals, including several housing projects operated by convicted felon Tony Rezko.
Jarrett served as a board member for several organizations that provided government funding and support for Chicago housing projects backed by Rezko and Allison Davis. (Davis was Obama’s former boss.)
Jarrett was a member of the Board of Directors for the Woodlawn Preservation and Investment Corporation and the Fund for Community Redevelopment and Revitalization.
Housing projects operated by Davis and Rezko were substandard and full of code violations. The Chicago Sun Times at that time covered the story and the horrible living conditions of the Black tenants, including lack of heat, poor plumbing, broken appliances, and drug dealers.
Jarrett became richer on the suffering backs of poor black people that she was suppose to help.
She also has ties to the Middle East that have never been fully investigated. She is also Moochelle’s BFF.
Axelrod did not get along with her and neither did old Rahm. Rumor has it that they and Bill Daly left because they could not stand her.
Obamacare is just one of the major problems he is facing, and the sooner his house of cards falls the better for our nation.
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