Posted by
Mike Bates on Sunday, April 04, 2010 8:29:33 PM
Forget those polls, like the current one conducted for CBS News, that
show most Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama's health
care scheme. And ignore accounts like the one in today's Politico
highlighting
the grief some Democratic congressmen are getting for voting with Obama
on health care. No, focus instead on stories like the one in today's
print and Web edition of the Chicago Tribune.
"Health
insurance reform profiles" is a "look at how the new law will
affect four people in different circumstances." And guess what? Every
single one of them approves of ObamaCare. Isn't it funny how it just
works out that way?
A 56-year-old woman who lost Medicaid eligibility when her children
left home says: "Health reform isn't perfect, it's only a first step,
but by God it will make a difference to me." A 62-year-old man covered
under his wife's policy "is confident the greater changes are all for
the good." A 22-year-old male is relieved he'll continue to be carried
on his parent's health insurance when he goes to art school. If not for
ObamaCare, "I would have either taken the risk and opted out or looked
for work instead of going further in school." A 40-year-old- freelance
writer confides that he is "was "'thrilled' to see the health care
overhaul signed into law."
Quoted several times in the article is Anthony Wright, executive
director of Health Access California. Remarkably, he likes ObamaCare,
too. Tribune newshounds make no mention of his
background, which just possibly could color his views:
A consumer advocate and community organizer. Wright has
been widely quoted in local and national media on a range of issues. He
has also worked for New Jersey Citizen Action, the Center for Media
Education, The Nation magazine, and in Vice President Gore's office in
the White House.
You'd think that if the Tribune looked really, really hard, it may
have found someone - anyone - who's not enthused about what Obama and
his Democratic minions have done to the health care system. Instead,
like many other mainstream media outlets, it's hopped aboard Obama's
campaign to portray the disaster as a success.