Obama "Absolutely Confident" Health Reform Will Be Done

From China, President Barack Obama tells CNN's Ed Henry that after "procedural hurdles" in the legislation of health care reform, "I remain confident that we're going to get this done... I'm absolutely confident."

As far as why he hasn't been like LBJ, Obama says: "LBJ didn't have the Congressional Budget Office."

Obama also fields a question from a disgruntled Obama supporter regarding the bank bailout. "I understand people's frustrations... The American people have gone through a very tough year," and as President, he's committed to help "navigate" Americans, especially those who lost their jobs. "I'd be mad, too."

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[pluto4847]

@BlackpeopleLOL

What do you mean by that? Why do you connect LBJ with Joe Biden? Is there a hidden meaning you are not telling us.

[BlackpeopleLOL]

let's give Joe Biden a chance to be LBJ

[TrainsforGTA]

yeh, ironically he stated that health care reform might die out again..

[rahowr]

Time to purge this nation of all obama supporters !

Kill the snakes body,,,And the snakes head will Die !

[imaginepeace63]

LBJ didn't have the blue dog democrats to deal with

[Mj18Jam]

The insurace company are liers they would not be fighting this bill if they think it would cost million of dallors more they are worried they are going to have to work for the money. This talk by the Republicans that this is going to cost jobs is crap how covering more people is going to cost job are we fools this bill is a big job creator.

The republican tell us our chilodren will have to pay well let them pay to be healthy instead of for more wars and one more suit in Mich Maconley closet.

[wvbkball]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, people in the U.S. without health insurance coverage at some time during 2007 totaled 15.3% of the population, or 45.7 million people. However, 9.7 million of uninsured people in the United States are not American citizens.According to the Census Bureau, this number decreased slightly from 47 million in 2006 due to increased publicly sponsored coverage

[stoicsquirrel]

It sounds like you're saying that tort reform CAUSED the increase. Texas has a LOT of illegals that take advantage of our system here. You can walk into a hospital without ID and you will be treated. When they don't pay their bills( I know it's not JUST illegals but, it is a major problem. I know because I worked with at least 40-50 people that were there illegally) somebody else has to. So you should also be pushing against that, too. Are you?

[balanceseeker]

All that tells you is that the costs in Texas were lower before Tort reform, NOT that Tort reform made them lower.

In reverse terms, if I had $100 and you had $1, and you made and investment that got you 500% return and I made an investment that got me 1% return, I would still have more money at the end, BUT it is your investment everyone will be looking to replicate for obvious reasons.

[stoicsquirrel]

"The costs to the consumer for health care have gone up by 24% in Texas while the nation as a whole? has "only" seen an 18% rise during the same period."

I just got an online quote for Texas(where I'm from) and Wisconsin(where I live now). I can get a plan in Texas for $109. For the same coverage from the same company, in Wisconsin, it will cost me $297 a month. Even if they did increase more than the rest of the country, I would still spend less in Texas.