Bill Clinton says it’s not important to be perfect on ObamaCARE and calls those opposed to it teabaggers

Monica Lewinsky’s pal Bill Clinton told Senate Democrats Tuesday that “it’s not important to be perfect” on health-care legislation and that they needed to pass a bill in order to cut costs and make the U.S. more competitive with other nations according to the Wall Street Journal.

Clinton, invited by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D., Nev.), to address Senate Democrats during their weekly caucus lunch, said that he told the senators that “the worst thing to do is nothing” on health care.

“There is no perfect bill because there are always unintended consequences, so there will be amendments to this effort… next year and the year after and year after,” Clinton said. “And there should be. It’s a complex, organic thing.”

Citing statistics that show the U.S. has higher health-care costs as a percentage of its economy than other wealthy, industrialized nations, Clinton said that the U.S. had an “economic imperative” to pass the bill.

“It’s like we write a check to all of our economic competitors for [$800 billion] or $900 billion a year,” Clinton said. “They cover everybody, and we only cover 84%, and we don’t get better outcomes.”

Not only does Clinton not care if a bill that will control 1/6th of the U.S. economy, and affect EVERYBODY in this country is perfect, he also calls those who don’t agree with ObamaCARE and the approach to passing it Tea Baggers. According to the Clenis:

Clinton argued that even “the most cold-hearted person” ought to support health care reform simply from an economic standpoint. He reminded Democrats of the political momentum their failure to pass reform in 1993 delivered the House of Representatives to the Republicans the following year…

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said Clinton described the ongoing tea party protests against the Democratic agenda as a sign his party was making progress.

Whitehouse quoted Clinton arguing: “The reason the tea-baggers are so inflamed is because we are winning.”…

He stressed to Democrats that they can always go back and retool initiatives and amend whatever overhaul they pass, calling it, “a big complex organic thing.”

Didn’t Billy Teabag Monica Lewinsky years ago? Oh wait, he used cigar tubes, thats right.

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November 10, 2009 · Filed Under General Politics


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  • apatrioticvet

    “Whitehouse quoted Clinton arguing: ‘The reason the tea-baggers are so inflamed is because we are winning.’”

    Well, that remark just shows that he has no clue as to what the “tea baggers” are all about and it’s not about the libtards “winning”. They aren’t winning anything but the ire of the people who don’t want big gov’t telling us how to live and robbing our paychecks and life savings. Why can’t they understand this? Because they are too driven by the need of power and the need to get it at any cost. Why does an intelligent man makes such a stupid remark? Because he’s in denial and because he’s not listening.