Six Obama Health Care Lies

A lot of ink has already been spilled on the subject. Rather than reinvent the wheel, here's an analysis of just a few of Obama's bogus claims by Gary Bauer.

1. Obama’s claim: 'I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits either now or in the future - period.'”

The Truth: Not even one version of the legislation is deficit neutral. The House version, according to the Congressional Budget Office, adds $220 billion to the deficit over the next decade. The Senate bill is changing by the hour, so it is harder to estimate costs, but common sense tells you it is nearly impossible to cover 30 million more people, not cut any services and do it all without more deficit spending."

2. Obama’s claim: 'Don’t pay attention to those scary stories about how your benefits will be cut… That will never happen on my watch.'”

"The Truth: His plan proposes $500 billion in 'savings' in Medicare by cutting 'waste, fraud and abuse.' This is a sleight of hand as old as Washington, D.C., and it is one reason why our deficit is out of control. There is no budget line for 'waste, fraud and abuse.' If there are $500 billion that can be saved, prove it now. Cut that 'waste, fraud and abuse' now, and save the money now."

3. "Obama’s claim: '…the reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally.'”

The Reality: Is there an American alive who doesn’t know the fiasco of our immigration policies? Countless benefits go to illegal immigrants for one simple reason: There are no strong verification systems to prevent it. Illegals can’t vote, but we know some are voting because liberals oppose photo IDs and proof of citizenship on Election Day. ... A recent Rasmussen poll found that 83% of Americans say people should be required to prove their citizenship before receiving government healthcare benefits. But the Congressional Research Service admits that there is no verification mechanism in the bill."

4. Obama’s claim: “'…under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions…'”

"The Facts: Every attempt by pro-life congressmen to add specific language ensuring that your tax dollars won’t be used to subsidize abortions has been defeated by pro-abortion liberals in committee. The legislation requires that everyone receiving a federal subsidy (your tax money) under the proposed law be able to buy insurance that covers abortion. Even the Associated Press and Time Magazine admit that."

5. "Obama’s claim: Last week, Obama told Americans who already have insurance that they have nothing to worry about. He said: 'Let me repeat this: nothing in our plan requires you to change what you have.'”

"Details are important... once a government-run health insurance company (the public option) is established, many businesses, no one knows how many, will opt to pay a fine and stop providing coverage if the government is going to assume that responsibility. Millions of Americans will lose the coverage they have and like, even though the legislation doesn’t 'require' it. But the legislation just makes that outcome very predictable."

6. "Obama’s claim: 'Now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together…'”

The Reality: Conservatives have introduced 40 pieces of legislation to reform healthcare. None have been let out of committee by the liberal majority. In the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn’t included Republicans in negotiations for months. Obama has 'locked' the White House doors since April – not inviting the congressional minority even once since then to negotiate. When Obama says he wants bi-partisanship, he means conservatives have to embrace his Big Government, high cost, deficit-inducing ideas."

Bauer adds that he could write "a dozen pages." Indeed he could.

Again, common sense tells us that there is no "negotiation" with a liar. But when it comes to ObamaCare, that's exactly what Republican leaders in Washington are to do.

Isn't it time we told them to stop.