Those were the words of Obama in late March or early April, during a fund raiser in Florida. Now, YOU CAN'T PAY A DEMOCRAT to mention that he/she voted "Yes" on ObamaCare. In fact, the only Dems talking about ObamaCare are campaigning that they VOTED AGAINST IT.
Democrats run away from health care
A handful of House Democrats are making health care reform an election year issue — by running against it.
At least five of the 34 House Democrats who voted against their party’s health care reform bill are highlighting their “no” votes in ads back home. By contrast, party officials in Washington can’t identify a single House member who’s running an ad boasting of a “yes” vote — despite the fact that 219 House Democrats voted in favor of final passage in March.
One Democratic strategist said it would be “political malfeasance” to run such an ad now.
Democrats have taken that advice to heart; it appears that no Democratic incumbent — in the House or in the Senate — has run a pro-reform TV ad since April, when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) ran one.
Most of the Democrats running ads highlighting their opposition to the law are in conservative-leaning districts and considered the most endangered. They’re using their vote against the overhaul as proof of their willingness to buck party leadership and their commitment to watching the nation’s debt.
Rep. Glenn Nye (D-Va.) says in an ad that went up last week that he voted against the law “because it cost too much.” (Tell us something we don't know)
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.) says she voted against “all the bailouts and the trillion dollar health care plan” because “it wasn’t right for South Dakota” or for children anywhere.
And an ad for Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.) quotes constituents who say, “I like that Jason Altmire is not afraid to stand up to the president … and Nancy Pelosi.”
More “no” voters are expected to release similar ads as the November midterm elections approach.
It’s a far cry from where Democrats hoped they would be when they passed the landmark legislation in March. Many senior Democrats said last winter that the law’s popularity would increase as Americans were able to better understand the complex law and take advantage of its benefits.
But the public’s views on the legislation may have been more settled than anyone thought.
Public support for the overhaul ticked up a few points shortly after the legislation passed, but all of those gains have since disappeared......http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/41777.htmlIsn't it ironic? What the Dems crowed as being their biggest and most signature victory could end up being a cause for, perhaps, their most MASSIVE DEFEAT.
