The 8 Best Quotes From Conservatives Reacting To Passage Of The Senate Health Care Bill

Republicans are extremely distressed that Democrats were able to successfully pass the Senate version of the health care reform bill.  They are warning that it will be a disaster for America and that it will drown the U.S. government in red ink for decades to come.  The following are the 8 best quotes from conservatives reacting to passage of the Senate health care bill....

"Not even Ebenezer Scrooge himself could devise a scheme as cruel and greedy as Democrats’ government takeover of health care. Sen. Reid’s health care bill increases premiums for families and small businesses, raises taxes during a recession, cuts seniors’ Medicare benefits, adds to our skyrocketing debt, and puts bureaucrats in charge of decisions that should be made by patients and doctors."

-House Minority Leader John Boehner

"We're left with party line votes in the middle of the night, a couple of sweetheart deals to get it over the finish line, and a public that's outraged."
-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky

"As we move forward, America can look forward to watching Nancy Pelosi conduct the arm-twisting needed to convince her most liberal colleagues that the Senate version is the best Trojan horse possible to hide a true single-payer system, which is what this debate has always been about. This Christmas, the Democrats and President Obama have given America the one gift that keeps on taking."
-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele

"We are going to work, asking people to talk to their senators, make them face the music. The American people don't support this effort for government to run health care."
-Senator John Barrasso

"Specific provisions in this legislation will increase, rather than decrease, health care costs, reduce coverage options and disrupt existing coverage for families, seniors and small businesses."
-Karen Ignagni, president and chief executive of America’s Health Insurance Plans

"This is Bernie Madoff accounting and it's an outrage."
-Senator Judd Gregg

"What we asked for and what Congress promised was a plan that would bring costs under control and make health care more accessible by making it more affordable. What we received are employer mandates and other provisions that will drive up costs that are already far too high and that will endanger the employer-provided health insurance system that millions of American families depend on."
-National Retail Federation Vice President Neil Trautwein

"They know there is widespread opposition to this monstrosity. I want to assure you, Mr. President, this fight isn't over. In fact, this fight is long from over."
-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky

Barack Obama: Rush Limbaugh Does Not Qualify As A Troubled Asset

If this politics thing doesn't work out, perhaps Barack Obama could get work as a comedian. He seems to really enjoy making fun of Rush Limbaugh and the Republicans:

A Congressman Who Voted For TARP Is Booed Mercilessly At A TEA Party

The message from the people at the TEA party in Greenville to Congressman Gresham Barrett was very clear: They aren't going to put up with Republicans who voted for these massive government bailouts.

It is good to see a member of Congress who voted for TARP mercilessly booed.....

Gay Marriage And The Republican Party

Is the Republican party establishment becoming gay friendly? Meghan McCain (the daughter of John McCain) and the man who managed McCain's presidential campaign spoke in support of gay marriage at the latest Log Cabin Republican convention.

While many considered John McCain to be a presidential candidate that was not open to gay issues, the reality is quite different. In particular, his daughter, Meghan McCain, has become something of an icon for Log Cabin Republicans.

Megan McCain has very passionately endorsed gay marriage, and she is using the visibility that she achieved during the campaign to continue to press this issue with Republican leaders.

Many are also surprised to hear that the man who managed McCain's presidential campaign, Steve Schmidt, is also openly endorsing gay marriage.

"For the party to be seen as anti-gay, that is injurious to its candidates in places like California and Washington," Schmidt said at the Log Cabin event.

Even California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who many considered to be very "conservative", is backing efforts to overturn Proposition 8. Proposition 8 banned gay marriage in California, but now many Republicans leaders such as Schwarzenegger are leading the effort to defeat it.

So is the Republican party going to embrace gay marriage any time soon?

Let's hope not, but things are certainly trending in that direction.