…but I wouldn’t turn down the chance if anyone from the Senator’s office asked.. *cough*
Talk about timing. One day after talking about it on my weblog, one of the leading contenders for 2008 jumps onboard the universal health care bandwagon. Of course, it’s not like it’s exactly a new idea or anything, but refreshing none the less to hear it coming from “serious” candidates like Obama.
Every American should have health care coverage within six years, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday as he set an ambitious goal soon after jumping into the 2008 presidential race.
“The time has come for universal health care in America,” Obama said at a conference of Families USA, a health care advocacy group.
“I am absolutely determined that by the end of the first term of the next president, we should have universal health care in this country,” the Illinois senator said. – AP
I live in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI with my wife Jen, our daughter Emerson, and son Carter.
It’s easy to say everyone should have health care. It’s hard to come up with a relatively efficient system to do this. It’s also hard to make changes when it’s going to cost some companies a lot of money.
Just saying people should have health care isn’t real leadership. I don’t supposed he publicized what general approach his plan was for the new system?
I don’t supposed he publicized what general approach his plan was for the new system?
He did not, but he will “later”. (as will Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Edwards).