Republicans Getting Played Again by Obama

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Obama has exposed the amateur pedigree of his competitors yet again.

Voices inside camp GOP have rumbled that Specter leaving is good for the GOP in x number of ways. I do not have time to go through them all, but I'm sure we're all familiar with them.

Sadly, the Republicans don't have any idea what Obama's true goal in this whole Specter affair is.

Specter backstabbing the GOP is a sexy story, everyone loves tales of betrayal, however it is not the most important aspect of the entire issue.

I do not think Obama cares for Specter at all. Obama wanted to make a deal, plain and simple. He sought out a weak candidate from a blue collar union state whose population favours universal health care. The deal was: I campaign for you, you vote yes for the health care bill, your constituents want it anyway and the rest of the time you can vote any way you want.

The reason why Obama wanted Specter to guarantee his vote on one single issue is interesting and quite a brilliant yet manipulative play.

It is important to remember Obama's plan. His health plan called for the implementation of a system which offers Americans a choice to either stay with your current plan, or sign up for a government plan.

The government plan has no point of service fees, much like the Canadian health system.

It is quite obvious which choice a vast majority of middle America will choose - the plan with no point of service fees.

I'll take it even further, so will many employers big and small.

Why? Because it will be significantly cheaper.

If Obama's plan turns out to be an epic failure - it's possible - one still wouldn't know until 20 or 25 years down the road.

Even if we shave ten years from my estimate, no employer would purposefully choose to pay POS fees for the next ten to fifteen years when they have the option to pay none at all.

Once Obama's plan is implemented there is no going back.

No future government will ever be able to take away a universal health system with no point of service fees.

Being a citizen from one of the countries with no POS fees, I can say the populace would revolt if any political party petitioned to destroy our current system.

Canada's current Prime Minister is a staunch conservative, he supported the Iraq war, sided with Bush on a lot of key issues etc. Even he knows you don't screw with health care.

To tie my whole post back to the GOP getting played again, this isn't about about Specter's selfishness, or about the party leaving him or all that other partisan nonsense.

It is about one Senator's vote, for one time for a plan that can never be undone.

Obama needs Specter to vote one time on one thing that will completely transform the way the federal government administers health care.

Obama will get his health bill passed.

The dems will use the filibuster buster if they have to.

And it will be law.

And it will never be taken away.

Obama has played them like fools and the sad part is, they do not even know it.

Not yet.