After the Democrats passed their health care nationalization bill in the face of strong public opposition, they tried to put a brave face on the public outrage, arguing that the public would like the bill once they came to understand it. Democrats, we were told, would be delighted to campaign on the issue.
That has turned out to be pure spin. The White House is now treating the issue like the millstone it is, and wants to talk about anything but:
Three months ago, at a private meeting of nervous House Democratic lawmakers, President Obama promised to put the full weight of his office behind the marketing of the health-care bill once it became law.
“We’ve spent so much time talking about the House bill versus the Senate bill that we haven’t been able to talk about how great the bill is overall. Once we have a final bill, we can really talk about how it’s going to help Americans,” Obama said at the time.
But since April 1, the subject has hardly escaped his lips publicly, and it looks like the entire month of April might go by without a presidential event focused on health care.
The White House announced Tuesday that his next swing through Main Street America — a trip to Iowa, Missouri and Illinois next week — will focus on jobs and the economy as Obama meets with small-business owners and farmers.
There was no mention of health care in the announcement.
(Via Hot Air.)
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