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[Guest]

Obama himself has said we won't likely see changes in the first term, so I think we have time to make some money.

 

[STIBROKER]

more time for the assassins....

Obama himself has said we won't likely see changes in the first term, so I think we have time to make some money.

 

[Charpress]

So he's already talking about his second term?

Maybe he'll get a third term like FDR. Just a little tinkering with that yellow, outdated thing called the Constitution that he doesn't like.

 

[Winter_123]

Obama himself has said we won't likely see changes in the first term, so I think we have time to make some money.

What is not apparent yet is that Congress and the Senate are in charge of many things now and do not see themselves as just observers of Obama and enacters of whatever he wants when he gets around to it. Reid, Pelosi, and Hillary for example have their own agendas and legacies that they will continue to promote.

No one doubts that the atmospherics are right to give Obama a very long honeymoon and the financial crisis is a dream come true because they can hang every shortcoming on that, for a while. Hillary will be taking Uncle Teddy's role as the leader and soul of the democratic party. In addition she knows that she probably will never be president so her legacy continues to depend on her senatorial accomplishmnents. She knows though that she still has a chance of rescueing her legacy as a leading feminist and health care reformer. If Obama says that he will get around to health care reform next term rather than this one, I think you will find that Hillary is not going to let that happen, and she is not the only one. I do believe that Obama will get a 9 month honeymoon rather than the traditional 3 month. And he is smooth enough to argue that the key to health care reform is getting the troops out of Iraq to free up the cash, blah, blah,blah and that will all work for a year but he is not going to be pushing health care reform off to the next term.
I dont see it.

 

[Mr. Bill]

Budget bills need only pass in the Senate with 51 votes. We'll see how much crap is included in a so-called "budget bill" in order to get it passed. The 60-votes are only needed for a filibuster. Don't expect it to happen.

 

[somarco]

The $700B "bailout" needed $140B in pork before it passed.

That's quite a markup if you ask me.

So much for representing the people.

 

[Supercrew]

different comment

 

[Corporate Death]

Has anyone seen a downward trend in production in the past couple weeks? Just curious. Is it getting harder or easier to move Health Plans nowadays?

If you HAVE seen a downward trend, no matter how slight, what do you attribute it to? Self-inflicted or market contraction?

 

[somarco]

My business is off a bit. I attribute it to the Obradley effect. Also noticing a few folks dropping coverage altogether as their business feels the squeeze.

 

[bill3173]

I have noticed a downward trend in health insurance, sort of, but an increase in health related products and life insurance.

The fact is, the higher commissions have offset the fewer apps. Not quite sure what to make of it. Fewer apps is a disturbing trend, regardless of the money involved. There is safety in numbers. Feel free to quote me on that one.