New Hampshire: Barack Obama

Isn't it time to get Government OUT of the healthcare field altogether??  Hey, with examples like this, Obama's question:

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified."

-President Barack Obama, 1/20/09

is answered with yet another "No", it's not working....Government isn't exactly setting the world on fire for being accurate or "paying attention to detail" here either:

Government-Run Health Insurance Program Made Almost $19 Billion in Improper Payments in 2008

(CNSNews.com) - Medicaid, the government-run health insurance program for low income people that is administered by state governments and funded by federal taxpayers, made almost $19 billion in improper payments in 2008, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office last week.

This story has peaked my interest and I am relatively in the dark. There has been much flailing of arms and gnashing of teeth. My jury is out, but I tend to err with the VSOs. Sorry, Mr.President.

Let's take a walk, shall we?
To set this up, I've provided a Rachel Maddow segment that covers the matter:

(h/t IAVA)

Eleven prominent Veteran Service Organizations wrote to the President:

Dear President Obama:
On behalf of the millions of veterans represented by the veterans and military service organizations that have joined our effort, we write to express our serious concerns about a policy proposal that has been discussed this week in conjunction with the release of your first budget.

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified."

-President Barack Obama, 1/20/09

So, is this working yet? Or is this yet another sign that when government gets too big, it can be abused?  When big government effectively isolates those that govern from those that pay for it, there is no way for the individual taxpayer to hold the highest accountable?

Michelle nails the Diva:

And, of course, it's the double-barreled hypocrisy. There's the eco-hypocrisy of the Democratic leader who wags her finger at the rest of us for our too-big carbon footprints, and crusades for massive taxes and regulation to reduce global warming.

So, is he going to start with himself and Obama's Cabinet?

Really?  Do these two clowns realize how silly they sound?  The man that the Dems said was the ONLY person who could run Treasury and direct us out of this financial mess, this super-bright who was felled by Turbo-Tax, who is the head of IRS, who is a tax cheat himself, actually had the chutzpah to say that with a straight face?

Oh please....this is Keystone Kops territory.

President Barack Obama's Treasury secretary says the administration will unveil a series of rules and measures in the coming months to limit the ability of international companies to avoid U.