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To: koan who wrote (518271)	10/5/2009 10:17:12 AM
From: i-node	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586861

If Republicans think something might be good for the president, they’re against it — whether or not it’s good for America. Right. Democrats never do this LOL. The Republican campaign against health care reform, by contrast, has shown no such consistency. For the main G.O.P. line of attack is the claim — based mainly on lies about death panels and so on — that reform will undermine Medicare. And this line of attack is utterly at odds both with the party’s traditions and with what conservatives claim to believe. This is a false statement. I don't know of ANYONE who has been concerned about it undermining MEDICARE. The concern, as clearly expressed by most on the right, is that the expansion of government's role wrt health care will result in more waste, fraud and inefficiency, AND if a public option is created, it will undermine PRIVATE insurance. Nobody's talking about Medicare being undermined. WRT Medicare people ARE talking about the fact that Obama said the plan would not cut benefits for any person and at least some of the proposals DO just that by cutting the Medicare Advantage programs. The key point is that ever since the Reagan years, the Republican Party has been dominated by radicals — ideologues and/or apparatchiks who, at a fundamental level, do not accept anyone else’s right to govern. Another Krugman lie. The R. party has moved to the left substantially since the Reagan years. You hear much about the "Moral Majority" these days? Hell, the R. candidate last year was one of the most liberal R's in the Senate!!! Krugman is so FOS he is literally not worth reading, other than to bobble heads who will automatically nod in agreement and march to his orders.

To: koan who wrote (518271)	10/5/2009 7:04:55 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1586861

Obama breaks precedent by not meeting Dalai Lama Mon Oct 5, 2009 6:34pm EDT U.S. officials meet Dalai Lama to discuss Tibet Monday, 14 Sep 2009 11:02am EDT Dalai Lama says ready to negotiate with China Thursday, 3 Sep 2009 09:24am EDT By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not meet the Dalai Lama during his five-day trip to the U.S. capital beginning on Monday, the first time in 18 years the exiled Tibetan leader has visited Washington without seeing the president. Obama instead intends to wait until after his November summit with Chinese leader Hu Jintao before meeting the Dalai Lama, possibly sometime in December, officials said. The decision to break precedent and delay any meeting was conveyed to the Dalai Lama last month when Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and State Department Undersecretary Maria Otero traveled to Dharamsala, India, to explain the administration's approach on Tibet. "The administration, I think, is aware it is breaking a precedent ... but clearly they have their reasons for that and he (the Dalai Lama) agreed with the decision that was made," said Kate Saunders, a spokeswoman for the Tibetan Buddhist leader. Saunders said the Dalai Lama and the Obama administration had agreed to a meeting after the U.S.-Chinese summit. The session is "likely to be before the end of the year, probably in December," she said. U.S. officials would only say a meeting would take place soon after the summit. China sent its troops into Tibet in 1950 and the Dalai Lama fled to India a few years later to establish a government in exile. Negotiations between China and the Dalai Lama's envoys were suspended last year, provoking violence in Tibet. The Washington Post reported on Monday that the Obama administration, in an effort to gain favor with China, put pressure on Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between Obama and the Dalai Lama until after the summit. DALAI LAMA AGREES Saunders said the Dalai Lama actually agreed with the Obama administration's decision and believed it was important the United States and China develop a good relationship. The Dalai Lama believes "it is important for it to be strong, it's important for it to be cooperative," she said. A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "We have made clear that the president absolutely intends to meet the Dalai Lama." "President Obama has long been a strong and consistent supporter of greater cultural, linguistic and religious rights and autonomy for the Tibetan people," the official added. "The administration is actively working to encourage a resumption of dialogue between the Chinese government and Dalai Lama's representatives in the hopes of making substantive and enduring progress," he said. Asked if the decision not to meet the Dalai Lama signaled a change in U.S. policy toward China and Tibet, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said: "I wouldn't necessarily read ... anything into the decision beyond what it is." Kelly said the administration wanted to engage China as an important global player but would not "downplay" disagreements over human rights, religious freedom and freedom of expression. He said Otero, the undersecretary of state for democracy and global affairs who was named last week as special coordinator on Tibetan issues, would meet with the Dalai Lama during his visit to Washington. (Additional reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)