Glenn Beck Show November 6, 2009

Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck Show November 6 was hosted by Judge Andrew Napolitano. Beck is still recuperating from surgery.

But first: Another Democrat Liar goes to Washington. No surprise, right?

According to Northern New York News, it took less than an hour for newly-elected Democrat Bill Owens of the now infamous NY-23 to break FOUR campaign promises.

Owens indicated in a press release released shortly afterwards that he was now in favor of the “Affordable Healthcare for America Act” bill in direct contrast to his earlier position during the election campaign.

Owens also claimed on his campaign website: “… that he was firmly opposed to cutting Medicare benefits, taxing health care benefits, and increased taxes on the middle class in any way.”

Health Choices Commissioner? Whatever happened to: “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.”? You remember don’t you? POTUS said it as recently as August 11 at a town hall meeting.

However, PolitiFact rated his statement as a Half Truth: “Barack Obama promises you can keep your health insurance, but there’s no guarantee.”

President Barack Obama repeated a line he’s used many times in describing his health care proposal: “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.”

On one level, Obama is correct. His plan seeks to build on the system we have now, where most people get health insurance through their employers. The plan also aims to cover the uninsured and reduce costs for everyone. Back during the campaign, we rated a similar statement True, based on the fact that his plan does seek to build on the existing system, where about 60 percent of Americans get health insurance through work.

Now, close to a year later, we finally have detailed bills to examine. They closely mirror what Obama promised during the campaign.

But the plans also introduce new ways of regulating health insurance companies that will surely change the current health care system. That could prompt employers to change their health plans, and we find Obama’s statement less clear-cut now than it once seemed.

Meet your Health Choices Commissioner (on paper — for now): Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, “highlights the massive power handed over to a new super-bureaucrat — the Health Choices Commissioner.”

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