Via Jeffery
Naw, who woulda thunk.......................
President Barack Obama spoke to a raucous crowd in the Lawson State
Community College gym in Birmingham on Thursday, drawing deafening
cheers from students and faculty members as he came to the stage to
deliver his remarks.
The president started by issuing rare praise to Congress, commending
House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for
bringing their deeply fractured caucuses together to pass the so called
“doc fix,” which a CNN report
describes
as a “permanent fix” for Medicare reimbursement for doctors.
Conservative groups warned that the bill could drive the country $500
billion further into debt, but it ultimately garnered wide bi-partisan
support, passing by a vote of 392-37.
Mr. Obama also touted his plan to provide “free” community college to
high school graduates around the country, a proposal that drew
head-nods from many of the college students in attendance, but eye-rolls
from conservatives who note that taxpayers will ultimately cover the
costs.