Video: Obama flip-flops on taxing 'Cadillac' insurance plans

Kerry Picket The Washington Times - January 9, 2010, 05:14PM

Naked Emperor News and Breitbart.tv have posted a new clip illustrating another issue President Obama has back tracked on. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Mr. Obama charged that Senator John McCain (R - AZ) would tax Cadillac health plans, insurance plans known for their generous benefits and high cost. While these plans are offered to wealthy individuals, Labor Union members also are known to have these plans, and President Obama is taking heat from this constituency for supporting a tax on the Cadillac plans. (video link)

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Kerry Picket

Kerry Picket is a White House correspondent for The Washington Times.

Picket covered the hill at other DC-based outlets including the Daily Caller and the Washington Examiner. Before that, she produced news for Robin Quivers of The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM, wrote entertainment news for MTV Radio, and worked as a production assistant at MTV.com.