MSNBC's Morning Joe Examines the Sweetheart Deals Put Into the Senate Health Care Bill

[jeangrey65]

It's as though your suprised about sweet heart deals. Bush made them with Walmart, Citigroup, polluters, and even sport teams and none of those helped amercian citizens much less save lives.

[Boomer1949]

You know for most of my life I didn't give a hairy rats ass about politics and I was happy as a pig in shit. 9/11 changed all that and the march to war in Iraq added to my desire to know more about how our gov works. Now, years later, I wish I could go back to not knowing shit about gov and live ignorant of how corrupt our system is today. And if you think voting in Republicans is going to change anything...think of the 8 yrs under Bush Jr, they are all corp whores.

[themunz126]

@Boomer1949 I hope that the current TEA party is showing the GOP that it cant be business as usual anymore. They are doing more than just protesting Obama and taxes, they are putting pressure on GOP and new people who are running to keep promises of less govt, lower taxes and minding our business.

[Boomer1949]

I think if the deal is less govt, lower taxes and mind you own business...it should be at the state and local levels. Hell I pay way more in sales taxes, property and school taxes than in all the fed taxes combined 2 or 3 X over. And the local gov is telling me when I can water my lawn!!

[themunz126]

fed govt is cracking down on yard sales, i kid you not.

i am tired of this nonsense. we .. the people are getting SCREWED

[Boomer1949]

I would like to see some proof of what you've said. How is the Fed acting to "crack down"?

[themunz126]

@Boomer1949 I found it easy enough by googeling "garage sales crack down" and OR the name of the bill which is "Resale Roundup" I suggest you educate yourself then offer an apology for challenging my veracity.

[Boomer1949]

Sorry, no apology. This action is to keep resale of dangerous products off the market, has nothing to do with garage sales. The "resale roundup" was a name the CPSC (child safety) gave the program back in 2004, when there were quite a few products coming into this country from china with lead paint.

[themunz126]

Sorry you cant research as well as i can then. It was in the news how it was a misused law recently at a garage sale. Im done arguing.

[jeangrey65]

I agree, sometimes ignorance IS bliss.

[gbhobson]

More and more these morons keep proving that liberalism is a mental disorder that seems to be largely untreatable. At least at few have come to their senses and switched parties for the greater good, but there's considerably more that need to be shown the door.

[computerpurple]

Well lookie here 2 WHORE obama cheerleaders talking about obama's HELLcare. As the church lady would say "Well isn't that special". For all the WHORES in CONgrASS that voted for this SHIT you will be BITCHED SLAPED OUT OF OFFICE come 2010

[1911arthur]

Lieberman and Ben Nelson prayed to the Aetna and Mutual of Omaha gods and their prayers were answered.

[cocobear33]

jezz atlas you really sound fucking stupid , halliburton is that the best you can come up with of course you do know obama is also using halliburton

[hobo59]

Bush did it !

[ou8123ter]

Both the republican and the democrat party needs to go. This is only a two headed snake. Hope for a shake up in 2010

[PerryLogan]

Let the good not be the enemy of the sucky.

[AtlasShruggery]

The RepubliCons are just sore because there are no sweetheart deals for Halliburton in the bill.

[snappa52]

stocks went up to a 52 week high for the insurance companies when wall street got wind of the bill's movement. stop being a political hack and try being an american for once in your life

[AtlasShruggery]

Lemme guess, you're a Sarah Palin supporter.

Lotsa stocks hit a 52 week high yesterday. Markets dislike uncertainty. If you GOPers thought the bill was good for the health insurance companies, you wouldn't be opposing it..

What exactly have you done for your country that justifies your arrogance?

Please, please convince your RepubliCon buddies to nominate militantly ignorant buffoon Sara Palin for president in 2012.

Sarah proved she wasn't a quitter. By quitting!

[snappa52]

actually i've been a registered dem since i was old enough to vote. i served in the marine corps. you are playing the ol' strawman game with that palin b/s. people like you put a political party ahead of your country. you disgust me.

[themunz126]

@snappa52 I too was once a democrat, but the party has long ago given up the principles of democracy.

[snappa52]

both parties have given us over to the corporations and banks. the sooner we stop this fake left/right bickering the better off we will be

[themunz126]

Well said. But some people refuse to learn.

[Gillz17]

@AtlasShruggery

The Dems are just joyful because they are about to give government even more power and keep the people suppressed.

[AtlasShruggery]

"keep the people suppressed"

Heh heh heh.

Since when did you Republicans give a damn about the people?

You GOPers were ready to take away all of our civil rights after you were caught with your pants down on 9-11.

[jjrglobal]

Wasn't the Federal Reserve Act passed on Dec. 22 1913? Maybe we ought not pass any more legislation this close to Christmas, its a bad omen.

[bigdogsdontbark]

Ben nelson is the lowest of them all. He threw any principles he had out the window for a little money. i am surprised Obama let MSNBC run this.

[Codger45caliber]

Expansion of government, - 60 corrupt senators want it, the US citizens don't.

[cicsasus]

The thugs will vote for this disgusting bill on Christmas eve ..it will forever be known as the bad smelly xmas turkey.

[gekkobear]

I have to agree with Senator Harry Reid:

If they dont have something in it important to them then it doesnt speak well of them.

My senators in Colorado are stupid because they didn't hold out for a couple hundred mil in bribes and instead gave their votes away for free when selling those votes was an option.

If you wanted to vote for it, why not get paid as well?

I guess the votes for it fall into two categories. Corrupt enough to take bribes, or dumb enough to work for free.

[uranium273]

We need a third category: Does the job honestly. Hopefully we'll see some of those people in 2010.

[RogerOnTheRight]

@gekkobear Well, we know what they are. The only matter is negotiating the price.

[CHANGEtheIdiot]

Fucking Dodd the scum of all scumbags!

[midnightsky41]

Isn't that considered a bribe? If the people do this it's a crime, if our elected officials rip us off it's OK? If this bill is supposed to be for the people, why do we have to bribe the senators? I keep asking. Have you called and asked your senator about these back door deals? They say it's been going on for a long time. Why don't I remember hearing about this? Oh yeah, that was undercover, they are doing it right in our faces. No RESPECT, what is a Bill of Rights What is the constitution?

[CPAsheldon]

These special deals and exemptions for Senators stink and the American people know it and will remember who not to vote for next year.

Wasn't it 60 who voted for this? And which party were they from? I hope everyone remembers.