Grassley: Back to the Drawing Board If CBO Numbers Are Bad

[PersonalJesus348]

I don't care what cbo is... afl-cio... nfl... nba

GIVE ME F'N SINGLE PAYER!

[MooseOfReason]

PersonalJesus348, It's the Congressional Budget Office. They provide estimates of how much legislation would cost.

[PersonalJesus348]

I was just using some hyperbole.

I know what it is. And quite frankly the cost of this current insurance scheme is far too much. 1 American life too many.

Make it simple. Make it single. Single-Payer

[WKaliberr]

back to the cock board for you secret homo

[Cassak5111]

lol @ cock board

[Fareslols]

Lolwut, Cockboard.

[hellshade2]

first off grassley is an ass talking about partisanship he had no problem with it when a republican was president it's all political partisan double speak

and the cbo can go fuck themselves too, because i don't recall them having any issues over giving bush a blank check for the iraq war. but healthcare for citizens that pay thier salary is gonna cost too much. time to form up the lynch mobs and march on washington. these elitest scum need to die....

[terpis]

The man oozes a sort of clueless arrogance.

Also, his eyes are those of the cartoon characters Beavis & Butthead.

/watch?v=9fPLUDnQ88Y

[KataVideo]

grassley is a stupid senile old man

[Melpheos1er]

and he is a saleout puppet of the HC industry

[47f0]

Melpheos1er - I'm shocked that you would suggest that Grossley is a sellout. What could possibly make you say such a horrible thing about this fine man?

Insurance$948,024

Health Professionals$927,839

Lawyers/Law Firms$580,743

Pharmaceuticals/Health Products$503,080

Lobbyists$493,521

Hospitals/Nursing Homes$315,379

Health Services/HMOs$267,715

I mean, it's not like accepting a few million in campaign contributions would have any effect on his principles... Nah, couldn't be

[MooseOfReason]

47f0, If you want to argue donations, let's look at Obama's donations from banks: $1,058,595 from Goldman Sachs, $747,732 from JPMorgan Chase, $723,840 from Citigroup, $559,769 from UBS AG, $538,131 from Morgan Stanley, $434,624 from Lehman Brothers, $432,992 from Bank of America, $326,653 from Credit Suisse, $323,337 from Merrill Lynch, $283,001 from Wachovia, $242,856 from Deutsche Bank AG, $238,035 from Wells Fargo. Add it up. That's $5.9 million.

[TrollBuster9090]

I'm not sure whether you're trying to confirm or refute 47f0's point. (But in my opinion, you confirmend it. :)

[joshTheGoods]

Are you honestly arguing that the 5.9 mill Obama took from these financial companies matter one iota when compared to the over 600million he raised during the campaign? GMAFB. Why don't you address the actual issue here. The FACT is that Obama is pushing for policy that the healthcare companies dislike. If you can point to something Obama has done during his presidency that seems unfairly skewed toward the financial institutions spit it out otherwise plug that diarrhea spigot you call a mouth.

[MooseOfReason]

joshTheGoods, If someone's saying that receiving some money from the health industry can sway a senator's voting record, what's wrong with me saying the same thing about donations from the banking sector?

[joshTheGoods]

There's no problem with you saying. The problem is when you can't back up the insinuation with any evidence. The evidence we're presenting, circumstantial as it might be, seems to indicate that the money the insurance companies spent has influenced this policy decision. Why? It's clear that the majority of the country wants reform and a public option ... yet we see not ONE republican in support? Doesn't that seem unreasonable? Obama voted for the bailout as senator, +1 you, but as president?

[MooseOfReason]

joshTheGoods, What was President Obama's opinion of the second half of TARP? Was he against that?

Can someone vote against something without you accusing them of being in someone's pocket?

[joshTheGoods]

Take a look at the history of TARP, and if you're honest, you'll notice there was a marked difference in how it was handled post-Bush. Hell, Obama had regulations passed the day after he was in office to replace the interim rules that had only been established AFTER hundreds of millions vaporized.

The reason I think senators on BOTH sides of the isle are bought on this issue is that they are clearly NOT representing the opinions of their constituents ... so who's interests are they protecting?

[MooseOfReason]

joshTheGoods, Hundreds of millions of what vaporized? Regulations increased under the previous administration, and I have a report you should check out. Here's a quote from it:

"The number of pages added to the Federal Register, which lists all new regulations, reached an all-time high of 78,090 in 2007, up from 64,438 in 2001."

Google "Bush's regulatory kiss off."

They're elected by the people in their state, so I hope you're basing your statement on statewide polls, and not national polls.

[Melpheos1er]

this is pure coincidence...A policitian would never sell his principle(s), never, ever...