Rep. Maxine Waters on blue dogs and the health care bill

[freakylocz14]

We need Ron Paul in the White House.

[Badasspatriot]

She's a real embarrassment for American government.

[rwcbanzai]

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all HUMANS are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable RIGHTS, that among these are LIFE, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..."

sINGLE pAYER or DIE BROKE!

[booley]

Stay away from Obama if you want to be reelected..."

Yeah. Look at how well doing the opposite of what the voters wanted worked for the Republicans in 2006 and 2008.

I mean, how can Blue dogs win with only 72% of the vote?

The millions in campaign funds sure couldn't be a factor.

[VirginianAmerican]

Obama is a sinking ship.

Blue Dogs want to be reelected next time.

Stay away from Obama if you want to be reelected...

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[whiteking910]

The bottom line is that is idiocy for Waters to think everyone in the nation should think the way she does. Things are different in many parts of the country. My district is filled with Catholic, blue-collar voters. Any Congressman we have had was either a moderate Democrat or a Republican. An ultra-left candidate has about as much chance of winning as the Chicago Cubs do of winning the World Series.

[whiteking910]

Waters is a nut. Among other things, Waters called for nationlizing the petroleum industry (because we all know the government is so good at running things.), is consistently viewed as one of the most corrupt members of Congress, and unsuccessfully attempted to petition for the revocation of the license of a TV station that exposed her corruption. I think Congress can do without more legislators like Maxine Waters.

[sonicesocool]

The argument you present is not germane to advancing the state of the American people. The police, fireman and all matter of public safety are the finest in the world; run by the state governments. "All matter of public safety" should not stop at healthcare which, in a country this great, should be just as much a right as the expectation of being saved from a fire, protected by the police or using a public (government run) library.

[whiteking910]

Health Care is not a right. Let's get that straight. Nations where heakth care is state-run are notorious for their long waits, inefficient care, and exorbitant cost to the taxpayer. Even the CBO is talking about the immense cost of Obamacare. With a recession still in play, families feeling the pinch, can we really afford a program that will undoubtedly lead to higher taxes. The govt. runs the VA and they can barely manage that. I think I'd prefer to keep govt. out of my medical concens.

[sonicesocool]

It is digression (yours not mine), but nationalizing petroleum companies is a reasonable argument to put on the table as we, the American people, are a people consistently cheated out of the oil profits via legal loopholes oil companies take advantage of. Most Americans don't even realize we are entitled to a royalty on produced oil. The lands are ours, the technology is theirs, and there should be a fair split and they've paid nothing. Stick to facts. Let go of allegations and name calling.

[whiteking910]

Nationlization of oil would make matters worse. The reason for high gas prices isn't the greed of CEOs, it's because taxes on oil are constantly getting raised. This country became great because of free enterprise. I will remind you a big reason we have oil is because companies were bold enough to take the risks and spend the money to explore potential oil wells. It's only fair they should reap the rewards. This isn't Venezuela, America isn't run at the whims of some socialist dictator.

[snappa52]

whiteking, you dont know what you are talking about. speculation and the whim of the oil companies can change the price of a barrell at will, and they do. there is no reason for the price to go up when demand is down. no one is buying so there is a budget shortfall through decreased tax revenue across the nation. we have oil through a fluke find in oil city pennsylvania. stop loving your captor, thats stockholm syndrome. OPEC is a toothless diversionary tool of the oil industry

[jasonc32amg]

Boo hoo maxine...what an idiot.

[avibard]

Conservative Democrats who call themselves Blue Dogs are really yellow-belly, sappy suckers who do not represent the majority of their constituents. They only care about themselves and getting re-elected. We need more progressives.

[whiteking910]

Actually, many Blue Dogs do represent the majority of their constituents, it's why they're in office. My congressman is a Blue Dog. You try running ultra-left candidates in some of these districts and find out what happens. Maybe if Obama and his sycophants didn't have this "my way or the high way" attitude, it wouldn't be such an issue. Legislators serve the people they represent, not the other way around. Following the wishes of the electorate takes precedence over towing the party line

[progressprogress]

Conservative Democrats are the same as Republicans -- they vote to help make the rich richer and put average working Americans at a disadvantage. We need more progressives in congress.

[whiteking910]

Yes, I'm sure progressives really have the interests of average Americans at heart. It's why they want to pass that cap-and-trade crap which will significantly raise already high utility costs. It's why they want to pass card check, which will make it easier for union goons to intimidate workers. It's why they want a bloated health care plan which will wreck our economy, cause rationing of care, and harm the elderly's access to care. I think Americans can do without more "progressives".