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  • Blue Dogs are the only Democrats who think for themselves. I'm proud to be a Blue Dog.

  • God bless Medicare! It's great!

  • Don't believe this bullshit about only the rich being taxed. Most rich manage to avoid paying tax this is a well documented fact. Most countries with free health care pay through the ass because everything to taxed to death.

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  • Issue more debt and spend, spend, spend!

  • ALL the other nations have universal health. The US is trying to get it to AS THEY CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO.

    $11 trillion dollars in debt, most from Bush, he has sold you to the CHINESE. Start eating noodle, using chop sticks and start speaking mandarin, instead of speaking SHIT.

    Dummies and brokies

    Wait until the Chinese turn up in ships to start running you.

  • socialise is such old shit from the GOP, once you use socialise, you give the gop came away.

    Medicare, Social security, disability, Medicaid, ALL SOCIAL.

    Idiot

  • Obama is using health care to socialize America. He doesn't give a shit about our health.

    Are there problems? Yes. Does Obama have the answer?  No.

  • All of you who want a Government run health system are lambs being led by the nose to slaughter. You dont see that they (the political class) want it not because they care about your health--but because they want to control you. Think about how the IRS controls you now. They make it sound wonderful to sell you on it-- and when they do it wont take long for you to realize your in a pot of boiling water--but then itll be too late.

  • I'm gonna have to side with herbs814, here. I'm firmly against any gov't intrusion into health care. I trust gov't as far as I can throw it ... and this, even though I WORK for them. They are not competent to tackle something of this magnitude. No one is. It is the height of arrogance for gov't to think they can centrally plan something as big as health care for 300 million people, and not have it turn out a total mess.

  • Campaign to scrap medicare and social security then.. see where it get ya

  • and the army .. they're too big..

    Oh, and I'm certain you would love to scrap the IRS.. they're so inefficient they cannot manage those million tax report, still waiting for the 2001's bush tax cut?

  • Herbs14:Obviously, your just here to heckle everybody who doesn't agree with you. Your comments reveal your greed. You probably have stock in those public not private denial care companies & don't want to lose profits on pain.

  • Don't believe all that rich gooblety GOoP!

    They pay CASH for the best Dr.'s & get the best $ can buy "taking cuts in line" for treatment pushing the meek to the back of the medical care bus & laughing @ your CIVIL rights, misrepresenting it as entittlements!

    Your consti/Bill of Rights are @ issue here! Study the issue & facts, look around @ the sick going bankrupt! MISFORTUNE does not discriminate, & all that cash gives you cuts into the line towards death & judgement!

  • Paying cash for "the best Dr.'s" is moral.

    Asking the government to STEAL and redistribute stolen plunder is immoral.

  • herbs814 your so full of gobblety GOoP!

    Get a life, hug your mom....

    Go to a GOoP site to spew all that BS your putting here & grow up!

  • Healthcare should be completely private.

    Looking to steal your healthcare from more successful people is selfish and childish.

    Adults buy their own healthcare.

    Grow up.

  • Private property is an important value but is to some extent trumped by democratic representation. So long as they don't take it without Due Process of law.

  • assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and EQUAL station to which the Laws of Nature and of Natures God ENTITLE them, a Decent Respect to the opinions of HUMANKIND requires that they should declare the CAUSES which impel them to the separation.-

    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 & the pursuit of HAPPINESS.

    SINGLE PAYER OR DIE BROKE!

  • Single-payer is absolutely EVIL.

    100% private is the only moral choice.

  • Moral choice ?? leaving Millions behind is your idea of MORAL choice ? That's evil right there!!

  • Exploiting "millions" to excuse government tyranny is evil.

  • Obamas healthcare plan is making people very angry! It is destroying the Democrat party. According to Rasmussen Reports, in a generic poll Republicans beat Democrats 43% to 38%. Republicans will probably take over Congress in 2010. Google Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot and see for yourself. This is a huge turnaround for Republicans.  People are fighting mad. And it is not just the Republicans either. Obama will destroy the entire country if he stays is office!

  • ObamaCare is an attack on the Constitution. About 80% of Americans like their present health insurance. Obama says you can keep your insurance plan if you like it. Not true. Pages 16-17 of HR 3200 say no new health plans can be offered by private insurance companies. Do you understand? Say you are in the shirt business and the government passes a law against selling shirts. Same thing here. Not only does HR 3200 go against Obamas promise, it is unconstitutional! But Obama supports it!

  • People want healthcare reform but not Obama's plan. Obama and the Democrats are making a big mistake. Perhaps they do not remember when the Clintons tried to take over healthcare in 1993 and the Republicans took over Congress in 1994. According to Quinnipiac University poll, by a 72-21 margin voters do not believe Obama will keep his promise to reform healthcare without adding to the deficit. By 57-37 margin, voters think healthcare reform should be scrapped if it will add to the deficit.

  • they all need to vote all of these libs out now,2010 and odumbass in 2012

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  • My ANAGRAM reveals the HIDDEN meaning by re-arranging these same letters:

    The *Blue DOGS* Democratic Senators (29 letters) =

    ERODE SCAB SEAT !! ~~ DITCH MONGRELS OUT !!

    *In 2010 lets get rid of these Corporate-Bought Scab Mongrels who opposed the PUBLIC option and lets elect only die-hard TRUE PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL Democrats*

    My ANAGRAMS never lie.

  • Without the Blue Dogs, Democrats are a minority party. And Democrats are already facing steep losses for even proposing something as stupid as socialized medicine.

  • Obama and the Obamabots are destroying the country, economy is in a full blown depression. The Constitution does not allow for this type of power grab. Impeach Obama and remove him from office before he spends this country into third world status.....

  • Um... are you serious?... OBAMA got us into the depression ? LOL check your facts... BUSH handed Obama the depression you idiot .... the republican party handed us this depression by ignoring the middle class and lying in bed with big private business.....

  • The Demoncrats in Congress created the depression, not Bush. The Demoncrats protected their corrupt cronies in Fannie and Freddie and refused to investigate the obvious cooked books. This is entirely on the corrupt Demoncrats, especially the progressive and black caucuses.

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  • herbs814 ... change your user name to MORON.

    It will tell everyone to not waste their time reading your stupid rant.

    M O R O N !!

  • Why is it that left-wing propagandists can't make an intellectual argument without name-calling? Oh yeah, because if leftists had any brains they'd be conservatives!

  • If Connelly wants my vote next election he should support health care reform & not be a Blue Dog democrat. I voted him & am a very liberal democrat. If he drags his feet when it comes to health care reform and other issues that important to me (LGBT rights & higher education), I probably will not vote in that election. If I do, it will only be if the polling numbers are really tight and I don't like the republicans running against him. Dems need to stop cuckolded by the republicans. Honestly.

  • We have control they work for us. Do not give that away.

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  • 72 percent of Americans want health reform NOW!!!! GO OBAMA!!!! fight for the American people!!! down with the evil empire called managed care .....

  • One thing that I've noticed is thirty some percent of this country seems to disagree consistently on hugely popular issues. About the same percent that supported Bush NO MATTER WHAT. I wonder if there is any correlation....

  • Private option

    1 dollar = profit + overhead + care +

    FREEDOM

    vs

    Public option

    1dollar + overhead + care + goverment control

    what do you chose.

  • freedom to be dropped anytime you actually get sick and watch your investment in the private system go down the drain. the private option would be a lot better if it was an option.

  • I choose to not have a private insurance company take my money and then DENY me care when I need it because i'm deemed a MEDICAL LOSS... private insurance is a losing proposition ... because all they do is look for cracks to NOT pay out.... really nice system ....

  • This country has rising epidemic, we eat unhealthy food and yet we are against health reform. Look at where the money is devided. Its simple formula. For profit

    Private option

    1 dollar = Profit + Over head + Care

    vs

    Public option

    1 dollar = Over head + care

    Another factor as we all know short term outlook of stock price can mean ever increasing premium. Health care premium needs to growth to the percentage of the disease and population not stock price.

  • The majority of the country is against the reform. Maybe it's true if it 's the MAJORITY! stupid liberals!

  • OBAMA APPROVAL RATING 56% AND DROPPING LIKE A ROCK . you lib moonbats believe your own hype

  • you can thank your lying shithead limbaugh's and hannity's hatemongering their asses off day in and day out for that

    oh, and 56% is pretty damn high for 8 months in

  • it's down to 48% now and is one of theworst approval ratings of any pres in that time frame,you moonbats kill me LOL

    Obama = epic FAIL!

  • I'm ready for the revolution that is coming. If your a patriot get ready & if not then to bad.

  • lol! fight back your country!

  • We Have Only JUST Begun To Fight" To Quote A True American Hero, We WILL Take Back America, One Way Or Another, You Libaterd Dimarats "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" Who Will Pay Your Welfare Rats If We, The People, Refuse To? Socialists Do Not Earn Money, They Steal It!

  • brianl: no, the ins co's steal it--and the construction cos in Iraq etc etc

  • I think the big issue people are afraid of is rationed health care, like has often happened in the UK, Canada, etc. And someone please correct me if Im wrong, but I understand Obama wants to allow illegal aliens to benefit from his national health care plan too, which if true is just plain wrong.

  • Hey Blue Dogs,

    if you dont pass this bill we are going to keep a magnifier glass over your heads for the rest of your life.

    If you guys were bought be very very careful; at the first dollar spent without an explanation we are going put you behind bars.

    Shame on you BLUE DOGS

  • I'm tired of leftist shills! Lets deamonize that disagree with you, even in your own party. And regardless of that fact that the left is as much in the pockets of their liberal elites as right wings may be in the pocket of "corporate" greed. Give me a break. You are no different and care NOT of the masses you profess, but rather claiming victory to a "progressive" ideology.

  • This is not about left, right or progressive ideology. This is about democracy; people that were elected for representing democrat ideas and now are selling their vote on very touchy (expensive) issues to the best bidder.

    If they (BLUE DOGS) sell their votes they are going to be punished !!

  • Stupid, stupid, stupid! Go ahead and attack members of your own party you moron, and see how many won't be re-elected. Democrats have a majority because of the Blue Dogs.

  • If blue dogs are against the bill maybe we should listen to them?

  • We can't just blame the Republicans and conservative Blue Dog Democrats in congress. It's also the people who elect these guys time and time again. In the primaries and the general elections. And until the people start voting for true progressives who best represents their economic self interests, rather than electing those who represents the big money interests of the corporate establishment, commerce, and the business elites. This shit will never go away.

  • Obama took money from Fannie may and Freddie mac, as well as AIG, So what are you talking about BIG money and corporate est. Obama is in the pocket of big money and the interests of the corp est. what about all the sen. who take money from the trail lawyer lobbists. How you going to keep med cost down when every time a Dr makes the patient/family get a $25mil judgment

  • These Blue Dogs are BOUGHT by insurance lobbyists. Thy are BLUE WHORE DOGS ]:9

  • AMERICA will NEVER be any better than 37th best health care in the World..

    ..ytou're all too fucking capitalistically greedy.

  • I don't think Americans will ever get the healthcare they deserve. Most industrialized Western countries have had universal coverage for decades. But Americans subscribe to the notion that every individual should fend for themselves and there shouldn't be any collective responsibility in society. They are willing to trust anti-democratic corporate giants who profit from sickness rather than their elected government, which is accountable to the people.

  • Yeah but the US Government sucks balls, so you know they would suck at doing healthcare.

  • yeah things are so great now... why change....you idiot

  • lol, were you replying to me? Youtube sent me an email. I didn't say things were great now, but I don't think the government is competent enough to build roads much less run healthcare.

  • If he was not getting calls from his voters telling him not to do it,then he would vote for health care take over.

  • these people are protecting the corporate interest and the wealthy who always want more and have no interest in paying for anything.. they use their wealth to corrupt the law making process to make it possible for them to get more and more at the expense of everyone else..

  • thank god for blue dog democrats. if it wasn't for them we'd be passing this 1,000 page trillion $ bills without even reading them, giving more power to egobama and the federal reserve.

  • Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.

  • i lol'd

  • This is one of the most expensive bills in American history. Call me crazy, but I don't think they should rush it. These "Blue Dogs" just don't want the next video to be titled "How Health Care Reform is Destroying America."

    Of course, everybody who doesn't completely agree with obama must be wrong, stupid, corrupted, etc. right?

  • The "blue dog Democrats" are supposed to represent the views and wishes of their constituents. What you libs can't seem to grasp is that most Americans are not socialists. They want the federal government to fill its constitutionally mandated role only, and to stay the hell out of their personal lives. "Health care reform," aka ObamaCare, is another effort by leftists to impose government control over every aspect of our lives, cradle to grave. Socialism today, totalitarianism tomorrow.

  • Even though "ObamaCare" is an optional service and not a government takeover...

  • No, health care reform will save lives, what we have doesn't work.

  • And there's nothing wrong with those "blue dog Democrats" receiving a check from those insurance companies, is there? Surely that couldn't be influencing their actions.

  • Do YOU want healthcare to be a for profit business or not. Yes or no.

  • healthcare isn't socialism.

  • There is bi-partisan OPPOSITION to the health care "reform" bill. 69% of the country is against Obama's plan as of this morning. Deal with it.

  • 99% of all statistics are made up or misrepresented.

  • Me founded a paradox?

  • Show me the poll.

  • You want to know who is destroying " healthcare reform ".....whoever wrote this 1200 page bill is destroying healthcare reform.

    Most of the provisions sound like they were written by George Orwell. This bill has very little to do with healthcare " reform ", please take some time to read the details.......stop listening to the talking heads and read the details for yourself.

  • Bullshit, I've read the bill myself, stop spewing your retarded opinion, and read it yourself, until then, suck a cock.

  • Specifically state page number, and section heading where the healthcare reform bill appears to be written be George Orwell. I too have read the bill. I don't get this impression.

  • Pg 59 HC Bill lines 21-24 Gov't will have direct access to your bank accounts for electronic funds transfer.

    Pg 124 lines 24-25 HC No company can sue GOV'T on price- fixing. No "judicial review" against Gov't Monopoly.

    Pg 429 Lines 10-12 "advanced care consultation" may include an ORDER for end of life plans. AN ORDER from Government!!'

    Pg 341 Lines 3-9 Gov't has authority to disqualify Medicare Plans, HMOs, etc. Forcing people into Gov't plan.

    it's 1200 pages, I'll stop there

  • My reply is very long, so I will have to post it in pieces:

    Pg. 59: "enable electronic funds transfer, in order to allow automated reconciliation..." Like... direct deposit paychecks or automatic bill payments. You trust a private company with access to your bank account but not the government. K?

  • Pg. 124: There shall be no administrative or judiciary review of a payment rate or methodology This is under the public option subtitle, so this section refers to the policies and methods of the public health option. And I know what youre thinking, this then limits the insureds rights. Nope.

  • Under the same subtitle, pg. 118, lines 14-22, The provisions of Medicare relating to access of Medicare beneficiaries to Federal courts for the enforcement of rights under Medicare, including with respect to amounts in controversy, shall apply to the public health insurance option and individual in the same manner as such provisions apply to Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries. You completely misinterpreted this section.

  • Pg. 341: In applying clauses (ii) and (iii), the Secretary may determine not to identify a Medicare Advantage plan if the Secretary has identified deficiencies in the plans compliance with rules for such plans under this part. The aforementioned clauses that the Secretary must apply in order to disqualify plans outlines the identifications of high quality plans. I cant go into every detail, but ultimately this section is to identify overspending in Medicare that could be cut.

  • Go back and read the two clauses, and read subparagraph B. Again, you have taken a paragraph out of context. To understand this section, you have to have read the entire Title, which outlines in specific details the identifications of a high-quality plan. Im beginning to think you did not actually do that.

  • Pg. 429: First, you have apparently cited the wrong page, because those lines dont even remotely resemble your point. Second, I already know what you are referring to, as the subject is huge in the media right now. What this section (SEC. 1233) does is require advance care planning to older Americans. It does not say anywhere that people will come to your grandmas house and tell her shes too old to take care of, and order her killed. Heres what it says:

  • the term advance care planning consultation means a consultation between the individual and a practitioner regarding advance care planning, if the individual involved has not had such a consultation within the last 5 years (425-6). Duties of practitioner include: An explanation by the practitioner of advance care planning, including key questions and considerations, important steps, and suggested people to talk to,

  • An explanation by the practitioner of advance directives, including living wills and durable powers of attorney, and their uses, and An explanation by the practitioner of the continuum of end-of-life services and supports available, including palliative care and hospice, and benefits for such services and supports that are available under this title (426) No orders of death only consultation. This is a right-wing propagandist lie, spread by the likes of Glenn Beck to scare seniors.

  • sell out blue dogs

  • rachel maddow pointed it out on her show that all the republican statistics and fear mongering (they're so good at this) is based on "data" sourced by insurance companies. and democrats are in line with this? you better rethink this 'blue dogs'.

    your days could be numbered. we don't want a watered down plan with corporate insurance, hmo's, and drug co.'s getting their 2 cents in! single payer. make these crooks compete, or we recycle you hacks until the people get what they want.

  • Connolly's district is NOT conservative. The moron doesn't know what his constituents are! He's on his way out!

  • You're right. Although, Jackwhistle, we're not that far behind - £37 million CAN'T possibly be 26% of our GDP.

    But yes, we should drop the royal family. I think it's kind of ironic that the right-wingers who want to cut benefit to the homeless and unemployed "because they don't work for it" also want to carry on giving millions to the royals, who do nothing to earn it but wave at the camera a bit.

  • this is wrong on so many ways. fore one thing obama got elected. because the economy went south. all the poles shows jobs are the number 1 issue. then the national debt .then health care. so lets get health care. so when i want to eat i can go to the hospital. and get a prescription fore a meel.

  • don't blame "the poles", they have problems of their own.

  • Had "good" insurance and still couldn't afford to take care of myself. I'm now 34 without insurance and I have teeth rotting out of my face. I could die from this. I really don't want to die yet! Last week I was bitten on the hand by a stray cat... my hand is the size of a boxing glove.... THANKFULLY I was able to get my girlfriends antibiotics she was taking for a sinus infection, but they don't seem to be helping. I can still contribute to this society..... someone PLEASE HELP ME!

  • How blue dog Democrats are saving America from Socialized medicine, is more like it.

  • Oh WHAT are you expecting.

    FIRSTLY - Britain's system has perhaps the most "socialized" medicine in the world and it works A LOT better than the US system.

    SECONDLY - he's hardly talking about government-run hospitals etc., he's talking about a reform in the insurance industry.

  • If you like Britain's health care so bad, please by all means....move there. Yeah look at the UK, some country...

  • I ALREADY LIVE THERE. That's why I know.

    And I'm hardly a full-on mindless patriot, but I'd rather live here than in the USA.

  • Yeah I guess that's why country is getting raped by Radical Islam, as we speak.

  • Hey mid. The UK health care system doesn't exclude or ration their services like we do (only rich people getting it is a ration btw). The UK would actually be doing pretty well for itself if they dropped the royal family (it costs them 26% of all their earnings to keep those people... so yeah) Quite frankly considering all the medical tourism that Americans partake in.. its possible that our health care system could simply collapse from disuse.

  • errrr the UK royal family, parasite that they are cost us brits about £37m a year that about $1 a year per person. Whilst we should undoubtably stop this it really isn't a big drain on the UK's purses.

    The thing you need to focus on is why the UK spends under HALF per person what America spends on health care and gets a better health service.

    Thats the real scandal, Amercia has the most inefficeint healthcare system in the world.

  • ahh another brainwashed sheep, trusting only what he hears from right-wing propaganda sources. You sir are truly a moron.

    Have you taken a moment to actually research anything or are you just parroting this like the rest of your mindless party?

  • Hey you moron, you might want to look at the facts. American health care system is been proven to be better than that of the UKs and mostly all of European health care. Is that why leaders from around the world come to our country for care? Is that why American health care is innovative than others? Next thing you're going to tell that Cuba has better health care, oh please you're just another SiCkO Michal Moore film moron.

  • lol no it isn't, you simple liar

    If you think the patch-fix healthcare version we have now is so great, how come no other places are getting rid of what they have? Hmm, maybe because their people are actually covered and don't worry about paying outrageous bills for simple checkups and screenings.

  • Listen to you, pathetic. You haven't presented me any facts. The truth is we have some of the worst mortality rates, a bad life expectancy and pay more then almost all industrialized nations.

    Health care as a business is absurd. Several studies have infact shown U.S. system is behind the likes of France, Italy and most of Europe. I can show you if you like.

    You are spewing right-wing propaganda because you are a sheep and will trust anything you hear.

  • You're spewing Michael Moore, SIcKo talking points. Our health care sucks, really? Here are some facts:

    Americans have better survival rates than Europeans for common cancers. Americans spend less time waiting for care than patients in Canada and the U.K. Lower income Americans are in better health than comparable Canadians. Americans have much better access to important new technologies like medical imaging than patients in Canada or the U.K.

    Now go take your garbage reform and shove it.

  • Yea ok link to the studies please, or you fail.

    I haven't even watched SIcKo btw, whatever the fuck that is. I never even liked Michael Moore, kiddo. All you can do is shit propaganda.

    Health care is expensive here, and it's projected to get much worse over the course of the next 10-10 years. 14,000 people lose their insurance per day, that's a lot.

    60% of bankruptcies are from medical bills, with some of those happening to people that DO have insurance.

  • France and Japan are right up there with us in Survival rates, both countries spend much less then us per anually.

    The whole wait thing is a myth, ask any Canadian. More of your nutty propaganda.

    Hell I've had to wait two weeks here just for a doctor appointment, if you want to talk about waits.

    Our care will still be good under a reformed system, just cheaper.

  • (double rant!)

    Get this: maybe, just maybe, politicians base their personality on being "important" and "in charge". The best way to stay important is to stick with what those who support you say.

    It seems like a bad sign that even members of the Democratic party are resisting this thing. I would like a decent Healthcare system, I don't know many who wouldn't, but the last thing I want is an expensive, inefficient, pile of crap, which I have to pay taxes on for 40 years before it collapses.

  • The current American system IS expensive and inefficient. Per capita, healthcare costs are double or even triple in the US. Had Britain or Australia or Canada spent that much per capita, there would not be NEARLY as many problems, and the problems us foreigners have now are not all that serious most of the time.

    The healthcare industry is vastly profitable. Even today in a severe recession, it is very profitable. And who is paying for this profit? The American taxpayer.

  • Oh man... Fuck you Micheal Shure. It's funny that even Cenk wouldn't touch this one.

    We elect our Representatives to represent us. Not everybody believes what you believe, fucktard. It's not black and white, not everybody who disagrees with you is wrong. In fact, if somebody disagrees with you, and you consider yourself a reasonable person, then the last thing you should do is stick your fingers in your ear and shout out NANANA. Listen to there complaints.

  • its ok if we find money to kill people.But if we want to make people healthy we say fuck that.We need a pill to make people smarter.We need to give it to the same people that voted for Bush twice.

  • FUCK the Blue dogs!

  • any one that thinks that the feds. can run healthcare w/o bankrupting the country is a dumb ass. they dont want healthcare reform they want power they will reagulate every aspect of life in the name of healthcare. we have to stop these communist pigs!!!!

  • They're not giving in because they give a damn.

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  • im sorry to put a dumb comment but i put on journey- dont stop believing while seeing this video and it is pimp lol OWNAGE!!

  • This is a great comment. I'm going to have to try this myself.

  • The so called "bluedogs" appear to be fully powned, if boned, by the their neocon redog pimps.

    Plz, gimme a break. wtf do they want? get outta the way!!!

  • I honestly believe this is a game they are ALL in on, including Obama - the heros advocate something we all want, the villains stand in the way, and the guys on the fence vacillate till the clock runs out, and everyone gets to tell their constituents that they tried really hard but not upset their donors. It is a win-win for them, and a lose-lose for us, but we keep believing if we could only get enough Dems in power, we can bust thru the big money power and get our needs met. Not gonna happen

  • thank u blue dogs ^_^ ur awsome aleast i know not all liberals are insane

    guess they must be finally getting over their sickness of liberism

    -_- health care not a right please tell me where it says other wise or jsut forget about a debate

  • Health care protects our lives. We have a right to protect our lives via health care. We also have a right to the pursuit of happiness. Health care keeps us happy. We also have a right to liberty, and that means liberty to demand a better system of protecting our lives and keeping us happy through a better system of distributing health care to the American people. But this is REALLY about the health INSURANCE. Insurance companies fuck us in the ass with outrageous costs. That's who YOU defend.

  • By your definition public schools aren't a right either. Maybe we should close down all the nations public schools. If you can't afford to send your child to private school; oh well, tough luck.

  • Your right an education and health care arent rights they will not be garunteed by consitution, but last i checked the federal govenment doesn't run schools.. its the states that run schools

    STATES can make up w/e they want on their bill of rights and can do w/e they want with their budget if thay includes libraries, roads, schools. ect ect then so be it. i am against the federal exspanspanion. i am not against govenment i am just nor real big on big federal govenment

  • Yeah, maybe I was wrong. Get rid of public schools, the post office, public hospitals, roads, libraries, student loans. Make it all on a pay-for-service system. In fact, just take down the Gov't,- who needs 'em? We'll just build a bigger wall around our Gated Community. Screw everybody else. Too bad you didn't email to sell that Enron stock like we did. Ha ha ha.

  • always confusing libertairian govenment for anarky.. govenment is a nessary evil

    lets get something straight STATES provide roads, libraries, schools, and things of that nature to better their states and community (they can even do state run health care i don't care). states doing things like that i have no problem with because if i dont' like that state i simply move out of the state and bless a state that i agree with my tax money we are a country of states not a country. we are a federalism!

  • Nah, I get it. A wee sarcasm, tis all it was, my good sir. Undoubtedly, the Gov't is the monster we created. And I get the reference to state's rights. Still waiting for Texas to try to susceed - that was pretty damn funny when they talked about that in the Texas state house and Palin mentioned it. Maybe Ted Nugent would be a good candidate.

  • Nobody requires us to buy insurance right now. I'm a young man. Since I won't be taking out of this Health care bullcrap for a while, it just isn't that important to me. But somehow I suspect that a lot of my money will be going to it soon enough...

    I've got a different idea...take away the income tax. gut the government. Encourage people to take care of themselves (as any good leader should do)

  • I have heath care, yay Socialism !

  • What we need is some piggy regulations

  • The problem is that most legislators have not read the reform bill. And, if Americans knew what was in it they would not support it either. We will not have a health care choice. It is the government plan or a plan identical to the government plan (pages 16,17), thus there is no real choice. In addition the cost will be paid by the deaths of our elderly. Starting on page 424 is a plan to require end of life plan counseling with all medicare recipients every 5 years.

  • Do you use those scare tactics on your patients?

  • First, If the Dem could just get 60 votes in the Senate and and a big majority in the house they could get things done.

    Second, Great now the republicans can't block votes or filibuster so we can get things done.

    Now Dems can't get things done because of other Dems.

    What does The Democratic leadership think? Now will they say they need 80 votes in the senate? Maybe they can't get anything done because America knows that what they want to do SUCKS.

  • O.o i see

  • i dont think the top 1% of rich people have to worry about the cost of prescription drugs and emergency room prices when they need them

  • it all boils down to the same thing the haves and the have nots and the super rich haves dont give a flying rats ass less how many of the have nots dont get health care and die

  • Blue dogs are repubs, They just call themselves dems because they would have never got voted in under a repub name,

  • every one says we voted fore obama fore this or that. the economic turn around is what elected him. know you want a drastic economic change with out review. you people will destroy and swear it was a good thing. no can even confirm any of the numbers. even the ones on how many are uninsured.thy say 40 mill and its half that.5% youses 50% of the cost of health care. ad on top tort.on top corruption.fix that you fix health care.

  • You know... if you keep fucking with people's money, housing, and health... eventual the people will try to kill you. I just don't understand how Government run Healthcare is good enough for Blue Dog Dems and Republicans, but not for the people they supposedly want to protect... I don't see politicians running after bluecross and blue shield as of late.

  • Glad you brought up the waste of money from emergency departments. We need an overhaul people! We already have universal healthcare and it's running us into the ground!

  • It's just a matter of time before we go to a single payer system.

    That is the most efficient way to eliminate the conflict of interest with insurance companies.

    I wish this process was quicker, but the lobbyists have much control over legislators.

  • That will never happen. If anything, you may end up with a Co-op health plan. Why do you think Clinton failed at this 15 years ago?!

  • It's is going to happen. Of that there is no doubt. As the insolvency horizon approaches, the single payer efficiencies will become more and more obvious and imperative. It is the only solution.

    Clinton's "failure" was because of a lack of impetus and lobbyist influence. Americans don't tend to think too far ahead. Soon, we will not have a choice.

  • Tomorrow? What is this "far ahead" you speak of. I would much rather make money milkshakes today!

  • looser? learn to spell, you hick.

  • "The benefits will out way the cost... Will save money..." How do you figure that? The cost will have to come from some place. And if you think that the top 1% will be taxed for it that's a joke. Just stop buying health insurance. Major medical is enough. When I go to the doctor I pay the $30 to the doctor directly instead of paying $200 a month to an insurance company. No one is forcing you to buy health insurance, yet.

  • These people are being sold a bill of goods, and they believe everything that they are being told. They will be sorry later on, if this passes, doubt it will. They will be as sorry that this passed just like many are now sorry that they voted for Obama for change, and only got more of the same.

  • Blue dogs will be voted out and watch, just like republicans they will go to work as lobbyists. Dare I say the profit motive corrupts more than it innovates?

  • You call yourself a turd and calling me stupid? lol

  • Heath Care Reform will be passed, it's inevitable and badly needed in a nation ruled by corporate insurance.