CBO Says Senate Health Bill Costs $849 Billion, Covers 94% of Americans, Reduces Deficit $127 Billion

[xhagast]

The RepubliKKKans today are the Pharisees of Christ's time, not his apostles. The Christian fundamentalists are nothing but a disgustingly, insanely heretical sect with the vilest possible agenda.

At his very WORST Obama is trying to help people. And helping them by providing affordable healthcare would save the US. Literally.  The RepubliKKKans would destroy the US since they cannot have it. And then tell us I told you so.

They are traitors.

[hdhighway]

halcy

You are right about why this bill is so watered down. Maybe we should have insisted on campaign finance reform first so that we received something better. I am amazed how they were able to work up people to support doing nothing. I talked with a teabagger carring a sign against reform with no insurance! I don't want to stand alone at a teabagger party with a sign saying "campaign finance reform" but no one else is out there standing together. I wonder is that how we come together?

[kaysandesses]

@hdhighway Remember that SS and Medicare didn't have all the goodies when those initial bills were passed either.

[hdhighway]

Yes - Thanks for the reminder - I keep telling myself that. I was mostley talking about campaign finance reform. I was kind of planting a idea seed for the next thing people can get behind. It would bring these polititians in line to work for the countrys good instead of the next donation. It was said to watch them operate on this bill. They kept the drama going as they squeezed more dollars out of everyone.

[kaysandesses]

@hdhighway I'm all for campaign reform too. As for politicians who really do work for the electorate, check out Alan Grayson, if you haven't already.

[hdhighway]

Oh yes Rep. Grayson is a rising star I do admire him for speaking up. I think just like I have experianced on youtube when a gang of bullies come at you the only thing they understand is standing up to them. Grayson takes them head on.

[kaysandesses]

Grayson doesn't suffer any fools and he's to be commended for that. One of my faves is how he dismantled Rep. Broun from Georgia right on the floor of the House.

[muratshawn]

fucked up isnt it???? just pathetic....we r the only nation that has this corrupt shameful system

[Fringe111]

I agree with you, the only bright part of this bill is that they've opened the door to expanding it to eventually Universal coverage. Once that door is opened it can't be shut

[seamoremonster]

Lieberman doesn't give a shit about the deficit...hell he's all but a Republican.

[kaysandesses]

@seamoremonster LIEberman's true colors showed when Gore was stupid enough to select him as VP candidate. I think LIEberman alienated a lot of people in the middle-right by throwing his Jewish faith in their faces. IMO Reid should have pulled all of LIEberman's committee positions when he campaigned for McCain.