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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:00:58 +0000

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By: JoeBeets

JoeBeets — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:14:18 +0000

FYI, My Congressman Dan Maffei has come out in favor of the bill.

By: Jack Davis

Jack Davis — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:15:21 +0000

A majority…that’s MAJORITY…of Americans DO NOT want Obamacare passed. Once again: a MAJORITY.

(((Borrowing from Harry Truman here)))

If the Dems strong-arm this abomination through Congress, they may expect a rain of ruin the like of which never has been seen in the American political system.

By: Taylor Marsh: Democrats at Their Worst

Taylor Marsh: Democrats at Their Worst — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:31:45 +0000

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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:22:44 +0000

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By: Noogan

Noogan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:59:14 +0000

In a physician survey conducted December 2009 by The Medicus Firm, a national physician search firm, 24.7% of physicians stated that they would “retire early” if a public option is implemented, and an additional 21.0% of respondents stated that they would quit practicing medicine, even though they are nowhere near retirement. This brings the amount of physicians who would leave medicine to a total of 45.7%.

http://www.themedicusfirm.com/pages/medicus-media-survey-reveals-impact-health-reform

By: Taylor Marsh

Taylor Marsh — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:43:18 +0000

evan13579b says:
16 March 2010 at 7:34 pm

Welcome.

…and on the insurance mandate, I’m 100% with you.

tonyb39 says:
16 March 2010 at 7:32 pm

Well, all I can say is that McCain-Palin would have been worse. Cold frickin’ comfort, but that’s where we are in America, circa 21st century.

By: Imhotep

Imhotep — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:32 +0000

tonyb39 and evan13579b, I feel your pain. But like the 100 year old man answered when asked how he was feeling, “Not so hot, but it beats the alternative.” If not the Democrat then the alternative is a Republican. Raise your hand if you would have preferred McCain/Palin? Or in 2012 a Republican??? Peace

By: evan13579b

evan13579b — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:34:21 +0000

The only thing the democrats were interested in from the beginning was the individual mandate forcing everyone to buy a health insurance plan.

It was in every bill…

How many bills was the public option in?

You’re not getting a public option. Insurance companies are getting you.

By: tonyb39

tonyb39 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:32:16 +0000

After a lifetime being a Dem and voting straight Dem always,damn glad I’m a registered IND since the stolen sham of a Dem Primary.I voted for Obama, partly on Taylor’s urging,especially as gay man,felt i had no choice.Obama has been the biggest political disappointment of my lifetime,so much hope,so little realized..

By: Imhotep

Imhotep — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:26:00 +0000

The latest polls indicates that 45% want a health care bill passed—any health care bill—by any means necessary, 44% want no health care bill to pass and 11% are out to lunch. I am a strong supporter of a single-payer, universal health care system. Because my views seldom coincide with what I am told is the norm, I have come to accept the fact that my point of view will almost never prevail. At least not in my lifetime. So being a realist I include myself in the 45% who want this health care bill to pass this week. Peace

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By: lynnette

lynnette — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:20:35 +0000

Lake Lady says:
16 March 2010 at 6:52 pm

I agree – all this maneuvering for so little. It is puzzling. They have ignored what most of the public really wanted to begin with.

By: lynnette

lynnette — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:17:05 +0000

JoeBeets says:
16 March 2010 at 5:52 pm

I think I agree with your assessment, Joe.

By: Lake Lady

Lake Lady — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:52:35 +0000

Great post Taylor!

I have to be honest here if the Dems were going to these legnths to pass medicare for all I would say use every trick in the book but for this misbegotten gift to Insurance,Big Pharma et all it is just unbelievable.

By: Jane Austen

Jane Austen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:36:20 +0000

nzanh says:
16 March 2010 at 6:23 pm

They may be annihilated in November. I can’t believe they’d try this tactic. It’s so wrong!

By: nzanh

nzanh — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:23:10 +0000

There is nothing whatsoever unconstitutional about “deem and pass,” but that doesn’t mean Democrats are winning the messaging on this subject, which is how a party sinks or swims. (Taylor Marsh)
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You are quite correct Taylor. The Dems are definitely not winning on the message. But I do not agree that there is nothing that can’t be deemed (no pun intended) unconstitutional in “deem and pass”.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34508.html

The Democratic leadership is playing with fire here. This is going to haunt the Democrats and will be ultimately disastrous for them come November.

By: Jane Austen

Jane Austen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:06:16 +0000

This is all wrong. How can they even think of doing this? It’s wrong, wrong, wrong. I’m totally disgusted with the Democratic Party. They have forgotten who they represent.

By: nzanh

nzanh — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:05:09 +0000

Wow, these folks Obama, Reid, and Pelosi can’t win on the issue alone. They have to resort to tactics such as “deem and pass” to get their health care monstrosity signed into law. This is not the proper way to go considering health care to be over 16% of our economy. There could be only a few beneficiaries from their efforts and it’s sure not the American people.

By: JoeBeets

JoeBeets — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:52:13 +0000

I am pretty sick of it all (no pun intended). I just contacted my Congressman and urged him to vote whichever way makes it more likely for a public option bill to be brought up afterwards.

If voting the bill down makes a PO more likely, vote NO. If a failure of this bill makes more healthcare legislation more unlikely, then hold your nose and vote YES.

I specifically told him that I am uninterested in a Democratic “win”. I want a public option and so does 3/4 of Americans.

By: fairmindedindependant

fairmindedindependant — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:43:23 +0000

Where is this hope and change at. The democrats are going against the constitution but doing what there doing. I am so ticked off at my party right now. They could have took pieces of this bill and passed it little by little so the americans would no what it is. It also should have been a public option and a womans right to choose to be respected in this bill. What House Speaker is doing is shady and she better watch because a good number in her own party is ticked and so are the republicans who smell blood is going to rip the democrats apart this year. I am a liberal democrat who will proberly end up voting for Sarah Palin if she runs as a republican or independent in 2012 if its Mitt Romney or someone else I will just stay home unless theres a good person that can take on president Obama as a independent. I am not going to go condone the behavior of my party no more.

By: Ramsgate

Ramsgate — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:20:13 +0000

It confirms the incompetence of this administration. Never in a million years would we have thought a year ago, they could have sunk to this.

By: kris

kris — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:52:04 +0000

It may not be constitutional…..

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34508.html

By: Joyce Arnold

Joyce Arnold — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:31:10 +0000

The only use the Elected Elites have for “We the People” and a “moral imperative” are as campaign props and pieces. It’s a bipartisan thing. I had hoped the Insider Elite View had become so obvious under W. that it would at least be somewhat muted until after the mid-terms. Silly me.