Healthcare reform

The House passes healthcare reform(?), but it doesn’t stop the Republicants from still acting like a bunch of jerks (H/T – Helga)

l3wis November 8, 2009 0Comments

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GOP Gone Wild: Unruly Republicans Silence Women Lawmakers With Screams, Shouts, And Delay Tactics

This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women’s Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments for how the bill would benefit women, House Republicans — led by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) — repeatedly talked over, screamed, and shouted objections. “I object, I object, I object, I object, I object,” Price interjected as Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) tried to hold the floor.

In an effort to delay and derail the proceedings, the Republicans continually talked over the Democratic women for half an hour. They sought to prevent the debate by calling for unnecessary “parliamentary inquiries” and requests for “expanding the debate” by an hour.

The GOP Objects To 40 Democratic Women Inserting Their Remarks Into The Record.

By Nicole Belle Saturday Nov 07, 2009 10:00am

video courtesy of Media Matters

Those uppity females in Congress. Who do they think they are, trying to participate in our democracy on one of the biggest bills in front of Congress?

Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), one of the GOP’s minions, continues the Joe Wilsonification of Congress to prevent discussion over Stupak’s amendment, one that may actually lead to effectively a ban on abortion for low income women:

AND THIS IS SOME FUNNY SHIT . . . KINDA

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Obama’s public-trigger-opt-out-coop-option

l3wis October 23, 2009 0Comments

So now all of sudden, Obama cares what a Republican thinks? That’s why I call Dems the wuss party. TO HELL WITH THEM! YOU OWN THE WHITE HOUSE AND BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS! WE DO NOT NEED THEM. THEY SHOULD JUST GO ON A PERMANENT VACATION.

Pass a public option NOW with NO state opt-outs or triggers! Obviously the campaign donations are more important then the American people.

Multiple sources tell TPMDC that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is very close to rounding up 60 members in support of a public option with an opt out clause, and are continuing to push skeptical members. But they also say that the White House is pushing back against the idea, in a bid to retain the support of Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME).

“They’re skeptical of opt out and are generally deferential to the Snowe strategy that involves the trigger,” said one source close to negotiations between the Senate and the White House. “They’re certainly not calming moderate’s concerns on opt-out.”

This new development, which casts the White House as an opponent of all but the most watered down form of public option, is likely to yield backlash from progressives, especially those in the House who have been pushing for a more maximal version of reform.

It also suggests for perhaps the first time that the White House’s supposed hands off approach that ostensibly allowed the two chambers in Congress to craft their own bill has been discarded.

High level White House officials have floated the trigger idea a number of times, and it seems they continue to do so, even at this, crucial stage of the health care reform process, when their involvement is greatest. That has senators who support the public option concerned.

Neo-Con Steve writes another gem

l3wis October 19, 2009 2Comments

I often enjoy Neo-con Steve’s letters to the editor and how he blames libs and Obama for all of the world’s problems. Maybe you ought to look in the mirror, Stevo;

If Edison really wants to blame someone regarding lack of progress on health care reform, he can start with President Obama, who has refused to meet with the Republican leadership since April. Or why the Democratic leadership of Sen. Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi rejected every one of the 35 GOP proposals along with 800 amendments. Does anyone believe all these proposals and amendments have no merit?

First off, Steve, last I checked the Republicans are the minority party, the president has no obligation to do anything with the Republicans, and if the past 8 years are not enough proof of what not to do, I don’t know what is. The American people made a choice last November, they wanted Dems to run our country for at least the next two years, not Republicans. What does that mean? It means we should reject any idea Republicans have, especially since most of them are bad, here’s a few examples;

Can Edison explain why there is no tort reform in the current legislation, which could reduce billions of dollars in health care costs each year?

Yes, because when doctors fuck up your body or kill a family member, you shouldn’t be able to sue them for negligence.

Or why consumers are not allowed to purchase health insurance across state lines?

Who cares if I buy it in South Dakota or Timbuckto? Private health insurance is expensive everywhere and it is a broken system.

Or why small businesses are not allowed to pool their resources to offer health insurance?

I have often been a firm believer that businesses shouldn’t be supplying health care to begin with, not only would it save them billions in benefit costs which could translate into more jobs or higher wages, the other drawback is not being able to take it with you when your leave a job.

These are some of the solutions offered by the Republicans, none of which has been embraced by the Democratic leadership,

Solutions? The only thing your ‘solutions’ offer is more profits to the insurance companies. A public option or better yet single-payer is the only real solution. When the Republicans put REAL solutions on the table, then we will listen. Otherwise, please, do the American public a favor and STFU!