House passes health care bill

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[Conan71]

Sorry to interrupt, but Beyonce has a better booty!

[FOTD]

Breadburner, you seem to be improving your ability to pass on photoshopped images....just another way of passing gas...er, lies.

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[FOTD]

Breadburner sleeps with the moderators...

[guido911]

Man that Michelle is one big dude (begins at approx. 1:40):

O/T.  If anyone wants to see a funny headline/pic re: healthcare go over to drudge right now and look at that sulking pic of that pathetic Harry Reid.

[guido911]

Just saw that the Senate dems are kicking out both the public option and the medicare buy-in proposals in the reform package.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/harkin-theres-enough-good-in-this-bill-without-medicare-buy-in-trigger.php#comments

Predictably (and much to my delight), heads are exploding at dailykos and dooshbag underground (it goes without saying there are strong language issues):

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/12/14/814006/-UPDATEX7:-My-ThoughtF**K-You,-Senator-Lieberman!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x56598

[Conan71]

Just saw that the Senate dems are kicking out both the public option and the medicare buy-in proposals in the reform package.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/harkin-theres-enough-good-in-this-bill-without-medicare-buy-in-trigger.php#comments

Predictably (and much to my delight), heads are exploding at dailykos and dooshbag underground (it goes without saying there are strong language issues):

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/12/14/814006/-UPDATEX7:-My-ThoughtF**K-You,-Senator-Lieberman!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x56598

Hmmm, looks like this pile won't have gravy on it....

[guido911]

Hmmm, looks like this pile won't have gravy on it....

Thanks an a$$load for that mental picture. 

[guido911]

Just read the Dorgan Amendment which would have permitted drug reimportation to occur and presumably reduce the cost of medicine failed in the Senate.

http://news.firedoglake.com/2009/12/15/dorgan-reimportation-amendment-up-for-a-vote/

Read the comments after the story (language warning). The "progressives", you know, liberals that don't want to be called liberals any more because of stigma, are seriously unhinged.

[FOTD]

A pile chef!

[USRufnex]

***Please be advised that there was never a significant "public option" or "medicare buy-in" touted or promised for "Obamacare" in the first place...... don't believe me?... ask Rahmbo.... http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/12/18/rahm-emanuel-dont-worry-about-the-left/

Please check below for the words "public option" and/or "medicare for all"
http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/issues/HealthCareFullPlan.pdf

My objection is that Obama campaigned on making healthcare more affordable to the uninsured without resorting to mandated coverage for the working poor or those twentysomethings who may want to forgo insurance for a few weeks/months/years..... this was supposed to be the major difference between "Obamacare" and "Hillarycare"..... nobody was promised a single-payer system, otherwise the dems woulda nominated Dennis Kucinich.... nobody was promised a "public option," otherwise the dems woulda nominated Hillary Clinton http://healthinsurance.about.com/od/healthinsurancebasics/a/clintonreform.htm ....  

Some moderate Republicans should have been able to support and help this effort..... but instead, those political cowards insisted on making politcal hay by claiming healthcare reform would "pull the plug on grandma"..... and guess what we're gonna get after all the dust settles?...... drumroll please......

A pork-laden version of Romneycare...... can't wait to hear Mitt Romney's positions for 2012 after we've basically adopted most of his healthcare reform policies......

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/romney.health.care/index.html
"Analysts say "Romney care" is basically "Obama care" minus the public option."

No, I didn't think much of Mitt Romney.  And I didn't vote for Hillary.  I supported Barack Obama.
And I am disappointed at legislation that will mandate the purchase of private insurance.  

Without a public option or substantial public subsidies to help those who can't afford to purchase health insurance, will we see advertisements during Springer and Judge Judy for SR-22 health insurance for "high risk" patients to "keep you legal for less" ?!?

Do those who can't afford insurance get fined?  jail time?  community service?

In these times of local and state budget cuts, will we see people who aren't "legally insured" mowing lawns at LaFortune Park or picking up litter on 11th St to pay for their "crimes"?
 
BIGGEST LIE OF 2009.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/dec/18/politifact-lie-year-death-panels/

[Conan71]

I voted for Obama and I didn't get what I wanted!!!

Call whine-one-one and get me a whaaaaambulance!!!!

[USRufnex]

Actually I wonder what YOU'RE whining about Conan........ the idealist in me is disappointed, the pragmatist side of me thinks Romneycare is better than what we have now.... I'm stating facts, unlike the naive status quo folks who tell us private insurance is "good, as is," no changes necessary.... any government reform of healthcare is gonna automatically be a smile sandwich.....


"I hate political sausage making!"

[Conan71]

"I hate political sausage making!"

Okay, I got photo envy, I like your crybaby better than mine.  He's rather dapper in the tie.