tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847836240668046283.post4163708514968569219..comments2023-06-04T10:39:27.236-04:00Comments on Just Thinking...: Howard Dean Says Kill the Bill!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847836240668046283.post-64967994844179488312009-12-19T20:36:49.383-05:002009-12-19T20:36:49.383-05:00It never ceases to amaze me how Republicans can al...It never ceases to amaze me how Republicans can always find a way to justify the cost of war. The cost of going to a foreign land and killing and maiming innocent civilians always seems to be a justifiable expense. But when it comes to providing for basic human needs here at home; needs like health care, education and the like the argument is always the same - we simply can't afford it. With just the money we've spent so far on the Bush/Obama wars in Afghanistan and Iraq we could more than afford to pay for real health care reform. Seems to me like we need to get our priorities in order. <br /> <br />When a Whale, Manatee, Dolphin Or Even a Shark beaches itself here in South Florida no expense is spared to save its life. But when a mother of three is dying of breast cancer because she's uninsured, not eligible for Medicaid and can't afford her chemotherapy - Well That's Just Too Damn Bad! "I guess she just better die and decrease the surplus population" Thank You Scrooge And Happy Holidays to You Too!Eddie O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547406730604991117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847836240668046283.post-84530401665075737082009-12-19T19:44:10.492-05:002009-12-19T19:44:10.492-05:00The US is under a crushing burden. The security en...The US is under a crushing burden. The security entitlements it has promised to every generation to name one. Borrowing from the future to pay the present is not sustainable, but seems to be the favorite action our elected congress (all of them!). <br /><br />Excessive taxation and borrowing destroys a society by stagnating choice. The less money you get to keep, the fewer choices you can make for yourself. <br /><br />It is a fact that seems anti-intuitive to many. Please read a book like "Economic in One Lesson" or "The Law" by Bastiat. There are natural laws for a healthy society and central planning is not one of them.<br /><br />Google these books. They are old, time tested, and free. BrentBRENTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847836240668046283.post-10771368999484345502009-12-19T19:17:23.279-05:002009-12-19T19:17:23.279-05:00The insurance and drug companies have already won....The insurance and drug companies have already won. They provided the money to get the right "elected" officials into office so that nothing would change. And they're spending the money needed to insure that investment. Congress no longer represents the American people. They represent the special interest groups that paid to get them elected. Health care reform, in any form that didn't sustain the status quo for insurance and drug companies, was DOA. When our "elected" officials finally decide it's time to work for the country's interests instead of the special interests, we may have a prayer of getting out of the mess we're in.RICHARDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847836240668046283.post-65976797815353514972009-12-19T08:33:59.102-05:002009-12-19T08:33:59.102-05:00rhetorical question...how did something so right a...rhetorical question...how did something so right and so needed become so fucked up? the current health legislation has become a "camel"... that is, a horse designed by a committee. i can't adequately express my dismay, frustration, and ANGER with just about every politician involved in this fiasco. it would be a mistake to make anyone the sole brunt of our fury, but lieberman sure carries a lot of blame. that multifaced dreckmeister surely has reserved himself a special corner in hell for the way he has conducted himself. where are the statesmen when we need them? i am trying to remain optimistic, but the wishy-washy behavior displayed by obama is disappointing in the EXTREME! the shortsighted greed of those who see POLITICAL survival as more important than the needs of people they represent need to be eliminated from their offices. 2010 will come. we can only hope that the people who need to vote will come out and do so.esther careynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847836240668046283.post-63444367139392878822009-12-19T04:40:42.405-05:002009-12-19T04:40:42.405-05:00The legislation is riddled with power politics and...The legislation is riddled with power politics and manipulated by special interests.That it will provide better health care to the currently uninsured is an illusion.Politicians and the lobbyists are spooking the public with all kinds of gigantic lies. Kill the bill!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847836240668046283.post-29692229880208852372009-12-19T00:19:44.881-05:002009-12-19T00:19:44.881-05:00I don't think we can survive the health care r...I don't think we can survive the health care reform package our Senate is currently pushing (thanks, Joe Lieberman). Ira in D.C.Iranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847836240668046283.post-47439000939692091432009-12-17T23:51:18.360-05:002009-12-17T23:51:18.360-05:00One of my most favorite movie lines comes from Sha...One of my most favorite movie lines comes from Shawshank Redemption and went like this: You either get busy living or get busy dying.<br /><br />Health care reform is an example of the intangible elements slowly taking the breath out of America.<br /><br />Health Care was not about providing better care to Americans, it, like most initiatives such as financial reform and our two wars, is about political gain, political power, and greed.<br /><br />This is what is pulling the plug and is causing our society to get busy dying.Gary - Woodhaven, Michigannoreply@blogger.com