Today, the converted Democrat (was it a genuine change of political belief or the knowledge he could not win against a more conservative primary challenger?) said that there's no working with the GOP:
"On the Republican side, it is no, no, no. A party of obstructionism. . . . You have responsible Republicans who had been in the Senate like Howard Baker, Bob Dole, and Bill Frist who say Republicans ought to cooperate. Well, they're not cooperating."He gets extra points for saying it on FOX News.
Now let's see him bring his moderate Repubican pals (Snowe, Collins, Graham, Lieberman) along with him to vote FOR health care reform.
Come on, Arlen. Obama has promised to campaign for you, so do your part.
Ralph
I just got my health care bill for 2010 - my premium is up 30%. That makes for a 100% increase in 2 years, a doubling of my health insurance costs, and that doesn't factor in my deductible or co-pays(which have also risen). Factoring those in, I pay almost 20% of my income for basic healthcare. I live in NC, where Blue Cross Blue Shield controls 97% of the market. When I asked if I could appeal I was told, No. There is no appeals process. I say, bring on Socialism.
ReplyDeleterichard krawiec
I agree 100%. I'm for going directly to a single payer, Medicare for Everybody type of plan. It's where we have to wind up sooner or later.
ReplyDeleteNever has it been so obvious that business lobbying and money control our government.
The only coherent argument against a single payer health system is what it will do to the insurance industry.
So here is the only question that matters: do you care more about the health of the insurance companies' profits or the health of the people?