Comments on: Attention Blue Dogs: It’s Not 1994

By: Phoenix Woman

Phoenix Woman — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:20:19 +0000

That’s why the “reform” they favor is what the US Chamber of Commerce proposes: Forcing all Americans to buy private health insurance — yet refusing to make employers shoulder any of the costs of it.

By: SouthernDragon

SouthernDragon — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:13:14 +0000

This is EPU’d but I’m only a bg fan. NewG and JamG not so much. My dad got all the musical talent. He was a piano player, pop and jazz.

By: John

John — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:11:41 +0000

“Attention Blue Dogs” COOL! They’re all reading FDL!!!!!

By: bobh

bobh — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:30:52 +0000

What do the private insurers really get out of reform failure? They avoid the public option, admittedly, but also lose a chance to pick up many millions of new customers that are crucial to their future.

Under the status quo, the insurers are faced with offering an increasingly unaffordable, defective product which employers are increasingly going to want to drop, and the current 35% share they have of health expenditures will drop further.
The will alienate more and more people by continuing to offer less and less.

The insurers have no real future under the status quo, so I would not be so quick to assume they will kill the whole thing.

By: Elliott

Elliott — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:00:11 +0000

LOL

By: nahant

nahant — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:59:08 +0000

And Yes Single Payor! No Triggers or COOPS or anything but immediate start of a program that every citizen in Our country can sign up for on day one!! I know it will take a bit of time to get all who want such a health care plan but hey this is what the good people of this country want. Not some 1/2 way fucking measure that continues to reward the Private Health Care Rip offs!!

By: foothillsmike

foothillsmike — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:55:42 +0000

Jane did a good job on MSNBC even if she did forget her scoop to shovel the BS from the right winger guy

By: nahant

nahant — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:53:52 +0000

I hope you don’t mind the Off Topic PW but here is a link to a story on HuffPro about the Racist Pig on CNN Lou Dobbs

Dear Mr. Klein,

As an important and respected news organization, CNN has a special responsibility to ensure the accuracy of its reporting. We have written to you before about our concern that Lou Dobbs repeatedly fails to live up to this standard in his reporting on immigration. Now, Mr. Dobbs is again trading in falsehoods and racist conspiracy theories, questioning President Obama’s American citizenship.

It is high Time Mr Dobbs pays for all his insane blabber on CNN.

By: hychka

hychka — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:49:50 +0000

never mind…

By: mboutot

mboutot — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:49:30 +0000

If Dobbs goes to Fox, CNN dies as a news outlet. They are already trailing very badly…