Comments on: Good Day For Baucus, Bad Day For Real Reform http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/ Politics for liberal newsgeeks Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:44:48 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: TheOracle http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/#comment-54214 TheOracle Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:18:20 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/?p=3325#comment-54214 Three out of four Doctors recommend the Public Option. (Remember all the commercials that started "Three out of four doctors recommend..." or "Four our of five Dentists recommend..."? Well, three out of four Doctors DO recommend the Public Option, so why haven't some of these 75 percent of doctors run a commercial stating their support for the Public Option? We trust Doctors when they make a medical diagnosis and prescribe, often-lifesaving, treatment and medication, so why are 75 percent of U.S. Doctors suddenly NOT trusted when they diagnose that our current healthcare system is ill, injured, needs repairing, needs reform? Why?) Three out of four Doctors recommend the Public Option.

(Remember all the commercials that started “Three out of four doctors recommend…” or “Four our of five Dentists recommend…”? Well, three out of four Doctors DO recommend the Public Option, so why haven’t some of these 75 percent of doctors run a commercial stating their support for the Public Option? We trust Doctors when they make a medical diagnosis and prescribe, often-lifesaving, treatment and medication, so why are 75 percent of U.S. Doctors suddenly NOT trusted when they diagnose that our current healthcare system is ill, injured, needs repairing, needs reform? Why?)

]]> By: letsgetitdone http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/#comment-54210 letsgetitdone Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:28:36 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/?p=3325#comment-54210 A good description. A good description.

]]> By: letsgetitdone http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/#comment-54209 letsgetitdone Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:26:53 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/?p=3325#comment-54209 I'm not sure he's lying, just stupid sometimes. He equated signing the letter with being for it. But what was really irritating was his attempt to take the PO "off the table" by saying that only half the Dem caucus was for it. Even had that been true that half is enough to torpedo anything else if they stick together. So, as long as a position has 30 Senators it's worth talking about. I’m not sure he’s lying, just stupid sometimes. He equated signing the letter with being for it. But what was really irritating was his attempt to take the PO “off the table” by saying that only half the Dem caucus was for it. Even had that been true that half is enough to torpedo anything else if they stick together. So, as long as a position has 30 Senators it’s worth talking about.

]]> By: annieooo http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/#comment-54208 annieooo Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:58:51 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/?p=3325#comment-54208 Answer: Just watch a really violent, ugly, viscious, porn rape movie and you'll have your summary of the finance bill. Answer: Just watch a really violent, ugly, viscious, porn rape movie and you’ll have your summary of the finance bill.

]]> By: bmull http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/#comment-54200 bmull Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:21:29 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/?p=3325#comment-54200 Thanks, Jon. A bad day for reform indeed. Thanks, Jon. A bad day for reform indeed.

]]> By: marcos http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/#comment-54161 marcos Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:59:14 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/?p=3325#comment-54161 Someone needs to figure out how to transition the millions of folks who work for the insurance bureaucracy into productive jobs as part of a sweetener for the insurers' elimination. Someone needs to figure out how to transition the millions of folks who work for the insurance bureaucracy into productive jobs as part of a sweetener for the insurers’ elimination.

]]> By: jwill5587 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/#comment-54149 jwill5587 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:42:09 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/?p=3325#comment-54149 and if there's a mandate, they can kiss my ass. I'm not buying their inflated, over-priced insurance. and if there’s a mandate, they can kiss my ass. I’m not buying their inflated, over-priced insurance.

]]> By: Knut http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/#comment-54146 Knut Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:40:11 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/?p=3325#comment-54146 Something else is happening while we read and write. The anti-trust exemption for insurance companies is out of the bag, and there are Democrats like Grayson who are ready to exploit it. To the companies: You believe in competition? Make my day! There are two tracks to reform, both complementary. One is the public option; the other takes away the ability of insurance companies to collude in order to raise their profit ratios. Cost control demands both, and I think this is what we are going to see when the House gets down and dirty in the next few weeks. The power of the Insurance industry derives from its capacity to threaten. Once they lose that clout, their ability to pressure our congress critters will be greatly diminished. I'm hopeful, for a change. Something else is happening while we read and write. The anti-trust exemption for insurance companies is out of the bag, and there are Democrats like Grayson who are ready to exploit it. To the companies: You believe in competition? Make my day! There are two tracks to reform, both complementary. One is the public option; the other takes away the ability of insurance companies to collude in order to raise their profit ratios. Cost control demands both, and I think this is what we are going to see when the House gets down and dirty in the next few weeks. The power of the Insurance industry derives from its capacity to threaten. Once they lose that clout, their ability to pressure our congress critters will be greatly diminished. I’m hopeful, for a change.

]]> By: jwill5587 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/#comment-54145 jwill5587 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:40:10 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/?p=3325#comment-54145 Unless this bill goes through radical changes, the democrats will lose the house in 2010 and probably The White House in 2012. I'm done giving money to the party. Let the republicans run the country into the ground. It deserves it. Unless this bill goes through radical changes, the democrats will lose the house in 2010 and probably The White House in 2012. I’m done giving money to the party. Let the republicans run the country into the ground. It deserves it.

]]> By: GDC707 http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/10/13/good-day-for-baucus-bad-day-for-real-reform/#comment-54129 GDC707 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:25:43 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/?p=3325#comment-54129 I hate that lying, egomaniacal, interrupting, crappy moderator, self-important jackass. So there. I hate that lying, egomaniacal, interrupting, crappy moderator, self-important jackass. So there.

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