The lies roll off the man's lips like music off Yo-Yo Ma's cello. Both are virtuosos - one a cellist, the other a liar.
A partial list.
Bush had nothing to do ...
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"Barack Obama supports same-sex marriage. Mitt Romney doesn't even support same-sex car pools." –David Letterman
"The head of ...
Republican Rep. Mike Coffman at a Saturday afternoon fundraiser in Colorado.
I don't know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States of America. I don't know that. But I ...
Rand Paul:
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A faggot.
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Whoops. Rob Portman, a Republican Senate candidate in Ohio, has now admitted in an interview that the GOP doesn’t have a position on health care. Worse, he says he came to that conclusion after multiple discussions with GOP Congressional leaders about the issue.
Check out this nugget buried in a National Journal article (subscription only) about Portman:
Republicans have also taken some heat nationally for not focusing on health care in their campaigns in recent years, but Portman already has been speaking on the issue frequently.
“We have to have an alternative. … I will tell you, I don’t think there is a Republican alternative at this point,” he said. He said he reached that conclusion after talking to Senate leaders and lawmakers about the GOP’s position. “There isn’t one,” he said. “There’s a task force, and I applaud them for that.
A task force? No one in the GOP realized health care was a problem until now? The party of no ideas marches on.
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“[...]Rick Scott is the man who best embodies the spirit of the current conservative opposition. The name may not exactly be a household word, or it may ring a faint bell, but Politico recently reported that the millionaire Republican would be heading up Conservatives for Patients’ Rights (CPR), a new group that plans to spend around $20 million to kill President Obama’s efforts at healthcare reform.”
How anyone can look at the US Government and decide that they should take over health care is beyond me. Just look at Medicare and Amtrak and the Postal Service. Health care is expensive largely *because* of govt, the idea that it will make things right simply requires a complete lack of critical thought.
Socialist Health Care: only good for losers and statists. I would think that you would know, Mario, being a Canadian. So many of your fellow countrymen come down to get our health care when your government rations and delays.
Here’s what I know: I don’t know of one Canadian who would trade in their health care system for the U.S. system. I also don’t know of one Canadian who has gone bankrupt or had to mortgage their homes over an illness. And, I don’t know of one Canadian who is not covered by health care unlike the 47 million Americans who carry no health insurance.
If you want to see the problems, I recommend a short BBC Panorama documentary titled “What Now, Mister President”. It’s on the YouTube. Less than 30 minutes long.
I am a member of a forum that includes people from around the globe. Not one of them said they would change their healthcare for the US. UK, Canada, Austalia. A few I can’t remember.
“[...]According to researchers at Harvard University, a mere 20 percent increase in premiums costs 3.5 million workers their jobs, causes millions more to move from full-time to part-time work, and cuts the average income by approximately $1,700. CBO predicts that this 20 percent increase will occur over the next four years.
Today, more than 51 million Americans under age 65 do not have health insurance as of January 2009, and millions more drift in and out of coverage as their employment and financial situation changes. Approximately 87 million Americans under 65—nearly one in three—went without health insurance for some period in 2007 or 2008.
Even as the economy recovers over the coming years, swelling health care costs could cause businesses to continue cutting back on health care, dropping more of their employees into the ranks of the uninsured. A recent survey by Hewitt Associates found that approximately 20 percent of employers were planning to stop offering health benefits in the next three to five years, up from just 4 percent of employers in the 2008 survey.[...]“
No surprise here. Now watch Portman get knocked around by Rush and Portman backtrack on his statement.
They’ve called in the big guns:
“[...]Rick Scott is the man who best embodies the spirit of the current conservative opposition. The name may not exactly be a household word, or it may ring a faint bell, but Politico recently reported that the millionaire Republican would be heading up Conservatives for Patients’ Rights (CPR), a new group that plans to spend around $20 million to kill President Obama’s efforts at healthcare reform.”
http://26dems.blogspot.com/2009/05/swiftboater-and-medicare-defrauder-rick.html
And, worse, it seems he is very good at it:
“This Sunday May 31, following Meet the Press, a 30-minute “infomercial” attacking a public healthcare option is set to air on NBC. ”
According to Rachel Maddow (short edited video at the link) the man’s company paid $1.7 BILLION in fines for medicare & medicaid fraud.
How anyone can look at the US Government and decide that they should take over health care is beyond me. Just look at Medicare and Amtrak and the Postal Service. Health care is expensive largely *because* of govt, the idea that it will make things right simply requires a complete lack of critical thought.
Socialist Health Care: only good for losers and statists. I would think that you would know, Mario, being a Canadian. So many of your fellow countrymen come down to get our health care when your government rations and delays.
Here’s what I know: I don’t know of one Canadian who would trade in their health care system for the U.S. system. I also don’t know of one Canadian who has gone bankrupt or had to mortgage their homes over an illness. And, I don’t know of one Canadian who is not covered by health care unlike the 47 million Americans who carry no health insurance.
I challenge you to research that bogus 47 million number.
10+ million of those are illegal aliens. Many more are people who make lifestyle decisions not to spend money on insurance.
I have heard plenty of horror stories from Canadian health care. Plenty. So spare me your Democrat talking points.
I thought heard 55 million. Also, new report shows that the uninsured is what keeps costs high for the insured. Makes sense to fix that.
WASHINGTON – Health insurance premiums for an average family are $1,000 a year higher because of costs of health care for the uninsured, a new report finds.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090528/ap_on_he_me/us_health_overhaul_uninsured
If you want to see the problems, I recommend a short BBC Panorama documentary titled “What Now, Mister President”. It’s on the YouTube. Less than 30 minutes long.
I am a member of a forum that includes people from around the globe. Not one of them said they would change their healthcare for the US. UK, Canada, Austalia. A few I can’t remember.
As for comparison to Canada, check out the graph on this page:
http://www.yesmagazine.org/other/pop_print_article.asp?ID=1503
Is any system perfect? Not yet. But, U.S. is definitely behind. How did we get there?
I came across the article the other day as well.
“[...]According to researchers at Harvard University, a mere 20 percent increase in premiums costs 3.5 million workers their jobs, causes millions more to move from full-time to part-time work, and cuts the average income by approximately $1,700. CBO predicts that this 20 percent increase will occur over the next four years.
Today, more than 51 million Americans under age 65 do not have health insurance as of January 2009, and millions more drift in and out of coverage as their employment and financial situation changes. Approximately 87 million Americans under 65—nearly one in three—went without health insurance for some period in 2007 or 2008.
Even as the economy recovers over the coming years, swelling health care costs could cause businesses to continue cutting back on health care, dropping more of their employees into the ranks of the uninsured. A recent survey by Hewitt Associates found that approximately 20 percent of employers were planning to stop offering health benefits in the next three to five years, up from just 4 percent of employers in the 2008 survey.[...]“
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/21/study-without-reform-premiums-will-increase-over-70-in-the-next-nine-years/