bruce, I knew it had to happen sooner or later. NOW George Bush was REALLY a Democrat, and next I guess it will be the revelation that Dick Cheney was an under-cover operative for the Green Party.
NO. The Democrats won hugely in the 2006 mid-term election and gained a majority in the House ONLY and took office in Jan. 2007. Do the math. You CAN count to 4, right? On Aug 3, 5:44 pm, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > The Demwits controlled Congress for the past 4 years no? > > And Bush was a Demwit in Republican clothing -- the proof is that Obama has > continued all his policies > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:58 PM, VT Sean Lewis > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Health Care Reform is NEEDED NOW! > > The Republican party is becoming the party of hatred and the > > destruction of the American dream. > > > Sean Lewis > > August 3, 2009 > > > 1) Minimal basic coverage for the unemployed and uninsured. > > > 2) Preventative care to lower future costs > > > 3) Restructure Medicare and Medicaid so they don't go bankrupt. > > > Who could possibly be against this reform? > > > Republicans! > > > Republicans had control of the last 8 years of the > > US political system, with Bush having veto > > power for all eight and the GOP control of the > > Congress for 6 years. The result was the almost > > complete destruction of the US economy. > > > The country was on the brink of complete collapse > > the last quarter of the Bush Administration. An > > Administration and party that was in complete > > denial there was a problem with the economy. > > > It was with the last minute infusion of over $1 Trillion > > in a single quarter that saved the country from another > > Depression type collapse. > > > When economic pollicies almost end in complete > > collapse, in my book that means FAILURE! Why > > take advice from people who almost detroyed the > > very thing America needed to stay strong? > > > The effects are still being felt 3 quarters later, however > > we have steered away from the edge by NEW Democratic > > Leadership. > > > There is no longer talk of the US facing economic collapse, > > in fact there is talk of a stock market BULL rally. > > > Yet Republicans are using everything in their political > > arsenal to stop the Democrats and the Country itself > > from succeeding. > > > The lunatic fringe of the GOP are using lies, scare tactics, > > hatred and race baiting to focus the attention of the country > > away from healing and recovery to more of the same of the last > > 8 years. Division, strife, class warfare and most recently > > racism. > > > The latest obstruction to US recovery is healthcare reform. > > > Under the Bush Administration more people have entered the > > uninsured rolls, the costs associated with the Social Programs > > of Medicare, Medicaid have risen unchecked and even increased > > due to the one 'FIX' Republicans attempted, the Medicare Prescription > > Drug program that did not help anyone who was not insured and > > cost $850 Billion a year at it's inception, this figure > > will climb as the Baby boomers retire all to give Viagra to the > > pension > > crowd. > > > The Republicans rather than fixing the healthcare system actually > > have hurried up it's demise. Because of what the Republicans have > > done, > > Medicare and Medicaid will go bankrupt FASTER and the Baby Boomers > > will be left with FEWER options if any! > > > The Democrats are trying to fix this with reform in the form > > of preventative care, which will lower FUTURE costs of medical care. > > > Costs control by forcing the insurance and drug companies to offer > > lower priced care through competition. > > > Finally actually offering Minimal low cost coverage for the uninsured > > and unemployed! > > > Without these changes the fate of Healthcare will be similar to the > > collapse of the economy in the fall of 2008! > > > So the GOP is using scare tactics similar to the tactics to get > > this country into war with Iraq. Scare Tactics based on lies, half > > truths > > and misinformation. > > > The GOP is using their shock troops who still believe that President > > Obama > > was not born in the US despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary! > > > These individuals are now using the same Birther reasoning to shout > > abuse at town halls in an attempt to show Congress that America is > > against Health care reform. > > > These are the same people who thought.... > > > There were WMD's. > > > Terri Schiavo was not brain dead. > > > The was a connection between Iraq and 9/11. > > > Al qaeda was in Iraq before the Iraq Invasion. > > > Spying on Americans without a warrant is not against the law. > > > The White House was not responsible for the Treasonous release > > of a covert CIA Operatives identity. > > > The US not tortured Iraqis, some to death, and if they did it was to > > protect > > Americans, not to find a connection between Iraq and 9/11. > > > Bush did protect Americans from the 9/11 attack > > even after ignoring several dozen warnings of a pending attack. > > > I can go on and on , but lets skip to the latest lunatic fringe > > far right conspiracy which once again ignores the truth and the > > facts to tell the LIE, Obama is not an Native born American. > > The facts, a certified birth certificate and birth announcements > > in local papers announcing Obama's birth seem not to matter > > to the hate driven core racist of the GOP, the fools who believe > > ignorance trumps intelligence, and incompetence arrogance and > > ignorance are forgivable even if it costs American lives > > > These are the people now giving advice on the Health Care solution! > > > Enough is enough! > > > If you want failure as we had the last 8 years, listen to Republicans, > > > If you want the continued slow recovery and a future! 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