Mark,
Fair enough! But we do not have that luxury under the
current two party system. Both partys have made laws to favor a two
party only system. The peolple need a referendum on the adoption of a
three party system at minimum,or some such change and action.
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On Aug 6, 7:29 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sage, If the "Silent Majority" had half a brain it would vote for "none of
> the above". Both parties are equally guilty of all the sins. I see no one
> from either party worthy of office.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Coatsmoe,
>
> > What you socialist types are seeing and hearing from is the
> > " silent majority " ! Don't be fooled you will see this reflected in
> > 2010 when the Dems lose the house of Rep's. for trying to shove this
> > down the throats of the American taxpayers.
>
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>
> > On Aug 6, 3:22 pm, coatesmoe <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Members of Congress have been home for just a few days, and they're
> > > already facing increased pressure from insurance companies, special
> > > interests, and partisan attack organizations that are spending
> > > millions to block health insurance reform.
>
> > > These groups are using scare tactics and spreading smears about the
> > > President's plan for reform, trying to incite constituents into
> > > lashing out at their representatives and disrupting their events.
>
> > > The goal of these disruptions is for a few people to get a lot of
> > > media attention and hijack the entire public discourse. If they
> > > succeed, all Americans -- Democrats, Republicans, and Independents --
> > > will continue to struggle under the broken status quo.
>
> > > It's up to us to show Congress that those loudly opposing reform are a
> > > tiny minority being stirred up by special interests, and that a huge
> > > majority strongly supports enacting real health insurance reform in
> > > 2009.
>
> > > On Aug 4, 12:28 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Travis,
>
> > > > And just WHO gets to decide what constitutes "minimal supervision and
> > > > regulation as necessary to protect the general citizenry"? THAT my
> > > > man, would be the elected REPRESENTATIVES of the "general citizenry"
> > > > which would be the U.S. Congress.
> > > > What? Did you think I was going to say the U.S. corporations
> > > > themsevles? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce of something?
>
> > > > On Aug 3, 4:39 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > What is needed is for the fed gov't to get out of interferring with
> > business
> > > > > period and provide only such minimal supervision and regulation as
> > necessary
> > > > > to protect the general citizenry.
>
> > > > > And everyone who advocates socialism and communism to get their sorry
> > asses
> > > > > out of this country and go live in their beloved north korea.
>
> > > > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:58 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! Listen to the
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